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August 24th, 2010 LINKS
"Enron Accounting" Has Bankrupted America: U.S. Deficit Really $202 Trillion, Kotlikoff Says
Is another market crash coming? 10 reasons to watch out
Illinois worse off than Greece?
Housing in 'Double-Dip': Economist Zandi
Israel Knesset Member Declares "We Are Preparing For War"
Why You Need To Own Gold Now (Forbes)
Iran threatens to attack U.S. interests around the world if provoked
The decline of organic food encourages rise of grow your own (UK)
Toxic legacy of US assault on Fallujah 'worse than Hiroshima'
Housing Slide in U.S. Threatens to Drag Economy Into Recession
Commercial Real Estate Prices Tank; Late Mortgage Payments Spike
August 20th, 2010 LINKS
Indian outsourcing company to move jobs to US
Death of the 'McMansion': Era of Huge Homes Is Over
Jobs Outlook Isn't Just Bad, It May Be Getting Worse
Greek crisis refuses to go away
Western Economies Face Hyperinflation: Gold Bull
Broke States Should Save Themselves By Selling Off Roads, Colleges, And Other Assets, Says Altucher
California close to running out of cash; more IOUs on the way?
Unemployment insurance claims hit 500,000 last week, the worst in 2010
U.S. Budget Deficit Forecast Increased by CBO to $1.066 Trillion for 2011
South Africa: Million state workers strike
Young will have to change names to escape 'cyber past' warns Google's Eric Schmidt
BP oil spill: Undersea oil remains in Gulf of Mexico
August 12th, 2010 LINKS
Is this finally the economic collapse? (Fortune)
According to Technical Indicators, Meltdown is Possible
U.S. Is Bankrupt and We Don't Even Know
Taleb Says Government Bonds to Collapse, Avoid Stocks
It's a debt train about to collide with federal obligations (David Stockman)
Unemployment is a global problem (Fortune)
Markets dive as depression fears grow
Ice island that fell off Greenland glacier could pose threat to oil, shipping
Think this summer is hot? Get used to it
Growing Federal Debt Threatens To Strangle Recovery (Forbes)
Stocks fall sharply as investors' gloom grows
U.S. Trade Deficit Unexpectedly Widens to $49.9 Billion in June
Iraq army will not be ready to take control until 2020, warns Iraqi general
Major leading indicator in free fall!
Bank of Ireland reports £1bn loss
Has the Oil Well Really Been Capped?
Ditching your cellphone is a power move
August 3rd, 2010 LINKS
BP executive 'absolutely' would eat Gulf seafood
Criminals To "Run Wild" After East St. Louis Slashes Its Police Force
Desperation Grows as Unemployment Benefits End
Wendy's robber complains about skimpy haul
Jim Rogers: The Next Bubble Is the Bond Market
As Drug War Turns Into Quagmire, Fear Rules Mexico
Greenspan: Double-dip recession possible
Banks on Europe's Edge Face $122 Billion Refinancing Bill
Manufacturing Slows for Third Straight Month (China)
Key WikiLeaks Figure Detained, Phones Seized by US Customs
Beware The Son of Subprime (muni bonds)
BP executive 'absolutely' would eat Gulf seafood
Criminals To "Run Wild" After East St. Louis Slashes Its Police Force
Desperation Grows as Unemployment Benefits End
Wendy's robber complains about skimpy haul
Jim Rogers: The Next Bubble Is the Bond Market
As Drug War Turns Into Quagmire, Fear Rules Mexico
Greenspan: Double-dip recession possible
Banks on Europe's Edge Face $122 Billion Refinancing Bill
Manufacturing Slows for Third Straight Month (China)
Key WikiLeaks Figure Detained, Phones Seized by US Customs
Beware The Son of Subprime (muni bonds)
July 29th, 2010 LINKS
Sheriffs Roam Ireland Seizing Cars From Debtors After Collapse
Cities' plea: We need $75 billion or we'll lay off 500,000
Doomsday shelters making a comeback
California Declares State Of Emergency Over State Finances
Banks Failing at Fastest Rate Since 1992
U.S. Fiscal Woes Are Worse Than Greece
Gen Y: No jobs, lots of loans, grim future
It Looks Like This Recovery Is Already Over
More On China's Trillions In Unrepayable Project Loans
Many fear job loss, but have no savings for it
It Looks Like This Recovery Is Already Over
Sixteen Years in Prison for Videotaping the Police?
