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Stimulus program to weatherize homes has a cold start  | ajc.com Months after millions of federal stimulus dollars started pouring in to Georgia to weatherize the homes of low-income people, state contractors have done little of the work. (tags: Georgia govt_stimulus weatherization)

Prominent properties get foreclosure notices, portend trend  | ajc.com Notices of foreclosure have been placed on two more high-profile properties in Atlanta, a development observers said may be a harbinger for the industry in 2010. (tags: Atlanta Georgia foreclosure commercial_real_estate) Germany plans solar subsidy cuts from April-sources | Markets | Reuters The German government plans … Read more

The Other Plot to Wreck America – NYTimes.com Americans must be told the full story of how Wall Street gamed and inflated the housing bubble, made out like bandits, and then left millions of households in ruin. Without that reckoning, there will be no public clamor for serious reform of a financial system that was … Read more

Yen reclaiming carry trade as U.S. bond yields rise | Reuters The recent spike in U.S. bond yields, coinciding with a rally in the dollar against the yen, is flagging a return to the yen to fund carry trades (tags: Japan yen U.S._dollar carry_trade) Moody’s Warns on Japan’s Fiscal Discipline Under Kan The replacement of … Read more

Chinese Demand to Reshape Global Steel Market – WSJ.com China's surging demand for steel this year is expected to dominate the landscape of the steel industry as never before. Already the world's largest producer by far, the country is expected to rev up production by nearly 10%. But the higher output likely won't exceed demand, … Read more