Grade A (mh paper will ever be considered grade A by nature of the product) paper is trading between institutions in billion dollar pools for 80 cents on the dollar and less right now all day long.

We don't give NK $3 billion in aid per year, or run interference for them at the UN every time they do something questionable.

For example, drug companies must undergo numerous scientific trials and jump through crazy FDA hurdles that cost them billions of dollars, purely due to government regulation.

He said that at the level they test (parts per billion), that he could detect lead on just about any sidewalk in these old neighborhoods.

Blaming realtors, escrow companies, title companies, banks and the government for one's own stupidity is what leads to a nanny state where the government creates a billion pages of regulations so that dumb people can be protected from the consequences of their actions.I agree that the government loan guaranty program is an awful idea and helped create the bubble.

Talk about a waste of Billions of dollars annually!

Maybe it's just me, but that seemed like one of the worst-written (and therefore most-confusing) articles I've read in a long time.I couldn't even make it past the second paragraph without being confused:"More than a third of the 1.24 million borrowers who have enrolled in the $75 billion mortgage modification program have dropped out.

However, a recent technological breakthrough has opened upthe Bakken's massive reserves.... and we now have access of up to 500 billion barrels.

It just seems to be getting harder and harder finding any of the TWO BILLION properties for sale these days!!

Used to returns were a 7 cap in a hot market but I have seen 9's and you probably can get in the 10's.Not as sexy as some riskier investments but you get mailbox money with no maintenance or headaches from a billion dollar tenant.The escalations are fewer and not as big of jumps but you get the stability and piece of mind.Here Auto zones,Napa auto parts,and Advanced autos do well also.So what kind of investment you make depends on many factors.