According to the automaker, laser lighting can produce a forward beam with an intensity a thousand times greater than conventional LEDs, but with half the energy consumption.

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"The thinking has shifted from no one is going to buy a house ever again, to if people decide they want to get back into houses, this is bad for apartments, " said Joel Beam, fund manager for Forward Select Income Fund.

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