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London Homeowners Ready to Cash In on Royal Wedding

LONDON -- Many entrepreneurial Londoners are hoping to earn a king's ransom when Prince William and Kate Middleton get hitched April 29. Some will cash in by hawking tacky T-shirts and keychains to tourists, while others are set to offer visitors something considerably more valuable: their homes. Demand for private...

Berlin Protesters Strip Naked to Fight High Rents

(Dec. 6) -- There's rent strike -- and then there's rent strip. Protesters outraged about rising real estate costs and gentrification in Berlin are scheduling appointments to view apartments they consider overpriced, then stripping naked and holding impromptu dance parties inside. The demonstrators, who call themselves...

Blockbuster Bankruptcy Blues: 4 Biggest Questions Answered

(Aug. 27) -- There's no rewind button for Blockbuster. According to a report from the Los Angeles Times, sources close to Blockbuster Inc., the formerly dominant home video rental outlet, are indicating that the company will file for a "preplanned" September bankruptcy claim. "Preplanned," of course, suggests a certain...

Opinion: The Next Housing Crisis

(Feb. 11) -- Reports still show that, more than two years into the housing led recession, the nation's foreclosure crisis is far from over. The Atlanta Journal Constitution, for example, reported this week that the "number of published foreclosure notices in the 13-county metro area rose in February and will likely rise...