State budget gaps to total $84 billion for fiscal 2011: study
July 21st, 2010 LINKS
Greek journalist investigating corruption shot dead at his home
Six million to lose homes in next two years
Arctic Ice `Melting Fast,' May Reach All-Time Low This Year, Russia Says
7 Steps To Survive the Coming Economic Collapse – From Water Shortage to Cannibalism
Niall Ferguson: Ignore Low Bond Yields, The US Debt Crisis Will Come Suddenly
Lack of Sales Leaves Dubai Property Buyers Guessing on Prices
The US Will Collapse Before Moody's Gets Around To Downgrading Its Debt
July 20th, 2010 LINKS
Cities Rent Police, Janitors to Save Cash
A Daily Fight To Find Food: One Family's Story
China should cut U.S. Treasury holdings: economist
Moody's downgrades Ireland rating
China Passes U.S. as Top Energy User
40 North Carolina banks seen as 'troubled'
Wanted by the CIA: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange
Rich Americans Voting With Their Feet To Escape Obama Tax Oppression
Report: Israel convinces Obama to plan for Iran strike
BP's Deepwater Oil Spill - (Breaking) Anonymous Official Expresses Concern about Seeps and Pressure
July 19th, 2010 LINKS
Mexico car bomb: 'Colombianization' of Mexico nearly complete
Report: Afghan, Iraq wars teaching US gang members military combat
Official: Seep, possible methane leak found near BP's blown out oil well in Gulf of Mexico
Freeway streetlights pilfered for their copper wire
WikiLeaks founder: Site getting tons of 'high caliber' disclosures
Dow May Crash to 7,500 If 10,600 Not Breached
Watch This Video Before You Go Swimming On The Gulf Coast
Batteries are the shocking truth about electric cars
Stocks and bonds are now hazardous to your health
Hungarian Assets May Fall After IMF, EU Abandon Negotiations
July 18th, 2010 LINKS
Olive oil shock as consumers feel effects of Greece's financial crisis
Police layoffs hit Oakland, one of the nation's most crime-ridden cities
The US banking recovery is a sham
The Solar 'Katrina' Storm That Could Take Our Power Grid Out For Years
Regulators close six banks; year's total is 96
Army reports record number of suicides for June
Charles Nenner: "Expert suspects BP has ulterior motive behind oil well cap"
Price cuts galore on mega-mansions
July 16th, 2010 LINKS
U.S. Economy "Rolling Over," China at Risk of "Greek-like" Debt Crisis, Nenner Says
China Housing Bubble: 65 Million Vacant Homes Uncovered
An Attack on Iran: Back on the Table
Banks Repossess U.S. Homes at Record Pace
World at Risk of Folding in on Itself: Deputy Doom
Budget cuts 'threaten 60,000 police jobs'
Charles Nenner: "Long-Term Investors Should Wait Until Dow Hits 5,000"
Obama in a "Lose-Lose Situation" as U.S. Economy Struggles, Holly Bailey Says
Economic Recovery Showing New Signs of Losing Steam
BP says oil has stopped leaking into Gulf of Mexico
UAE banks using police as 'debt collectors'
July 10th, 2010 LINKS
George Soros on the euro crisis
45 percent of South Florida home sales are for a loss
Debt collectors sock it to consumers
Housing Double Dip Appears To Be Underway
Sell Bonds, Buy Precious Metals, Rice on Supply Shortages, Jim Rogers Says
US Will Announce New Drilling Moratorium Soon
Las Vegas Puts Sustainability In The Spotlight
July 9th, 2010 LINKS
Legal noose tightens on Europe's monetary union
Texas Budget Mess Now as Bad as California's
Mexico schools teach lessons in survival
Housing Double Dip Appears To Be Underway
Fresh austerity strikes hit Greece
Florida Governor Calls for Constitutional Ban on Drilling
Las Vegas Puts Sustainability In The Spotlight
Looming food crisis might send you straight to garden
July 8th, 2010 LINKS
U.S. Banks Risk `Untold Problem' as Muni Debt Swells
Lobbyist: Wall St. Firms Don't Give `Rat's Ass' About Small Banks
Cuts in infrastructure investment will have 'catastrophic effects'
How Fannie And Freddie Unloaded Their Trash
China's property market braced for 30pc drop
U.S. Shopping Center Vacancies Near Record as Consumer Confidence Weakens
Baltic Dry Index Slides 5% To 14 Month Low, 30th Consecutive Day Of Declines
Whistleblower: Relief payments get slashed if fishermen refuse to work for BP
Deficit Hysteria Means The Middle Class Is About To Get Squeezed By New Taxes
Study finds bank bailouts profitable for U.S.
