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November 1, 2012
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  • Small-business lending posts significant drop
    Small-business lending in September fell to its lowest level in 14 months, according to the Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index. "It's unlikely you are going to get a lot of growth" from small businesses, PayNet co-founder and President William Phelan said. Reuters (11/1) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
  • Global construction firms face challenge from China
    As construction companies in the U.S. and other developed economies bid on projects worldwide, China has replaced Japan as their most-feared competitor, according to The Economist. China State Construction & Engineering, the world's largest construction company, is renovating New York's Alexander Hamilton Bridge. "The world's biggest builders are getting a growing share of the work," the magazine notes. The Economist (10/27) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
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  • Chinese factory output and orders increase
    China's manufacturing sector shifted from decline to expansion in October, and factory orders increased. The government's purchasing managers index rose to 50.2, from 49.8 in September, on a scale in which anything higher than 50 points to growth. A manufacturing index by HSBC Holdings and Markit Economics reached an eight-month high. Bloomberg (11/1), Xinhuanet.com (China) (11/1) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
  • Corporate-bond sales surge as investors hunt for returns
    Corporate-bond sales this year are near a 2009 record as investors pursue higher returns than seen in government bonds and as companies take advantage of low borrowing costs. "There's a lot of money out there looking for a home," said Elisabeth Afseth of Investec Bank. "Government bonds give you almost nothing, so you're left with corporate bonds, which give you a little bit more than nothing." Bloomberg (10/31) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story
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