Several readers sent this: U.S.’s $13 Trillion Debt Poised to Overtake GDP: Chart of Day [1]
Brett G. sent us this: Experts: Europe to Push US Back Into Recession [2]
Mac F. liked this essay by Monty Pelerin: Worse than a Depression [3]
Complexity and Collapse: Empires on the Edge of Chaos [4] by Niall Ferguson. (A hat tip to Thomas P. for the link.)
Laura Bassett reports: Disturbing Job Ads: ‘The Unemployed Will Not Be Considered’ [5] (A hat tip to Simon J. for the link.)
Items from The Economatrix:
Central Bank Gold Holdings Expand at Fastest Pace Since 1964 [6]. (Why do central bankers buy high, and sell low?)
The Great Wobble [7] (The Mogambo Guru)
Making Ends Meet in the Great Depression [8]
Bernanke: Important Concerns Remain About the Economy [9]
Late Slide: Stocks Fall Last Hour, Dow Down 115 [10]
Dollar Surges to Four-Year High Against the Euro [11]
Euro Sinks to Four-Year Low as Hungary Fears Being the Next Greece [12]
Consumer Borrowing Up Slightly in April [13]
Pump Prices Leveling Off After 20-Cent Drop [14]
Banks Profit From Near-Zero Interest Rates [15]