July 7th, 2010 LINKS
Banks Too Big to Fail, Too Big to Bail Out: Roubini
Excessive Debt May Push Stocks Down 34% to Crisis Lows, First State Says
Euro's Worst to Come, Top Analysts Say
Office Vacancy Rate Reaches 17-Year High
Italy Is the Ticking Time Bomb: Economist/a>
Investors Fear Rising Risk of US Regional Defaults
Saudis Will Stop Exploring for More Oil
Graduates warned of record 70 applicants for every job
Electric cars must be taxed to pay for more power stations 'or National Grid could fail'
A hard look at what rising national debt could bring
US is committed to a long-term partnership with Iraq, says Biden
U.S. Consumers in 'Dire' Credit Situation
More bad news for BP as arsenic levels rise in seawater around the Gulf of Mexico
Tar balls now found in Louisiana's Lake Pontchartrain
July 6th, 2010 LINKS
China Property Market Beginning Collapse That May Hit Banks, Rogoff Sayse
Too Big To Fail But Brazen Enough To Still Get Bigger
American middle class slowly disappearing under mounds of debt
Are Iceland's Banks About to Go Bust Once Again?
China shares fall to 15 month low on economy fears
More teens smuggling drugs across border for drug cartels
Is NYC A Blackout Waiting To Happen?
Toronto blackout leaves royals in the dark; 48,000 still without power
Another disappearing summer tradition: the public pool
Unions fear 'war' with government over strikes
July 5th, 2010 LINKS
Illinois Stops Paying Its Bills, but Can’t Stop Digging Hole
Evans-Pritchard: It's Really Starting to Feel Like 1932...
In world's debt storm, who gets hit?
A Market Forecast That Says ‘Take Cover’
Dow Repeats Great Depression Pattern...
Wells Fargo, Wachovia Involved in Numerous Mexican Drug Laundering Schemes
Colorado Springs experimenting with loss of local services
Falling pensions, cuts and the banking crisis will impoverish many families
July 4rth, 2010 LINKS
Double-Dip Recession Warning Signs Everywhere! Batten Down the Hatches!
State and local gov't workers' job security fades
Greek unions set anti-austerity strike for July 8
The Real Pain of Cuts Is Still to Come for U.K.
Even The Best-Case Scenario For The Deficit Is Pretty Bad
Third of Britons have no money saved for retirement
Treasury orders cabinet ministers to brace themselves for 40% cuts
Gold and government debt: only two things still going up
July 3rd, 2010 LINKS
What Happens When Cities Go Broke?
Home Prices Could Fall Another 50%
More Recessions to Hit the US this Decade: Economic Forecaster
Real Estate Will Lead Economy into Depression
Russia to seek to expand arctic rights
Germans Anticipate a Collapse of Merkel's Government
Oil found in Gulf crabs raises new food chain fears
Doc Shows BP Ignored Own Advice In Finishing Doomed Well
Study says cellphones affecting beehives
Survey: Older Americans fear outliving retirement funds
JULY 1st, 2010 LINKS
California Cities Shutting Police Forces to Close Budget Gaps
Foreclosures: President says some families will lose homes
Governments Moving to Cut Spending, in Echo of 1930s
Second Bank Bailout Could Break Britain
More California school districts edging closer to insolvency, state says
California Economy Is a Sign of What's Coming: Fiorina
CBO's math on budget deficit presents daunting choices for US
Spain grinds to halt on third day of strike
Riots Break out in Iraq Over Energy Shortages
China To Move Tens Of Thousands For Huge Water Scheme
Michael Klare: Grappling With The Age Of 'Tough Oil'
BP Spill, Day 72: Could the Deepwater Horizon Disaster Destroy the Gulf?
With federal stimulus funds running out, economic worries grow
JUNE 30th, 2010 LINKS
American Cities Teeter on Brink of Bankruptcy
Ireland struggles with high cost of austerity
Chaos erupts in Greece over austerity measures
High Unemployment, Lower Stocks and Growing Worries. Is This 1930 All Over Again?
Green setback for UK as British power supplied by renewable sources falls
Global markets on 'cliff edge' amid fears over European banks
Derivative Monster: Alive and Kicking Despite Reforms
Fannie-Freddie Bailout Could Cost Taxpayers $1 Trillion
Illinois Borrowing $900 Million as Credit-Default Insurance Cost Doubles
House Rejects Extension Of Unemployment Benefits
Majority of Germans want Deutschmark back
China stocks plunge to 14-month low
JUNE 29th, 2010 LINKS
State Budget Crises Threaten Social Fabric
RBS tells clients to prepare for 'monster' money-printing by the Federal Reserve
Gun lobby victory as every American's right to bear arms upheld by ruling
State budgets: Classrooms or Prison Cells?
Cash-strapped states cut everything, except the grass
With the clock ticking, Sacramento set to blow another budget deadline
Illinois Borrowing $900 Million as Credit-Default Insurance Cost Doubles
Thick Oil Soils Mississippi Shore As Storm Looms
US Needs to Stop Spending: Former IMF Economist
Mexican candidate shot dead on campaign trail
Italian PM: Israel ‘will probably react preemptively’ on Iran
G20: Paving the way for a new Great Depression?
