Economics and Investing:

Tom B suggested this from WorldNetDaily: $120 Trillion in Derivatives. “They are privatizing the profits and socializing the losses.”

Evi recommended this: Glenn Beck comments on a dollar collapse and global government.

Items from The Economatrix:

Stock Market Falls as Home Construction Slows

Where Are Stocks, Economy Headed? Even Pros Disagree

Goldman Says “Sorry” and the World Moves On

Gold is Getting Frothy

US Wants China to Buy Into Its Small Banks

Gold at $5,000 an Ounce? Don’t Discount it

Speculators Accused of Forcing Up Fuel Prices


Core US Deflation Continues to Gather Pace

AIG $85 Billion Bailout was Botched, Report Says

Gold in the Face of Fiat Fallout

John Galt: The Day the Dollar Died
(Fiction)

US Job Losses Demystified