Greg sent us this: FDIC Considers Borrowing From Treasury to Shore Up Deposit Insurance [1]
Chaz liked this one: The U.S. Balance Sheet: Households See Net Worth Down by $12 Trillion Since Peak and Total Debt Floating in the Market of $33 Trillion [2]
Items from The Economatrix:
Housing, Jobless Data Point to a Slow Economic Recovery [3]
Stocks Zigzag After Rally as Jobless Claims Dip [4]
FedEx First Quarter Profits Fall, Sees Improving Economy [5]
Oil Edges Higher on Hints of Economic Improvement [6]
Paul’s “Audit The Fed” Bill One Co-Sponsor Away from Being Veto Proof [7]
A Deluded G-20 [8]
Odds ‘n Sods:
Federal Judge Rules Police Cannot Detain People for Openly Carrying Guns [9] — Includes nationwide map linking to open carry laws for each state. (Thanks to Cheryl for the link.)
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Food Stamp List Soars Past 35 Million: USDA [10]
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Mexico Water Shortage Becomes Crisis Amid Drought [11]
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White Paper Examines Role of Agricultural Innovations in Meeting World Food Crisis [12]