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Property bubble fears are overblown, says CBA

2016-03-07 03:42:53| Automakers - Topix.net

The Commonwealth Bank boss stares down those short selling banks, and criticises the focus of the political debate over negative gearing. This headline will be the 3,093rd mention of an " Australian housing bubble " in the media over the past year, as counted by Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief economist Michael Blythe, who also says talk of a housing bubble is overblown.

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Solar cells as light as a soap bubble

2016-02-28 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: Imagine solar cells so thin, flexible, and lightweight that they could be placed on almost any material or surface, including your hat, shirt, or smartphone, or even on a sheet of paper or a helium balloon. Researchers at MIT have now demonstrated just such a technology: the thinnest, lightest solar cells ever produced. Though it may take years to develop into a commercial product, the laboratory proof-of-concept shows a new approach to making solar cells that could help power the next generation...

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What's Wrong Here? Hint: This might just burst your bubble.

2016-02-17 20:06:45| Electrical Construction & Maintenance

How well do you know the Code? Think you can spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldnt identify? read more

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Has the Travel Retail bubble burst? - Comment

2016-02-16 17:01:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

These are undoubtedly turbulent times for the Global Travel Retail business. An industry notoriously susceptible to external shocks has been tossed around like a vintage bi-plane flying through a tropical typhoon. The decline in spend among Chinese travellers, the dramatic drop in the value of the Russian Ruble, the sclerotic Eurozone economies, the strong US Dollar and its impact on the spending power of Latin America travellers are just some of the headwinds blowing Travel Retail off course.

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