04:43 : German's Merkel urges China to improve IPR protection -
BEIJING, Feb 2 (Reuters) - China should improve protection of intellectual property rights, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in Beijing on Thursday, and called on Beijing to ensure that German businesses had reciprocol ...
16:03 : Banco Santander profits plunge 98 per cent -
Spain's Banco Santander saw its profit plunge 98% in the fourth quarter after the bank took a 1.8 billion euro (£1.5 billion) charge to protect its Spanish property portfolio, and set aside cash to cover bad loans.
05:54 : ASIA CREDIT UPDATE: Wharf new bonds rally, Chinese property underperforms -
HONG KONG, Jan 31 (IFR) - Asian credit spreads were marginally wider as profit-taking halted a month-long rally amid concerns supply would resume, with hopes rising that a deal will be struck in Greece this week to help Athens avoid a default.
03:35 : China 2011 property loans slow, bill financing surges -
BEIJING, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Chinese banks extended a total of 1.26 trillion yuan ($199.4 billion) in new loans to property developers and home buyers in 2011, down 38 percent from 2010, the central bank said in a statement on ...
01:47 : Stephen Hester: 'even my parents think I'm overpaid' -
The RBS chief believes his early days working in a sweet factory mean he can identify with the average earnerStephen Hester was given the task of turning around the failing RBS group by the government ...
09:51 : Singapore's Keppel Corp Q4 net profit rises 11 pct -
SINGAPORE, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Keppel Corp Ltd , the world's largest rig-builder, reported an 11 percent rise in fourth quarter net profit, helped by a jump in contributions from its infrastructure and property arms.
14:31 : Are investors hunting the wrong trusts for income? -
With bank rates stuck at all-time lows, specialised property and infrastructure trusts have been attracting hordes of income-hungry investors. But are shareholders flocking to the best funds'
13:37 : Donald Trump may fail to follow through on Scottish golf resort plan -
Millionaire poised to give up on 'world's greatest golf course', blaming offshore wind farm applicationDonald Trump is on the brink of abandoning his plans for the "world's greatest golf course" near Aberdeen after claiming his £750m project is being ...
09:33 : Confessions of a Rightmove addict -
Serial property website surfer Hilary Osborne thinks others of her ilk, and a proliferation of smartphones, are the real reason behind Rightmove's record viewing figuresMy name is Hilary Osborne and I am a Rightmove addict. ...
16:45 : Property coming to market at record low levels -
Despite record levels of search activity on its website this month, estate agency Rightmove reports that the number of new homes being put up for sale has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded. More than 44 million property ...
03:57 : Analysis: China developers launch funds to bridge finance gap -
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's fledgling real estate investment fund market could see a surge of activity in 2012 as property developers launch their own vehicles in a desperate bid to bridge an estimated $111 billion (£72.5 billion) ...