HPD sent this: Citi, Morgan Stanley look to sidestep bonus caps: report [1]. (Your tax dollars at work.)
HPD also sent: Paul O’Neill: Banks must show U.S. the money [2]
Laura H. mentioned: this WorldNetDaily piece: Montana considers return to gold, silver dollars, Proposed bill slams Fed, allows payments in precious metals [3]
Items from The Economatrix:
Investors Restart Wall Street Rally [4]
GM CEO Says Bankruptcy Would Force Liquidation [5]
Congress Looking at Huge Taxes on AIG Bonuses [6]
Housing Starts Surge, Wholesale Prices Edge Up
Completed Foreclosures Hit New High in February [7]
Corporate Meltdown Leaves Renters in Limbo [8]
US Mint Suspends More Production of Gold and Silver Coins [9]
The FDIC: as Rock Solid as Social Security [10] (Ha!) “The most interesting part of my conversation with the FDIC came when I heard confirmation of my worst fear about where the assets held in the insurance fund are kept: the vast majority of the Deposit Fund’s assets are held in U.S. Treasuries.”
Treasurys are “A Disaster Waiting to Happen” [11]
Dollar Crisis in the Making (Pt. 2): The Not-So-Safe-Haven [12]
Worry Grows Over Insurers as Ratings Slip [13]
Going Great Guns: Handguns and Semiautomatic Sales Increase [14]