Economics and Investing:

Several readers sent this: IMF fears ‘social explosion’ from world jobs crisis. Here is a link to a key PDF from the study: The Challenges of Growth, Employment and Social Cohesion–Discussion Document

When Will Net Energy from Fossil Fuels Peak?

RBS sent this: How Debt Can Destroy a Budding Relationship. $170,000? Did Ms. Eastman do the math on how long it would take to make her college education pay for itself?

Siggy sent this: Tap Dancing on A Land Mine

Items from The Economatrix:

How Hyperinflation Will Happen In America. (This excellent essay was originally posted in Gonzalo Lira’s blog , now getting wide exposure at Business Insider.)

Gold As Money

Analyst: Basel III Is Irrelevant, Won’t Stop Next Crash

Out Of Fashion (The Mogambo Guru)

Credit Card Writedowns Increase in August

Japan Buys Dollars to Weaken Surging Yen

How to Tell When The Recession’s Really Over

Stocks End Mixed as September Rally Loses Steam