US hotel developers run out of cash as construction lending dries up

(Corrects number of total hotel projects that have broken ground or are in preconstruction phase in 2023 to 324 from 98 in paragraph five.) By Bianca Flowers and Priyamvada C (Reuters) -Tighter lending standards from regional banks are making it harder for U.S. hotel developers to secure funding, slowing construction of new hotels at a…

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Analysis-Ford’s EV charging tie-up with Tesla ripples through industry

By Abhirup Roy, Hyunjoo Jin and Isla Binnie SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co’s decision to allow customers to use Tesla’s electric-vehicle charging network has sent ripples through the industry, raising questions about a national U.S. charging standard as well as the fate of charging startups that are struggling. The deal, announced last month,…

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Global housing outlook brightens despite pressure from higher rates: Reuters poll

By Hari Kishan and Sarupya Ganguly BENGALURU (Reuters) – The outlook for most major housing markets has improved slightly from three months ago despite high interest rates, according to Reuters polls of property analysts who were mostly split on whether affordability would worsen or not. House prices rose at a blistering pace across the developed…

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Crypto exchange Binance hit by outflows of $780 million in last 24 hours – Nansen

LONDON (Reuters) – Investors have pulled around $780 million from crypto exchange Binance in the last 24 hours, data firm Nansen said on Tuesday, a day after the world’s biggest crypto exchange was sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Binance’s U.S. affiliate exchange registered net outflows of $13 million in the same period,…

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UK construction growth edges up, despite housing slump: PMI

LONDON (Reuters) – Weak growth across Britain’s construction sector picked up modestly in May, despite an increasingly severe downturn in house-building activity prompted by rising interest rates, a survey showed on Tuesday. The S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 51.6 from 51.1 in April. A Reuters poll of economists had pointed…

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UK investors back money market funds in May, ditch ESG funds

LONDON (Reuters) – UK investors backed money market funds in May at the fastest rate since the country’s failed ‘mini-budget’ last year, opting for caution after a volatile period in global banking, funds network Calastone said on Tuesday. Calastone’s fund flow index showed net inflows to money market funds of 419 million pounds ($521 million)…

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