It’s Friday!  Let’s do our end of the week news round up and open-topic discussion.  Here are a few stories I’ve noticed lately: - Americans now saving more than Canadians - First time buyers can handle rates up to 4% - Province headline still says Van prices up 16% - Housing recovery expected to be tepid - Recession about to hit BC businesses? - US Jobless rate hits 26 year high - Manhattan home prices plunge - California runs out of money - Air Canada union threatens olympic