Siemens sees Olympic opportunity

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Siemens AG of Germany is in the midst of signing deals with China inspired by the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing, 2008. The electronics giant is putting together deals for security systems, baggage-handling equipment and possibly telecommunications equipment. It is forecast that the Chinese government will issue licenses for third generation wireless telecommunications services in 2006.

China, Siemens AG, Olympics

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U.K. housing market buckles under weight of credit crunch

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Home prices in the UK dropped 3% in August, announcing the end of the country's housing boom. Inflation-adjusted average prices for homes have risen nearly 60% since mid-2002, with an increase of 9% in only the past year. The impact of current credit market problems is discussed.

Residential Building Construction, Commodity & service prices, Private Households, Mortgages, Housing incl Mobile Homes, Consumer Credit, Consumer Capital & Loan Transactions, Prices and rates, Housing, Influence, Comparative analysis, Dwellings, Company pricing policy, Subprime loans

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Deutsche Bank's gutsy Invensys bet: debt underwriting wagers on paring financial risks; gamble so far looks good

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Deutsche Bank has made a gutsy bet on Invensys and has gambled that if it removes enough financial risk from the U.K engineering group's balance sheet, the price of its security will rise. Hence, it has underwritten secured loan facility and high yield bond for the company.

Banking industry, Invensys PLC, IVNSY, Deutsche Bank AG (Frankfurt, Germany), DB

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