CROX down today

on issuing a warning and analyst downgrades...

Historical Perspective

One of the best summeries of cyclical real estate markets I have ever read.

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(HISTORIC TURNING POINTS IN REAL ESTATE)

I guess we got Soros vs. Greenspan Duel.....

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George Soros wants to make a lasting contribution to economic understanding.

At the age of 77, Mr. Soros, one the world’s most successful investors and richest men, leapt out of retirement last summer to safeguard his fortune and legacy. Alarmed by the unfolding crisis in the financial markets, he once again began trading for his giant hedge fund — and won big while so many others lost.

Mr. Soros has always been a controversial figure. But he is becoming more so with a new, dire forecast for the world economy. Last week he rushed out a book, his 10th, warning that the financial pain has only just begun.


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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/11/business/11soros.html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=slogin#