JUNE 27th, 2010 LINKS
Farmer kills self with pesticide fumes after going bankrupt
Ben Bernanke needs fresh monetary blitz as US recovery falters
Spain's Debt Maturity Wave Hits Next Month And It's Already Obvious They Don't Have Enough Cash
Baltimore Zoning Promotes Urban Farming
Vancouver's Real Estate Bubble Trouble
JUNE 26th, 2010 LINKS
The US housing horror story is about to get even worse
States of Crisis for 46 Governments Facing Greek-Style Deficits
South Africa: Thieves strip police station, take even kitchen sink
Biologist: Ocean pollution ‘threatening the human food supply’
Top Official: Europe Has Run out of Deficit Spending
Hundreds of Romanians try to storm palace in austerity protest
G20 summit: Rifts in Toronto as US warns EU of double-dip recession risk
Africa's Water Most Precarious, Iceland Best: Study
The Gulf food chain's broken links
Drug War Besieges Mexico's Northern Metropolis
Revealed: How 'zero-grazing' is set to bring US-style factory farming to Britain
Accept cuts or we'll target pensions, David Cameron warns unions
State pension Ponzi scheme unravels with retirement at 70
Spain: The Next EU Sovereign Debt Crisis, Coming Soon
The Next Icelandic Banking Crisis
JUNE 25th, 2010 LINKS
Greece puts its islands up for sale to save economy
Reports: IAF Landed at Saudi Base, US Troops near Iran Border
Deutsche Bank: U.S. Financial Conditions Just Collapsed Back To Crisis Levels
California town to lay off all city employees, disband police
In Gulf oil spill 'war,' cleanup foot soldiers threaten mutiny
Investing For A Peak-Oil Future
'Work for free first' plan for police recruits
French strike over austerity plans
Central Banks Join the Ranks Of Investors Who Like Gold
Arizona Cops Threatened by Mexican Drug Cartel
Mortgage rates at lowest point since mid-1950s
Bond Defaults Stalk Wealthiest Michigan Communities as Development Crashes
JUNE 24th, 2010 LINKS
Inside the Dire Financial State of the States
Disbanding The Euro--A Worst-Case Scenario
New home sales plunge to record low
Soros Says Germany Could Cause Euro Collapse
California faces $19 billion budget deficit despite massive cuts
Small Business Lending: Still Dry Three Years Later
Soros: Europe's Banks Haven't Been `Cleansed'
Sovereign debt, account imbalances threatening Canada’s financial stability
Russia cuts gas supplies to Belarus by 60%
George Soros fears Europe unrest, nationalism and xenophobia
NY law would be 1st to take DNA from all criminals
Thousands protest power shortages across Iraq
Chinese natural gas shortage to exceed 10 billion cubic meters
Pensions shake-up could see most people working into their seventies
JUNE 23rd, 2010 LINKS
Meredith Whitney: Housing Double Dip Is Certain
BP Oil Disaster Costs U.S. State Pensions $1.4 Billion in Value
California Isn't The State Most Likely To Default Anymore
Debt-laden U.K. to cut budget drastically, even the Queen is not spared
Britain announces asset fire sale
Russia cuts Belarus gas supplies over debt
Belarus turns off flow of Russian gas to Europe
After BP oil spill, 'peak' oil seems nearer than ever
Starvation threat prompts West Africa appeals
Bee decline could be down to chemical cocktail interfering with brains
JUNE 22nd, 2010 LINKS
Another 'Flash Crash' Coming? Some Market Pros Think So
"Gasland": Will Natural Gas Save America ... or Destroy It?
Saudis Hoard Twice as Much Gold as Thought
Austerity was a hard sell in the 40s. Today it's harder still
4 Urgent Warnings From The Most Unlikely Source
Russia cuts Belarus gas supplies over debt
Gulf oil spill worsens -- but what about the safety of gas fracking?
