Economics and Investing:

From frequent content contributor G.G.: Gold rush in the suburbs as shine disappears from economy

D.D. suggested this: Why the bank stress tests are bunk; The Obama team has put banks under the microscope and plans to release the results. If the findings are bad, expect more market turmoil. If they’re rosy, who’ll believe them?

Some sobering news in The New York Times: I.M.F. Puts Bank Losses From Global Financial Crisis at $4.1 Trillion

Items from The Economatrix:

Freddie Mac CFO Apparent Suicide

Global Economy Expected to Shrink this Year

Leading Economist Decries Power of Wall Street “Oligarchs”

Five Reasons Why House Prices May Never Recover

Bank Profits Appear Out of Thin Air

Yuan Trade Move “Far Reaching”

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