Economics and Investing:

Monty recommended this piece over at Seeking Alpha by J.S. Kim: The Coming Consequences of Banking Fraud

More about insider selling, courtesy of Pete S.: Insiders sell like there’s no tomorrow; Corporate officers and directors were buying stock when the market hit bottom. What does it say that they’re selling now?

GG sent this: U.S. Foreclosure Filings Top 300,000 for Sixth Straight Month

Items from The Economatrix:

Analyst: It’s Too Late to Save Sears

The Ripple Effect: What One Layoff Means for a Whole Town

Wholesale Inventories Drop in July; Sales Grow

UK: Higher Oil Prices Feed Inflation Fear

Cash Down the Drain (The Mogambo Guru)

The 800,000 Pound Deflationary Gorilla

Chapman: Derivatives Collapse and the New China Gold and Silver Markets