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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...There has to be a lot of optimism built into a 20% stock market rise that takes less than half a month. But, news that GM (GM) or Chrysler might go bankrupt and that large American banks may need more government money pushed stocks down again. In a very short period of time, investors have begun to doubt whether there is a good chance that the recession will lose steam before the end of this year. The month which began with optimism is not closing out that way. (See pictures of the Top 10 scared traders...
Profiles in Foreclosure "House of Cards" paints a sad picture of two people who allegedly followed all the rules yet are still in jeopardy of losing their homes, but I'm short on sympathy [March 9]. My grandfather had a rule, and it was to never spend capital gains on disposables. In other words, don't cash out of real estate to buy junk you don't need. Paula Stevens refinanced three times so she could spend freely on "clothes and gear for her girls"? Are you kidding me? Sorry, but while there certainly are legitimate cases of distressed homeowners...
...States, there would still be significant demand for car and airplane travel. Nevertheless, high-speed trains would relieve airport and highway congestion by providing a competitive alternative mode of transportation. Fewer cars on the road means less traffic for those who choose to drive. Airlines will offer far fewer short-haul flights, which reduces the number of delays and frees up runway space for the long-distance flights that train travel cannot compete with. Best of all, a shift toward rail travel eliminates some of the massive and costly expansion of highways and airports that will be needed...
What’s even better is that now you can prevent yourself from ever sending late night e-mails. By activating “mail goggles” gmail will put you through a short math quiz to see if you are really in a state to send e-mail (note: automatically activates late night on weekends). This is the GREATEST invention since refrigerator locks...
...from obesity—measured in insurance costs, Medicare, and Medicaid—came to the grand sum of $117 billion. These are costs that come back to affect all Americans in the form of rising insurance premiums and a struggling health-care system and are enough to outweigh short-term business profit...