Housing market reminiscent of 2006 bubble, ready to burst – Nobel Prize-winning economist Shiller

The weakening housing market is similar to the last market high, just before the subprime housing bubble burst a decade ago, says famed housing-watcher Robert Shiller. The economist, who predicted the 2007-2008 crisis, told Yahoo Finance that current data shows “a sign of weakness.” Housing pivots take more time than those in the stock market, […]

‘Fast and Furious 9’ Hires a New Writer for the Franchise for the First Time Since 2006

The Fast and Furious franchise has tapped a new writer to steer the action franchise. For the first time since 2006, Universal has hired a new screenwriter to pen a film in the series. Up-and-coming screenwriter Daniel Casey, who penned the upcoming sci-fi thriller Kin, is the new Fast and Furious 9 writer and will script the sequel helmed by Justin Lin. […]

Neues „Racial Profiling“-Urteil: Kontrollen der Bundespolizei seit 2006 illegal

Kontrollen der Bundespolizei in Zügen und auf Bahnhöfen waren seit 2006 rechtswidrig. Das hat der Verwaltungsgerichtshof Baden-Württemberg in einem heute veröffentlichten Urteil entschieden. Die Richter erklärten die Kontrollpraxis der sogenannten Schleierfahndung für unvereinbar mit dem Europarecht. (Als Schleierfahndung werden Personenkontrollen bezeichnet, die ohne Verdacht und ohne Anlass durchgeführt werden. In Deutschland geschieht das derzeit im […]

Ranger Danger: Ford Warns Owners of 2006 Ranger to Stop Driving Due to High-Risk Takata Airbags

– Owners of 2006 Ford Ranger and Mazda B-series pickups are at such high risk of their Takata airbags exploding and potentially killing them even in a minor accident that they should “immediately” stop driving them, according to the automakers. – More than 32,000 additional vehicles are being recalled to replace both the driver and passenger […]

Trump had a confusing response when Howard Stern asked him about North Korea in 2006

Donald Trump’s take on North Korea during a decade-old interview with “shock jock” Howard Stern could offer a window into the president’s thinking as he deals with the regime now.  “This is the final question,” Stern said toward the end of a 2006 episode of “The Howard Stern Show” in which Trump appeared. “Are you ready? You are the President […]

Sell your own: 2006 Ford Mustang GT

This is part of an occasional look at cars for sale in Autoblog’s classifieds. Want to sell your car? We make it easy and free. Quickly create listings with up to six photos and reach millions of buyers. Log in and create your free listings. As information on the 2018 Ford Mustang rolled in, our […]

Oilers edge Kings to clinch 1st playoff berth since 2006

Cam Talbot made 34 saves as the Edmonton Oilers officially qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the 2005-2006 season with a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. Connor McDavid and Eric Gryba scored for the Oilers (42-25-9), who have won seven of their last eight games. Jarome Iginla replied […]