Mortgage rates steady as spring home buying returns
Higher mortgage rates spark little concern among lenders and realtors as the spring market approaches. Experts say demand remains healthy, inventory is tighter in some areas, and buyers still enjoy historically favorable rates around 7 percent for 30 year loans.
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New York
Dorcas Helfant
Coldwell Banker-Helfant Realty
Virginia Beach
Helfant
U.S. Treasury
HSH Associates
Peter G. Miller
Keith Gumbinger
HSH
Alcohol at work policy mirrors trust and limits
London report notes Diageo runs office bars serving Johnnie Walker Smirnoff Gordon's and Malibu while Guinness staff face onsite restrictions. Experts warn casual drinking harms productivity more than alcoholism, urging stricter controls. Portugal cites rising per capita use. Trade unions warn most firms are small, where problems may be greatest.
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London
Johnnie Walker
Smirnoff
Gordon’s
Gilbey
Diageo PLC
Murray Leake
Diageo
Guinness
Park Royal Brewery
Jonathan Miller
Marks & Spencer
Barclays Bank PLC
Peter Rorstad
Rorstad Associates
Walter Carvalho
Portugal
Carvalho
Nondependent drinkers drive most work problems study finds
A federal funded study finds alcohol related work issues stem mainly from light to moderate drinkers rather than alcoholics. Managers drink during work hours three times more often than hourly workers, while the majority of problems come from nondependent employees.
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Trenton
U.S
Jonathan Howland
Boston University School of Public Health
Latina founder Haubegger targets women with bilingual Latina
N Y, AP. Christy Haubegger founder publisher of Latina magazine recalls her ascent from mistaken identity hotel guest to media entrepreneur. Born in Houston to a Mexican mother and white adoptive family, she grew up bilingual and envisioned a magazine for olive-skinned, fuller-bodied Hispanic women with profiles of strong figures. Haubegger pursued law then business, crafted a Latino focused prototype, built Alegre Enterprises with 250000 in seed, and secured Edward Lewis of Essence to back the venture in San Francisco.
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N&w York
America
Christy Haubegger
Haubegger
Haubeg
Houston
University of Texas
Stanford University
Alegre Enterprises
Edward Lewis
Essence Magazine
San Francisco
Mission District
Hightech profits earlier than earnings reshape stock market
New York AP reports a tech driven stock surge where firms prioritize growth and potential over profits. Investors lap up promising products, with AOL’s 1992 IPO and Amazon’s meteoric 1998 rise illustrating the shift. many biotech and Internet firms follow, valuing expansion over immediate earnings.
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New York
Hightech
America Online
Amazon.com
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Europe
Rorstad
Kevin Holland Elliot
BUPA
Britain
Tom Mellish
Trades Union Congress
Mellish
Queen Victoria
Wargrave
Berkshire
Latina
Christy Haubegeer
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