Deficit Hits Record $438 Billion, Budget Office Says
The federal budget deficit hit a new record in the just-completed 2008 budget year under the latest estimates from the Congressional Budget Office.
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Curse of the Demon Contractors Saudi Arabia's real estate sector is flourishing. This is nothing new. The trend began in 2001 with the repatriation of funds after the 9/11 attacks in the United States.read more...
Green goes mainstream In most of America, "greens" live on the margins. But, today, the mainstream is embracing many of the home-building techniques, designs and materials greens advocate.read more...
Mortgage fees 'costly for borrowers' (Guardian Unlimited) UK mortgage customers have paid over £1bn in higher lending charges over the past five years, according to new research by Nationwide building society.read more...
MDA Announces Strategic Expansion in Financial Services RICHMOND, BC, Jan. 3 /CNW/ - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced today a significant strategic expansion in the Financial Services market.read more...
Woman recalls first years of Spencer's 100-year history Mrs. O.C. Godfrey Sr., mother of the late O.C. Godfrey Jr., who was the well-known, longtime executive director of the Salisbury Housing Authority, did remember.via
Builders are busy, despite housing U.S. construction spending will grow 5% this year despite a shrunken contribution from its usual lifeblood - housing, economist Ken Simonson said Thursday.Commentread more...
October 7th, 2008
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