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Signs of a Weak US Economy: Gold Screams, Dollar Falls, Euro to the Mainstream?

by Joshua Dorkin | September 29, 2007

On Friday, Gold hit a 27 year high as investors around the world ran to safety from the plummeting US dollar. Hitting $752.80 an ounce, Gold is at levels we haven’t seen since January of 1980.
Additionally, the dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major currencies, fell 0.8 per cent to a record [...]

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Economy

Signs of a Weak US Economy: Canadian Dollar Equal in Value to US Dollar

by Joshua Dorkin | September 20, 2007

I truly enjoyed watching the President lie through his teeth again in this morning’s press conference about how good the economy was doing. I’m not sure what economy he’s looking at, but it is certainly not ours. It seems like things just continue to decline here in the good ‘ole USA . [...]

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Real Estate Market

More Real Estate Speedlinking

by Joshua Dorkin | August 31, 2006

In Houston, Texas the Harris County Housing Authority has teamed up with private development companies to build 5 senior-living complexes, reports the Houston Business Journal. “‘The real story here is that the public/private model works — helping the community balance the need for both market-rate housing and affordable housing,’ says Guy Rankin, CEO and [...]

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