China PBOC Official: Agencies Discussing Plan For REIT Trial (Nasdaq)
BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- China's government agencies are discussing a plan to launch a trial for real estate investment trusts, a senior central bank official said Tuesday.

Education Realty Trust's board cuts dividend (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Education Realty Trust of Memphis on Monday slashed in half the dividend it will pay to shareholders.

The Motley Fool financial advice (Houston Chronicle)
Q: When I buy stock, what am I buying? I see that the company gets its money when the stock is first issued. But after that, how does the company benefit when I buy a share on the open market?

New park could come with nod to noted architect (Portland Tribune)
New designs for a future park on Lakewood Bay will give a nod to the late architect Richard Sundeleaf, if the public approves. Once constructed, Lakefront Park will open views of Lakewood Bay from South State Street. It will also sit adjacent to a unique downtown building, a nonresidential design ...

Commercial properties face bursting bubble (Moldova.org)
Rising vacancy rates in U.S. office buildings are pointing to a possibility that a commercial real estate bubble could burst, industry observes said.Vacancy rates have reached 10 percent and are rising quickly in major U.S. cities, The New York Times reported Monday.The Real Estate Roundtable, a lobbying group in Washington, has asked Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. to include commercial ...

China Stocks Rise, Led by Financials on Pudong Bank Profit (Bloomberg)
Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- China’s benchmark stock index rose for a second day, led by financial and energy companies, after Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. said profit more than doubled and crude oil prices traded close to a one-month high.

Share prices end firmer, CI up three pct (The New Sabah Times)
KUALA LUMPUR : Share prices on Bursa Malaysia were firmer at close yesterday on follow through buying in selected heavyweights, particularly plantation stocks, dealers said.