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Consumers continued to keep their economic hopes in check in July, as sentiment readings continue to slowly decrease. Consumer sentiment fell 2.6% in July, from 68.2 in June to 66.4, according to the University of Michigan’s latest report. This is the fifth straight month of decreases, with a 0.5% decrease in March, a 1.9% fall in…

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The Arc in London’s Fintech District Celebrates Strong Asian Connections as It Opens Its Doors  Yahoo Finance

The Arc in London’s Fintech District Celebrates Strong Asian Connections as It Opens Its Doors  Taiwan News

A sweet deal: Pricey central London pad once owned by Lord Sugar goes up for sale  Yahoo Finance UK

James Kaminsky, the former Realtor.com® and current CoStar Group employee in the middle of a data-theft lawsuit between two real estate portal giants, Realtor.com (owned by Move, Inc.) and CoStar’s Homes.com, on July 25 provided his side of the story in a court filing, writing that while he did access documents and information from Move,…

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