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South Florida’s building boom is remaking cities and shorelines, but the slew of construction sites dotting the region can pose problems when hurricanes come ashore.
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Dow Indfustrials Falls Below 12,000 Stocks fell Wednesday, pulling the Dow Jones industrials through the psychological 12,000 barrier for the first time since Nov.Commentread more...
Mortgage rates keep falling (CNN Money) Low inflation risk allowed long-term mortgage rates to fall further this week, but short-term rates are expected to rise, the government-chartered mortgage company Freddie Mac said.via
In California, a housing bust suggests protracted suffering for rest of nation MERCED, California : Ellie Wooten, the likable mayor of this likable Central Valley city, is on her way to the office when her cellphone rings.read more...
IUPUI hotel manager focuses on service When Tom Cappucci gets frustrated, he's been known to punch a container of ice cream.read more...
Nationwide Reports Gloomy June While the weather was hotting up last month, house prices cooled according to Nationwide, contributing to the almost horizontal path of house price growth for 2005.via
Oil up on worries over US mortgage market crisis (AFP via Yahoo! Singapore News) Oil prices were higher in Asian trade amid lingering worries that the US subprime mortgage crisis will eventually hurt US economic growth, dealers said.read more...