One guy saw it coming and made $40 billion--that's billion with a B--for his hedge fund based on his hunch.

"To be frank, since the TARP money came in, they are still selling off (properties at auction), but they kind of took a step back." . . .Real Estate Disposition LLC (REDC), which claims to be the nation's largest real estate auction company, held 300 ballroom auctions in 2008 and sold nearly 33,000 foreclosed homes for $3.4 billion -- a seven-fold increase in sales volume and nearly triple the proceeds the company generated in 2007.Company CEO Jeffrey Frieden said he expects to "smash that record" this year as banks and lenders continue to amass a huge inventory of foreclosed homes and are more motivated than ever to sell their inventory. . . .Some observers fear that if the massive amount of debt the government is taking on to stimulate a recovery, inflation -- and higher interest rates -- are inevitable consequences.

There are billions of people online everyday.

WASHINGTON – Wells Fargo & Co . abruptly reconsidered a pricey Las Vegas casino junket Tuesday after a torrent of criticism that it was misusing $25 billion in taxpayer bailout money.

These execs have already looted literally hundreds of billions..maybe trillions of tax payer money...$500,000 is too much anyways.

Not just for country (after all, we ARE the business people), but there are side benefits to making $1 BILLION.

Do a billion lower blocks and front punches - How do I grow lady swooning muscles like Arnold Schwarzenagerghweggwgergereerrr?

Some metal bugs believe the race to devalue has begun Today's 'fed buying 300 billion long u.s. security news looks grim for the dollar.

:cool: I knew this is what a scumbag Chicago politician would do - get paid hundreds of thousands to give a company billions of our money.

When we do, our next milestone will be reaching the $1 Billion worth of investment property value under management.