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news.yahoo.com - 11/30/2008
Meltdown far from over, new mortgage crisis looms (AP)
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AP - The full scope of the housing meltdown isn't clear and already there are ominous signs of a new crisis — one that could turn out the lights on malls, hotels and storefronts nationwide.
VoxEU.org - 11/27/2008
The financial meltdown is an academic crisis too
— VoxEU.org — Richard Dale , 27 November 2008 Recent events have not been kind to the modern financial market... structure. This column blames the prevailing consensus amongst finance academics for underestimating the irrationality and instability involved. Has the ... (more) The financial meltdown is an academic crisis too
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Government warned of mortgage meltdown - Dec. 1, 2008
money.cnn.com - 12/1/2008
Government warned of mortgage meltdown - Dec. 1, 2008
— money.cnn.com — WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration backed off proposed crackdowns on no-money-down, interest-only mortgages years before the... economy collapsed, buckling to pressure from some of the same banks that have now failed. It ignored remarkably ... (more) Government warned of mortgage meltdown - Dec. 1, 2008

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biz.yahoo.com - 11/28/2008
Malls, hotels next victims in new mortgage crisis: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
— biz.yahoo.com — WASHINGTON (AP) -- The full scope of the housing meltdown isn't clear and already there are ominous... signs of a new crisis -- one that could turn out the lights on malls, hotels and storefronts nationwide. Even as the holiday shopping season begins in ... (more) Malls, hotels next victims in new mortgage crisis: ...

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Newsback — ... ) AP - Black Friday's retail shoppers hunting for holiday bargains won't be enough to stave off what's likely to become the next economic crisis. Malls from Michigan to Georgia are entering foreclosure, commercial victims of the same events poisoning the housing market. Read the full story here . ...

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