After BP oil spill, 'peak' oil seems nearer than ever
Starvation threat prompts West Africa appeals
Deepwater Horizon worker claims oil rig leaking weeks before explosion
Browner Says BP Claims Probably Will Surpass $20 Billion
San Francisco school budget: Cut, cut, cut
Raising a child costs 22% more now than in 1960, report says
Taxes coming for $1 trillion in commercial real estate
In Budget Crisis, States Take Aim at Pension Costs
JUNE 21st, 2010 LINKS
Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Now Own More Houses Than There Are In Seattle
Gold reclaims its currency status as the global system unravels
Economy weak, data look even weaker
When the rubber hits the road – a Budget to terrify us all
Mayor of Mexican town shot dead after death threats
Schools Face Test on Budget Math
Multi-Million-Dollar Mansion Markdowns
More bets against cash-strapped states
Lousy Housing Data Casts a Pall Over Recovery
JUNE 20th, 2010 LINKS
The euro's inevitable failure will be horrendous for all of us
Russia's Central Bank Purchases 1.1 Million Ounces of Gold in May
The French Say 'Non' To Raising The Retirement Age
California on 'verge of system failure’
Zimbabwe, Zambia plunge into darkness
WikiLeaks Video on Afghan Attack Said to Be Imminent
Daniel Ellsberg fears a US hit on Wikileaks founder Julian Assange
Social Security: Here's The Problem
More bets against cash-strapped states
Lousy Housing Data Casts a Pall Over Recovery
JUNE 18th, 2010 LINKS
Europe Recession Next Year 'Almost Inevitable': Soros
Elliot Wave predicts triple-digit Dow in 2016
Government Expanded 'Like a Cancer': Marc Faber
Spanish/German Bond Spread at Euro Lifetime High
Million elderly with care needs 'could be left unsupported' as cuts bite, charity warns
Illinois Debt-Default Insurance Climbs to Record High
California may sell ads on license plates
Detroit To Close 32 Public Schools
Chicago schools face budget cuts. Will teachers’ union budge?
More families are homeless and on the streets
Nestle to Sail Amazon Rivers with a Supermarket Barge to Reach Emerging-Market Consumers
ECB must buy 'hundred of billions' of bonds to tame Europe's debt crisis
With Criminal Charges for Oil Spill, BP Costs Could Soar
BP Said to Seek at Least $5 Billion of Credit Lines
Sea creatures flee spill, gather near shore
Nigeria threatens US oil firm with sanctions over spills
Wealthy Kuwait hit by power crisis
JUNE 17th, 2010 LINKS
Europe Recession Next Year 'Almost Inevitable': Soros
The party in Housing Starts and Building Permits is over
Oil May Be the Nail in Florida Housing's Coffin
UK Jobless total getting close to 2.5 million
Russia to Buy Canadian, Aussie Dollars for First Time
BP Admits That - If It Tries to Cap the Leak - the Whole Well May Blow
Sarkozy Lifts Retirement Age to 62; Raises Highest Income-Tax Rate to 41%
WWF Sees "Severe Risk" In Arctic Oil Exploration
Natural Gas Jumps in U.K., Heads for Record Second Quarter: Energy Markets
BP $20 billion fund may not cover spill costs
BP’s ‘Nightmare’ Well: Internal Documents Uncover Negligence
Property Taxes Falling in Los Angeles County; Tax Revenues Will Plunge
What Coming Wave of Corporate Debt Means to Investors
Fannie and Freddie Announce Delisting From NYSE
More Than 90 Banks Miss TARP Payments
JUNE 16th, 2010 LINKS
Government spending and the façade of a successful economy
What happens if your state government shuts down?
Double-Dip Risk Is Rising in the Euro Zone: Roubin
What fiscal austerity looks like
One in five getting into debt to fund living costs
We need a global debate on population
China’s Bank Regulator Sees Growing Real Estate Risks
Conspiracy and the Impending Spanish Bank Collapse: Who Needs TV for Entertainment?
JUNE 14th, 2010 LINKS
Soros Says ‘We Have Just Entered Act II’ of Crisis
Europe embraces the cult of austerity – but at what cost?
Deutsche Mark Quotations Restored At German Financial Portal
Debt Burden Falls Heavily on Germany and France
The Crisis In Detroit Is Worse Than A Recession
Half a Dozen States Delay Tax Refunds
Pentagon hunts WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in bid to gag website
JUNE 8th, 2010 LINKS
Hungary fears send stock markets tumbling
$100 Oil Will Soon Be Here to Stay, Says Former Shell Oil President
Stocks fall to lowest level in 7 months on fears that Europe will hurt recovery; Dow falls 115
T. Boone Pickens: This Oil Leak Could Go On For A Year
Shale Gas Well Blowout Raises Specter of New BP: Energy Markets
Lower expectations: Professionals taking huge pay cuts if they have work at all
In Brutal Job Market, More Than a Million Quit Looking
Many choosing cheaper funerals
JUNE 7th, 2010 LINKS
Florida Hotel Reservation Lines Go Silent as BP Spill Arrives
Boone Pickens: Get Ready for $400 Oil?
