The nation’s top institutional players are staking their investment claims despite an economy that refuses to cooperate

NEW YORK CITY-The ratings agency, stating that the debt-ceiling bill simply didn't go far enough, drops the country's long term sovereign credit rating to AA+, and would consider a further drop if spending doesn't cut back.

DALLAS-Amy Wolff Sorter has rejoined the staff of GlobeSt.com, effective Aug. 1. Sorter takes over the position of Southwest reporter from Jennifer Duell, who has left to pursue other opportunities.

In this age of information overload we watch every uptick and down in the stock market and employment stats with an eye to finding clarity (good or bad) in the muddy waters of this recovery.

ALBANY, NY-The Legislation, passed Friday night, limits tax hikes to 2% and extends rent regulations for another four years.

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For two days in May, Ernst & Young gathered an audience of nearly 200 REIT C-Suite executives in San Diego, CA in what amounted to an extended state-of-the industry event.

CHICAGO-Some 12 area brokers as well as the leader of the Chicago brokerage effort are heading for C&W. But Grubb protests the move and plans to sue as a result of the moves.