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HEADLINES ON December 29, 1990
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- Headline: Staten Island's First-Time Buyer Initiative. Impact: The Staten Island project turned into a suburban utopia, resulting in an influx of buyers eager to escape the city. This led to a 'townhouse arms race,' where neighbors competed over who could build the biggest deck, eventually leading to the rise of 'deck envy' as a serious social issue.. Fact: Fun fact: Staten Island is technically part of New York City, but you wouldn’t know it by the number of people who try to leave as soon as they cross the bridge!.
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Microsoft - If you invested $1,000 in 1990, it would be worth $1,285,532 today (1285.5x return)
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Apple - If you invested $1,000 in 1990, it would be worth $1,043,076 today (1043.1x return)