Looking for the bright side - Boston Globe
Story date: 2008-07-25 08:06:00
Added on: 2008-07-25 21:26:58
Yesterday’s news was depressing. Existing home sales and unemployment claims both sank to new lows. In June, sales of previously owned homes fell 2.6 percent from May -- more than double the 1 percent decline economists had expected. (Sales were 15 ...
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