Economics of land acquisition

Economics of land acquisition
Hindustan Times - Voluntary exchange is the heart of economics. If a seller considers some offer from a buyer worthwhile, then clearly the seller will be better off by the deal and so will the buyer. Such a change, where some people are better off and no one is worse
Source: www.hindustantimes.com

Is it time to invest in American funds?
Times Online - Burdett said: “We think exchange rates could turn in investors’ favour in the medium term. America is further along the economic cycle than Britain. We are only at the beginning of our rate-cutting cycle, and house prices have only just started
Source: business.timesonline.co.uk

Hamas To Allow Egypt Border Closing
CBS News - However, he said in exchange Egypt agreed to allow thousands of Palestinians currently stuck in Egypt to travel to third countries and would coordinate with Hamas on border issues. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This
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Peru Miners Vote to Strike in May Over Pensions (Update1)
Bloomberg - Copper futures for March delivery fell 2.5 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $3.273 a pound on Feb. 1 on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gold futures for April delivery fell $14.50, or 1.6 percent, to $913.50 an ounce. Zinc fell $40
Source: www.bloomberg.com

How to cut costs using your mobile and credit card abroad
Times Online - For example, using your Lloyds debit card to withdraw €500 could now cost £371, compared with £364 in the summer, presuming an exchange rate of €1.40 to the pound. Nationwide building society is the only provider to charge none of these fees
Source: business.timesonline.co.uk

I’m going downhill fast – at 94mph
Times Online - Beneath me, I hear an exchange in Swiss French that goes along the lines of: “Do you know you have got a man strapped to the roof of your car?” “No, officer, never seen him before in my life.” Colin is nonchalant, and the policeman laughs
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Michael Russo's short takes: Feb. 3
Minneapolis Star Tribune - During the third period of last Sunday's All-Star Game, there was a priceless exchange between Commissioner Gary Bettman, who was in the Versus broadcast booth, and St. Louis goalie Manny Legace, who was wearing a mike. Legace: Tell him not to pick
Source: www.startribune.com

NKorea In Dilemma Over Aid From Seoul
CBS News - Instead, the communist regime is silent, and most experts see a connection to the election of a new South Korean president, conservative Lee Myung-bak, who wants concessions from North Korea in exchange for aid. Lee's Grand National Party has argued
Source: www.cbsnews.com

Tentative $30m deal in nightclub fire
Houston Chronicle - LIN TV trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TVL. TVL Broadcasting Inc., owned by LIN TV, issued a statement Saturday saying its insurance company reached the settlement last week. The settlement requires the approval of a judge
Source: www.chron.com

Washington vs. Los Angeles
CBS Sportsline - With center Andrew Bynum out until mid-March with a left knee injury, the Lakers (29-16) acquired the 7-foot Gasol from Memphis on Friday in exchange for underachieving forward Kwame Brown, rookie guard Javaris Crittenton and two first-round draft
Source: www.sportsline.com