Chad S. sent this: Get ready for 65 percent tax rates [1].
Also from Chad: “You could be running out of time to buy gold” [2]
The folks at The Daily Bell linked to this piece over at Seeking Alpha: High Gold Prices: It’s the Oil, Stupid [3]
Items from The Economatrix:
Signs of Life in Stores as Holiday Shopping Begins [4]
Food Banks Nationwide Report More First-Time Users [5]
Russia to Invest in Canadian Dollars [6]
Recession “Is Even Worse Than Feared” [7]
Dubai Bankruptcy is a Taste of Things to Come [8]. Global intervention has only bought us time
Dubai is a Harbinger of Things to Come for Sovereign Debt [9]
Dubai Tries to Stem Investor Panic [10]
FDIC Reports the Biggest Drop for Business Loans on Record [11]
Credit Card Monopoly: Five Banks Hold 60% of Credit Card Debt [12]