New federal rules will make it easier for apartment-dwellers to take their first step into the housing market.
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Borrow My Money – Please!
In Denmark, at least one bank pays customers to take out mortgages. What once seemed impossible is becoming the new normal.
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Movies And Lamb Chops
Streaming delivers global viewers for Australian film and TV, but that doesn’t satisfy protectionist politicians Down Under.
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Let It Go To Voicemail
This isn’t 1944, so why are some folks today in a hurry to answer a ringing telephone the way people did back then?
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A TV Comeback For The Marlboro Man
Thanks to a loophole through which you could ride a horse (or a Camel), the Marlboro Man could make a TV comeback.
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Smile For The Cameras
Entertainers often agree to publicity as a cost of doing business. Lately, being entertained carries the same price.
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One Country, One System
There is no conceivable long-term outcome in Hong Kong that is good for the city’s pro-democracy protesters.
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A Catch-22 For Opportunity Zone Investors
Investors in Qualified Opportunity Zone funds should demand diversification, but funds can’t diversify without first attracting investors.
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OK Google – Keep Listening
Smart speakers work because humans listen to audio snippets to train them. The benefits far outweigh any privacy loss.
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Self-Driving Cars Still Face A Long Road
Self-driving cars must still travel a long road in development and acceptance before they master our streets, if they ever do.
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