Eric. L. suggested watching this interview with John Williams of ShadowStats [1].
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Jim Sinclair mentioned this Daily Mail article in his e-newsletter: Revealed: Day the banks were just three hours from collapse [2]. Ben H. forwarded this very disturbing article: Bernanke Risks “Very Unstable” Markets as He Weighs Buying Bonds [3]. Trent sent us this: Nationalization of U.S. banks gets a new, serious look [4] (From the International Herald Tribune). And then Cheryl forwarded all these bits of news and commentary, starting with a link that was also sent by more than a dozen readers: Iceland’s Government Collapse Amid Financial Mess [5] — Caterpillar to Cut 20,000 Jobs as Profits Fall [6] — Pfizer to Buy Wyeth for $68 Billion, Cut 8,000 Jobs [7] — Tens of Thousands More Layoffs Announced [8] — Sprint Nextel to Eliminate 8,000 Jobs [9] — Global Growth Outlook to be Slashed, Again [10] — Flood of Foreclosures: It’s Worse than You Think [11] — Hyperinflation will Begin in China, Doom Dollar [12] — China Fears Riots Will Spread as Boom Sours [13] — Britain Facing Return of Three-Day Work-Week [14] — Regulators Shut Third Bank this Year [15] — Freddie Wants $35 Billion More, Fannie to Follow [16] — Downturn Accelerates as it Circles the Globe [17] — Liquidation Risks Grow as Finance Dries Up [18] — California Farmers Idle Crops, Veggie Prices May Rise [19]
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KAF sent us a link to an amazing “big picture” real-time view of world statistics: a “World Clock [20].”