Bernard Hickey: Ten reasons why house prices have 10pc to fall
I want to detail 10 reasons why I think house prices have another 10 per cent to fall, but first a bit of background.Back in March 2008 before the Global Financial Crisis hit and before finance companies collapsed en masse, I…
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What recession? US outdoor gear makers ‘buoyant’
Despite an economy hammered by recession, sales have doubled every year for a tiny New Hampshire company that makes tents of all things. But these aren’t just any tents. They are for outdoor enthusiasts — not families forced out by foreclosures — and they are definitely not cheap tents.
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Pimps force Mexican women into prostitution in US
In this impoverished town in central Mexico, a sinister trade has taken root: Entire extended families exploit desperation and lure hundreds of unsuspecting young Mexican women to the United States to force them into prostitution.
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