Swine Flu: Worst to Come in Autumn [1] “Doctors are being warned to prepare for a second, “much worse” wave of swine flu hitting Britain in the autumn, the Health Secretary has disclosed.”
Tamiflu Linked to Abnormal Behavior [2]
KAF sent this: Economic crisis in European Union [3]
Items from The Economatrix:
Real Unemployment 15.8%; Highest Since ADA Began Tracking [4]
The Greatest Boondoggle in History [5]
Skousen: Bailouts & Bankruptcy: Undoing The Rule of Law [6]
GM Spots Bankruptcy In Rearview Mirror as it Burns Tankfuls of Gas [7]
Stress Tests Show 10 Biggest Banks Need to Raise $75 Billion [9]
China Fears Bond Crisis as it Slams Quantitative Easing [10]
Markets Bet Worst is Over [11]
Lloyds Banking Group Warns on Surge in Company Debts [12]
Economic Casualties Pile Into Tent Cities [13]
AIG Bonuses Four Times Higher than Last Year [14]
The Derivatives Elephant in the Room [15] ” …$500 trillion of outstanding derivatives, or about 10 times the total annual economic output of the whole world…. And, according to Mobius and a contact of his who works at the SEC, no-one in the financial world understands how these products really work, which means that the threat of a massive blow-up is un-measurable.”
Insiders Selling at a Furious Pace [16] “Last week there was a report that corporate insiders were selling at a faster rate that at any time since October, 2007 — right near the top of the market. Well, the market’s only raged higher since then and insider selling is only getting more intense.”
Bernanke Sees Signs of Recovery But Warns Of More Job Losses [17]