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The ticker, February 17
Published February 17, 2007 at midnight
ASPEN COPS BUSY
521 Calls that Aspen police responded to over the four days of the X Games this year. They made 35 arrests for charges including underage drinking, minor in possession, DUI, disorderly conduct, urinating in public, criminal mischief, theft, domestic violence, drug and drug paraphernalia possession, weapons offense and outstanding warrants.
Source: Aspen Times
LOCATION, LOCATION
Hollywood and Vine, crossroads of stars and moviemakers in a bygone era, will be the site of a $600 million hotel, residential and retail development intended to restore luster to the iconic intersection.
ZILLOW ESTIMATES
Zillow.com has made millions of Americans familiar with computer-generated estimates of home values. But just how accurate is it? A Wall Street Journal analysis of 1,000 recent home sales shows that Zillow's "Zestimates" often are good, frequently within a few percentage points of the actual price paid.
One missed estimate: A home in El Cerrito, Calif., had a Zillow-estimated value of $544,361. It sold for $80,000
Source: The Wall Street Journal
QUOTABLE
"When I was a young actor at Canada's Stratford Festival, one of the older actors told me that Canadian uranium is the future and you must buy into it. So I bought it on Thursday with the entire $500 I had saved. The following day, the Canadian prime minister said the country would no longer buy uranium. I was wiped out."
Actor William Shatner's most memorable money mistake
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