Global stock markets pushed modestly higher Thursday after an upbeat U.S. housing survey as investors await payrolls figures that could well set the tone for the rest of the month.

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Business News . Just another WordPress weblog … This month has seen the publication of a report from the Pensions Policy Institute, recommending that the age for retirement be raised to 72, in order to allow the government to maintain the amount spent on pensions at the level they were in 1990. This is worrying, since it may mean that a large part of the population will have to give up the idea of ever getting a pension and might have to work till they drop. …

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AP Lofts, a 70-unit market-rate apartment complex at 328 S.W. Fifth St., opened this month as an out-of-state developer hastens to complete a nearby affordable-housing project and a mixed-income development.

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Business Record: 3 New Downtown Housing Options Opening

Historic Maple Hill Cemetery losing its longtime director to retirement . Published: Monday, August 23, 2010, 9:38 AM Updated: Monday, August 23, 2010, 9:44 AM. Steve Doyle, The Huntsville Times Follow. Share this story. Story tools. Huntsville Cemetery Director Brenda Webb Bob Gathany / The Huntsville TimesBrenda Webb is retiring at the end of the month after a 21-year career …. Breaking News from The Huntsville Times stories with the most comments in the last 7 days . …

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After the sudden change in market sentiment last week after the US Federal Reserve’s meeting and downgrading of the US economy, we can look forward to more concerns on markets here and offshore this week.But in Australia the Federal election on Saturday, but before then we have the Reserve Bank board minutes for this month’s meeting, plus a speech by RBA & #160;Governor Glenn Stevens in Perth.On …

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GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado A request to amend the affordable housing requirement for Glenwood Meadows allowing for income-restricted rental housing will go to the city’s planning and zoning commission later this month.

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