Daily Archives: July 17, 2013

More “unexpected” bad news from US housing market

This morning brought some disappointing housing data for the bulls who have placed great growth optimism on continued strength in this area. The recent back up in interest rates triggered falling mortgage applications in 9 of the past 10 weeks, … Continue reading

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60 Minutes on Mr Good and the race to save the tortoise

Turtles and tortoises have been roaming the planet for 200 million years, but now many of them are endangered by poachers. Lesley Stahl reports.Here is a direct link.

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More on Musk’s rapid transit system

Elon Musk, the billionaire chairman and chief executive officer Tesla Motors, will release designs next month for a system he has said would be capable of whisking people from Los Angeles to San Francisco via a tube. Here is a … Continue reading

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