BP’s Natural Gas Joint Venture in Russia Is in Bankruptcy
Week Ahead: All Eyes on Europe's Sovereign Debt Crisis
US is falling Into a double-dip recession
15 States Where Foreclosures Are Still Surging
Three more U.S. banks fail, total for year is 81
Buffett Warns of Possible Call for Muni Bailouts
JUNE 2nd, 2010 LINKS
World Currency Unit Intended to Rival Dollar
BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Leak May Last Until Christmas in Worst-Case Scenario
Iron Ore Speculators 'Serious Threat' to Global Economy
Economic confidence sags across indebted eurozone
Government review to examine threat of world resources shortage
Chaos Reigns In German Politics As Merkel Has Lost Grip On Power
Three Signs That Europe's Enormous Bailout Has Already Failed
Wall Street's War - Matt Taibbi
JUNE 1st, 2010 LINKS
Warning Signs Of Full Spectrum Collapse Are Everywhere
IMF Economist Argues Home Prices Still Have Far To Fall
China told property risk is worse than U.S.
Economic confidence sags across indebted eurozone
ECB Warns of $239 Billion in Further Bank Loan Losses
BP shares plunge 15% on 'top-kill' failure, criminal probe
Deepwater Horizon and the Technology, Economics, and Environmental Impacts of Resource Depletion
In raw video, reporters claim Israelis fired on activists before boarding ship
MAY 29TH, 2010 LINKS
Italy Is About To Be Smashed By A Wave Of Debt Maturities Worse Than Greece
Greek Unions to Strike in June, Call for Joint Action
Spain Loses AAA Rating at Fitch Amid Deficit Crisis
Dubai fears reignite on $1.25bn debt payment delay
Holy road trip! Shortage of paint for highway stripes
US to Halt 33 Exploration Rigs in Deepwater Review
U.S. Stocks, Oil, Euro Tumble; Dow Ends Worst May Since 1940
The housing rot is still eating the US economy from the inside
MAY 27TH, 2010 LINKS
Matthew Simmons: It Could Be 24 Years Before The Deepwater Gusher Ends
Warning: Crash dead ahead. Sell. Get liquid. Now.
China-India Water Shortage Means Coca-Cola Joins Intel in Fight
Space so full of junk that a satellite collision could destroy communications on Earth
Bank Failure Friday Costs $7.3 Billion in One Weekend
The new feudal overlords of Europe will be the bankers of the ECB
Legendary Investor Is More Worried Than Ever
Euro Crisis Is Tip of the Iceberg
MAY 25TH, 2010 LINKS
European bailout was not enough to save the euro
Stressed teachers are time bombs, says dumbbell attack man
In Europe, Britain May Face Largest Debt Hurdle
N.Korea Threatens Military Action in Disputed Waters
Preschools in forests take root in the US
One in ten 'would rather lose partner than TV'
More than 50,000 jobs 'at risk’ from £6.2bn cuts
MAY 12TH, 2010 LINKS
Dow to Tumble Near 4200-5000 by Mid-2011: Strategist
Gulf spill provokes worries of 'unbelievable' damage
Are BRIC Countries a Threat to the Dollar Standard?
bluefin tuna population plunging
China analyst sees beginnings of unfolding credit bust
If Greece Is Bear Stearns, Will the UK Be Lehman?
Gold Less Than $10 from a New All-Time High
China’s Bubble Risk Adds Tightening Pressure Amid Debt Crisis
MAY 11TH, 2010 LINKS
UBS, JPMorgan Quit India’s Manhattan as Buildings Rot
Europe prepares nuclear response to save monetary union
Las Vegas has more than its share of troubled properties
Japan's Govt Debt Soars To Record High Of Y882tln
Hope You Enjoyed the Housing Recovery ... Because It's History, Says Suttmeier
U.S. Debt Shock May Hit In 2018, Maybe As Soon As 2013: Moody's
MAY 10TH, 2010 LINKS
Europe's Giant Bailout Fund Ignores The Root Of The Debt Problem
GOM wildlife ‘dead zone’ keeps growing
U.S. Banks in Four States Closed, Failure Count Climbs to 68
Arab world needs $144bn to meet food needs
Food-stamp tally nears 40 million, sets record
High-End Homeowners Falling Into Foreclosure Trap
Oil production hit for decades after BP spill
MAY 7TH, 2010 LINKS
Water Infrastructure: The Unseen Crisis
European Union, Currency Are Headed for Collapse: Gartman
Philippine Candidates Use Food for Votes as Hunger Fuels Revolt
US Banks Heavily Exposed to Europe Debt Woes: Bove
The Forever Drug War: Inside the Mexican Drug Wars Quickly Consuming a Nation
The Aral Sea Is Disappearing—and With It, the Identity of a Nation
MAY 4TH, 2010 LINKS
Iran Offers Help in Cleaning Gulf of Oil Spill
Taiwan says will not seek U.S. help to fight wars
North Korea's Kim appears to have entered China: report
7 journalists killed in Honduras in space of 2 months
Americans Resume Spending More Than They Can Afford
Nuclear subs went to sea with defect
Greece braces for "violent modernization"
MAY 3RD, 2010 LINKS
Greece Gets $146 Billion Rescue on EU, IMF Austerity
The Dominos Are Lining Up for a Sovereign Debt Crisis!
