U.S. Economy Hits the Brakes - 2006-01-27
The U.S. economy struck a wall in the fourth quarter, with an initial reading on gross domestic product showing annualized growth of only 1.1%. Tepid spending in the wake of Hurricane Katrina was the primary cause. Expansion in the fourth quarter was the weakest since the fourth quarter of 2002.
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Investors tapping into real estate - 2006-01-27
The real estate boom is transforming houses into lucrative assets and homeowners into investors who no longer viewed the home as just a place to live any more, experts declare. Unexpectantly, it's the Generation Xers born in the 1960s and 1970s who are using real estate to boost their investment portfolios. According to a recent survey, forty-three per cent of those who said they intended to invest in the next two years were under the age of 40.
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