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Supermarket Wakeup Call
Brother, can you spare a pat of butter? That’s no idle question in Japan, as Mariko Watanabe has discovered. The Tokyo housewife went to the local supermarket for butter this week, intent on baking a … more →
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Supermarket Wakeup Call
bridgestohope wrote 1 year ago: Brother, can you spare a pat of butter? That’s no idle question in Japan, as Mariko Watanabe has dis … more →
Food Crisis May Threaten Your Portfolio
bridgestohope wrote 1 year ago: The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said that world cereal production … more →
FED is stepping OUT of Boundaries?
bridgestohope wrote 1 year ago: Is there anything the U.S. Federal Reserve WON’T do? That’s the question I’m askin … more →
Savvy Players Bet Big on Commodities
bridgestohope wrote 1 year ago: The heated debate continues. Are commodities merely enjoying the pause that refreshes, or has the bu … more →
Commodities heating up again...
bridgestohope wrote 1 year ago: Long May You Run Oil is predicted to stay above $100, and base metals have touched off a mini crime … more →
Distortions, Deceptions and Outright Lies on Wall St.
bridgestohope wrote 1 year ago: Beware. The greatest threat to your financial future is not the danger you see or the beast you know … more →
The Handwriting on the Wall for the U.S. Dollar
bridgestohope wrote 1 year ago: It’s amazing; truly amazing. Ever since the Fed bailed out Bear Stearns and cut interest rates … more →
Bernanke almost uses the "R" word. . .
bridgestohope wrote 1 year ago: Third time’s the charm… Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke returned to capital hill yesterday a … more →
Consolidating Markets
bridgestohope wrote 1 year ago: Volatility in all of the markets was the consistent theme in the first quarter 2008. From commoditie … more →
Washington to Bear Stearns Shareholders: Drop Dead
bridgestohope wrote 1 year ago: Attention, ticked-off Bear Stearns shareholders: It’s the government you should be mad at. That was … more →
Interest rates down, existing home sales up
bridgestohope wrote 1 year ago: Mortgage interest rates are down, while sales of existing homes are up – a welcome developme … more →
RESPA rules finally published
bridgestohope wrote 1 year ago: After long delays, the proposed regulation on the new Real Estate Settlement Procedure Act (RESPA) w … more →
Sales of super-luxury homes robust
bridgestohope wrote 1 year ago: Many multimillion dollar homes don’t seem to be affected by the highly publicized housing sl … more →
Proposal to decrease conforming rate cancelled
bridgestohope wrote 1 year ago: The proposal to decrease conforming mortgage loan limits from the current level of $417,000 has be … more →
Good-bad news for today's home buyers
bridgestohope wrote 1 year ago: Many homebuyers, particularly first-time buyers, are very happy to see home prices dropping in their … more →
Real estate investment opportunities
bridgestohope wrote 1 year ago: Investors who like to buy homes and multi-unit structures for rentals are finding that college towns … more →
Where mortgage-related problems are most severe
bridgestohope wrote 1 year ago: A swath of green is covering the real estate industry. Florida, Nevada and Michigan are the states … more →
The marketing value of an Open House
bridgestohope wrote 1 year ago: In the vast majority of cases, holding a conventional open house has become an increasingly popular … more →
Corn Hits $6 a Bushel on Tight Supplies
bridgestohope wrote 1 year ago: Corn prices jumped to a record $6 a bushel Thursday, driven up by an expected supply shortfall that … more →
