J. in The East suggested: Rethinking Gold: What if It Isn’t a Commodity After All? [1]
EMB sent us this from the Calculated Risk blog: Unofficial Problem Bank List increases to 817 institutions [2].
G.G. sent this: 15 Signs the U.S. Housing Market is Headed for Complete and Total Collapse [3].
Items from The Economatrix:
Jobless Rate Drops in 18 States, Rises in 14 [4]
Gasoline Prices Should Fall After Labor Day [5]
Stocks Slide as Investors Continue Sell-off [6]
Fidelity: 401(k) Hardship Withdrawals, Loans Up [7]
Investors Defensive With Data in Focus [8]
Return of the Great Bond Conspiracy [9]
World Stocks Slide on Economic Worries [10]
This Economy is Ripping the Dignity of Millions of Americans to Shreds [11]