I would not want job of tackling British debt, says Buffett
Fears for crops as shock figures from America show scale of bee catastrophe
China Imposes More Liquidity Restraints: Faber Warns of Market Crash
US: Pentagon in Race for Raw Materials
APRIL 30TH, 2010 LINKS
Europe Is Finished Unless It Changes The Rules Fast
Iraqi government prison 'worse than Abu Ghraib'
Troops open fire on Thai protesters
Kidnap, oil theft plague Nigeria as amnesty falters
Britain 'risks Greek-style crisis'
Fannie Mae Owns Patent on Residential Cap and Trade
APRIL 28TH, 2010 LINKS
Greece Just Tip of Debt Crisis Iceberg: Roubini
Banks go bust in US wiping out billions of assets
Europe debt crisis spreads to Portugal
SE Asia Worries Thailand's Unrest Could Spread
Five Questions About Gold The IMF Refuses To Answer
APRIL 21ST, 2010 LINKS
China Just Grew Its Oil Demand By 10x The Rate of Global Supply
Now we know the truth. The financial meltdown wasn't a mistake - it was a con
The Worst 2011 State Budget Gaps
Greece May Need $112 Billion in Aid
Iceland’s Banks ‘Could Collapse’ Without Central Bank Knowing
Rewiring Plants Could Supersize Crops
Iraq's oil exports dip in March by 11 percent, bad weather is blamed
APRIL 8TH, 2010 LINKS
Kyrgyzstan on brink of revolution after street battles
Barack Obama orders killing of US cleric
Food Stamp Usage Hits Record 39 Million, 14th Consecutive Monthly Increase
Japan Rethinks Relations With US
China hints at readiness to let yuan rise
Jeff Rubin: New U.S. drilling will prove meaningless
FEBRUARY 23RD, 2010 LINKS
Frustrated Owner Bulldozes Home Ahead Of Foreclosure
Police told not to detect crimes at end of shift to save money
Debt: The U.S. Is on the Edge of a Cliff
Gas Shortage Raises Egyptians' Anger at Government
Long-time algae grower deflates claims of $2/gallon oil from algae
Crisis of Confidence": Yes, Risks of U.S. Default Are Very Real, Charles Ortel Says
China New Village Makes Chanos See Dubai 1,000 Times
Euro's Future in Question Even if Greece Saved: Soros
Japanese Government Is Essentially Bankrupt, net assets possibly below zero
Deep-sea trawling is destroying coral reefs and pristine marine habitats
Muni Defaults May Rise Amid ‘Unprecedented Stress’ on Finances
Fuel Shortage Hits as Strikes Grow
FEBRUARY 19TH, 2010 LINKS
Britain at risk of worse deficit crisis than Greece
Yemen could become first nation to run out of water
States must fill $1 trillion pension gap
Fuel shortage hits Greece as strikes grow...
Goldman Sachs, Greece Didn’t Disclose Swap, Investors ‘Fooled’
RED ALERT: Next debt crisis near!
China: The world’s next big economic crash?
PEW Study Shows Trillion Dollar State Pension Gap; Can Anything Be Done?
Niger soldiers seize president in coup
More Homeowners Walking Away From Mortgages
Meredith Whitney: Investors Don't Realize What's About To Hit The Banking Sector
FEBRUARY 16TH, 2010 LINKS
Herbert: What’s Wrong With U.S. Infrastructure?
Foreign Demand for US Treasurys Takes Record Fall
Police, Fire Departments Face Budget Axe
Russia farmer convicted of planting landmines in field to stop potato thieves
US debt will soon be unsustainable without higher taxes and spending cuts, even with recovery
British oil dispute with Argentina escalates
Commercial mortgage failures threaten system: overseer
Los Angeles Teeters On Brink Of Bankruptcy
Beijing Seen Vacant for 50% Commercial as Chanos Predicts Crash
The Next Crisis: Prepare for Peak Oil
U.S. Foreclosure Filings Top 300,000 for 11th Month
World oil production potential weakening: Total
In Utah, a plan to cut 12th grade
FEBRUARY 8TH, 2010 LINKS
7 U.S. States That Are Worse Off Than Greece, Portgal, Ireland, and Spain
World Oil Capacity to Peak in 2010 Says Petrobras CEO
Want to grow cucumbers this year? Better get your seeds now.
