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Did High Oil Prices Cause the 2008 Recession? What About the 2005-2006 Housing Market Collapse?

It’s a theory. One that’s better explored here. I’m curious about how this ties in to the housing story. The U.S. housing bubble peaked in 2005-2006. That was before the 2007-2008 oil shock, but gas prices were trending very high … Continue reading

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Gettin’ gloomy out there

And this, from Consumer Reports: Tune in tomorrow for my timely blog post: Planting Seeds in Mother Earth to Please the Forest Spirits and Make the Hurty Stomach Go Away.

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