In parts of America at least, such as Detroit and Philadelphia, many houses have become less expensive to buy than they were to build.

至少在美国的部分地区，比如底特律和费城，很多房子的售价已经低于了其建造成本。

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The stimulus package already includes “Buy American” provisions requiring some materials, such as steel, to be sourced in America.

整个经济刺激方案也包含了“购买美国”这一规定，要求一些材料，如钢铁要源于美国。

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Spending in rich countries, such as America and Britain, will flounder as long as households look to pay down the debts they acquired to buy expensive homes.

在诸如美国、英国这类富有国家里，只要家庭寻求支付购买昂贵住房的债务时，消费就会变的没有理性，漫无目的。

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Twitter and Amex, I hope, have thought through the consequences and have limited the launch to a dozen or so big brands such as Best Buy, Virgin America, Sports Authority and Whole Foods.

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This means that more efficient banks will inevitably get a bigger share of the cake in concentrated markets, such as Britain, and buy weaker, less efficient competitors in fragmented markets such as America.

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In the news lately, Priceline was offering abnormally conservative third quarter guidance despite being a favorite pick by firms such as Bank of America, which downgraded the company from Buy to Neutral on August 8.

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