Oil & Housing: A Volatile Combination

Story date: 2007-10-18 10:07:00
Added on: 2007-10-19 05:01:17

BusinessWeek - For the U.S. economy, already staggering from the housing bust, oil at nearly $90 a barrel comes like the second half of a ... Verleger Jr. of Aspen, Colo., points out in his monthly report, released on Oct. 16, that the wipeout in subprime mortgages ...


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