http://www.newstin.com/us/BLACKROCK Organizing the News Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/91375330 By RACHEL BECK and JOE BEL BRUNO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) - From Harvard University to the state pension fund of California, officials are watching the value of their alternative investments shrink. Annual results... Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:13:38 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/91375330 2008-12-03T22:13:38Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/91368344 NEW YORK----Laurence D. Fink, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, of BlackRock, Inc. is scheduled to speak at the Goldman Sachs U.S. Financial Services Conference in New York on Thursday, December 11, 2008 beginning at... Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:22:46 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/91368344 2008-12-03T21:22:46Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/91232837 DALLAS, TX-In its first major outsourcing agreement with BlackRock Realty Advisors Inc., Riverstone Residential is taking on management and leasing for more than 15,000 units owned by the real estate investor, a subsidiary of... Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:14:21 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/91232837 2008-12-03T10:14:21Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/91155442 The Associated Press Tuesday, December 2, 2008; 5:48 PM NEW YORK -- Hundreds of buildings occupied by working-class families paying reduced rents were snapped up by investors who envisioned big profits by bringing in wealthier... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:48:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/91155442 2008-12-02T22:48:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/91142416 SAN FRANCISCO-The transformation of a 25-acre light industrial park in Santa Clara, CA, into a nearly 2 million-square-foot headquarters campus for computer graphics firm Nvidia Corp. is up for approval today by the Santa Clara... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:41:29 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/91142416 2008-12-02T21:41:29Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/91243333 The strongest surge in U.S. coal exports since 1991 is providing a rare bright spot in an economy dragged down by bad loans, contracting credit and collapsing consumer spending. Record prices for coal will fail to forestall 90... Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/91243333 2008-12-03T05:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/91000990 Further to our Tier 1 vs tangible common equity series, we have this from Dash Riprock, the ex-CDO-underwriter and guest-blogger at Option ARMageddon, with perhaps the best name in the credit markets. Riprock is using the... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:26:07 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/91000990 2008-12-02T09:26:07Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/91337080 By Dakin Campbell and Daniel Kruger Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries rose, pushing yields to record lows, as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank may purchase Treasuries and target long-term interest... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:20:33 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/91337080 2008-12-02T00:20:33Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90849958 Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about similarities between now and the Great Depression and period of time leading up to World War II. While there are some interesting similarities, I found one that may not be as obvious. 1941,... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:03:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90849958 2008-12-01T14:03:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90735608 When Federal Reserve officials meet in two weeks to choose a course for short-term interest rates, Timothy Geithner -- who is president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and has been tapped to become Treasury secretary --... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:59:52 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90735608 2008-12-01T01:59:52Z