Parts of Mexico descending to narco-states
It Begins: Cash Strapped Cities Begin To Crumble
Strikes bring Greece to its knees
Debt crisis unsettles European economy
Bankruptcy figures expected to reach record high
Europe Risks Another Global Depression
No future for youths as unemployment reaches new heights
Las Vegas Foreclosures Soared As Tourism and Gaming Declined
37 million Americans need help getting food
Europe's Sovereign Disaster Makes U.S. Bonds Look Awesome
Woman willing to marry for insurance coverage
Report: 65,000 flights should not have flown due to poor maintenance
Eurozone: Fraying at the Edges
Personal insolvencies reach record levels
FEBRUARY 4TH, 2010 LINKS
Woman willing to marry for insurance coverage
Britain facing food crisis as world's soil 'vanishes in 60 years'
Markets are at a turning point – is another crash coming?
No Help in Sight, More Homeowners Walk Away
Street Lights Turned Off, Trash Cans Removed To Save Money
Biggest Bubble in History Is Growing Every Day: William Pesek
Rising FHA default rate foreshadows a crush of foreclosures
China Property Market ‘Bubble’ Set to Burst, Xie Says
JANUARY 22ND, 2010 LINKS
Human bed-warmers at Holiday Inn
China: the world’s next great economic crash
Toyota Sees Robotic Nurses in Your Lonely Final Years
Ireland Facing Severe Water Shortage
Ron Paul: After ‘CIA coup,’ agency ‘runs military’
Afghanistan: New Wave of Warlords Bedevils U.S.
Chart of the Day: State Budget Gaps 2010
Sovereign defaults top 2010 risk hitlist
JANUARY 20TH, 2010 LINKS
Eco-bling: Roof-mounted wind turbines ‘no help in reducing carbon’
US Does Not Have Capitalism Now: Stiglitz
Venezuela Power Shortage May Push Oil Above $100
Is Dubai's Debt Actually $170 Billion, Twice As Much As Previously Believed?
Bitter row throws French nuclear industry into turmoil
Families face years of pain, says Bank
Citigroup Has Second Annual Loss After Repaying U.S.
Homebuilders Index Slips Again In January, Confirming The Housing Double Dip
JANUARY 18TH, 2010 LINKS
Forced to choose eating or heating, family burns furniture to keep warm
The Coming Sovereign Debt Crisis
Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan tops $1 trillion
Why Many Investors Keep Fooling Themselves
JANUARY 15TH, 2010 LINKS
Pensioners burn books to stay warm
T. Boone Reneges On $1 Billion Worth Of G.E. Wind Turbines For Texas
World Economic Forum warns of further economic crises ahead
U.S. Retail Credit Card Defaults Hit Near-Record Levels with No Relief in Sight
China Property Prices Surge, Highlighting Growing Bubble Risk
Eurozone unemployment reaches 10%
2009 foreclosures hit record high, no relief in sight
California Creditors Dread IOUs With Aid Plea Failing
Commerce Department Says Retail Sales Tanked in December
JANUARY 14TH, 2010 LINKS
One in eight Americans receives food stamps: U.S
How nation's true jobless rate is closer to 22%
California downgraded to Third World nation status
Why another big crash is inevitable
Chinese Firms Propose $50 Billion Oil Buy in Nigeria
Millions in U.S. drink dirty water
A global fiasco is brewing in Japan
Fed's Record Profit Does Not Change Anything. US Still "Doomed" says Marc Faber
JANUARY 13TH, 2010 LINKS
Demand overwhelms program to prevent homelessness
"Afghan Insurgency Can Sustain Itself Indefinitely": Top U.S. Intel Officer
California Requests Billions From U.S.
Dubais First Foreclosure May Open Floodgates in Worst Market
Nigeria may plunge into crisis
Illinois Seeks Foreign Buyers for Pension Debt as Deficit Looms
In Foreclosureville, USA, so much change
Cybersecurity: Here's what really worries the pentagon
JANUARY 12TH, 2010 LINKS
Moody's considers rating for unrest, political instability, civil war
Spring food crisis may trigger economic collapse
America's Youth Realize That Working Just Doesn't Make Sense Anymore
Forget The Unemployment Rate, The Real Nightmare Is The EMPLOYMENT Rate
Here Comes The Next Real-Estate Bust
JANUARY 11TH, 2010 LINKS
Global Bear Rally: Beware, Apocalypse Ahead
Why the Philippines is a failed state
Month-long power outage threatens Zanzibar tourism
U.S. growth prospects deemed bleak in new decade
JANUARY 10TH, 2010 LINKS
Toilet paper trumps decor at Target's Great Save
Iran Plans Large-Scale War Games
Boomerang children: Flying back to the nest
Thousands could be 'denied university places under cuts'
Your pensions policy is failing, ministers told
Dispute looms as Russia suspends Belarus energy supplies
