America's Houses of Cards (The Namibian)

Story date: 2007-10-26 12:09:35
Added on: 2007-10-26 07:17:32

For several years, I argued that America's economy was being supported by a housing bubble that had replaced the stock market bubble of the 1990's. But no bubble can expand forever.


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