Taxpayers May Face Hurricane Tab: Think of it as the Florida version of ethanol: indefensible, but necessary because it’s such an important state electorally.
BK Judge Rules Stated Income HELOC Debt Dischargeable: The bank didn’t rely on the borrower’s (mis)representations, it relied rather on the (frothy) valuation on the house.
High Gas Prices Cause Bike Shortages in N.Y.
Preliminary Q1 GDP: +0.9%.
And finally, Paul Collier at TED: