Odds ‘n Sods:

Courtesy of Steve H., comes this article: Is your grocery bill going up? You’re not alone

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More and more bad economic news: Investment Firms Tap Fed for Billions. Meanwhile, we read: Corporate liquidity begins to dry up. Also, The Insider told me that KB Home (already in hot water for inflating home appraisals) just defaulted on a $850 million loan from Wells Fargo, and they’ve been given just 30 days to settle up, or face a foreclosure that could trigger collapse of the company. The global credit crisis is far from over, folks. The chances of a full scale economic depression are growing, daily. Get your logistics squared away, pronto!

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California freefall: Home prices down 26% since last year. This is not anywhere near the bottom folks. I stand by my prediction of at least 60% price declines in the most overbought markets.

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