The secretary of state highlighted comments by Steve Morgan of Redrow that Welsh government regulations would add thousands to the cost of a home in Wales.

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"Given the strong pipeline of new sites and the modest improvement in market conditions, I am cautiously optimistic that Redrow's strong recovery is set to continue, " chairman Steve Morgan said.

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The club may want his cash chief executive Rick Parry has met Mr Thaksin to negotiate a deal (pictured above) but the fans are swinging behind a rival offer from a Liverpool-born housebuilding tycoon, Steve Morgan.

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Maybe it's AOL's Steve Case or Morgan Stanley Dean Witter analyst Mary Meeker (the "Queen of the Internet").

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Steve Forbes asked Morgan about his predilection toward that class.

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Most of its growth since then, says Steve Wharton of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, has come from cost-containment lay-offs, trimming delinquencies and getting rid of bad loans rather than top-line growth.

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Even bankers were smiling, including chief marketing officer Arun Sinha of Zurich and chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon (above right, with Steve Forbes) of JP Morgan Chase.

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The men's crew of Paul Carpenter, Phil Davies, Steve Randall, Rolland Robinson and cox Morgan Baynham Williams set the tone on Saturday while Elle Blackwood also notched up an impressive victory over the 800-metre Wj15 singles course.

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