Economics
The real real-estate roller coaster
A mezmerizing video of a virtual roller coaster designed with gradients from US home prices since 1890.  You have to watch this to the end when you get to see a view all the way down to the ground (~4 minutes)...  http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-2757699799528285056
Categories: Economics, Finance
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Water is the new oil.
If you're old enough to remember the 70's, you will probably recall a decade of both cheap and abundant gasoline, except for one year that saw an 'oil shortage' that produced long lineups at gas stations and inflated prices. While stronger geopolitical American ties can be thanked for keeping the taps open (along with a … Continue reading
Categories: Business, Economics, Environment
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