Economics and Investing:

Robert R. wrote to recommend an interview with Bob Chapman of The International Forecaster wherein he lays out “details on where gold and silver is going and explains the shorts by the big banks, market crashes and dollar defaults, and warns to buy plenty of freeze dried foods, battle rifles, thousands of rounds of ammo, and plenty of spare magazines.”

Price of gold means panning supplies and metal detectors are flying off shelves. (Thanks to F.G. for the link.)

C.D.V. was the first of several readers to send a link to an article that was also featured on The Drudge Report: IMF bombshell: Age of America nears end

Courtesy of G.G.: A Dollar’s Worth of ‘Junk Silver’ – Now North of $30

More Shrugging news: Tom in southern California mentioned that Boeing is being sued for, of all things, building a new plant here in the United States. Tom explains: “It is not because they are threatening the environment (would be a logical guess), but because they are doing it in a right-to-work state (as opposed to doing it in China).”

Items from The Economatrix:

The Price of Silver is Rising and this Time There are No Scapegoats

Mainstream Media Puts Good Spin On Bad Real Estate Market

US Dollar Frail, Tokyo Stocks Slip, Gold Shines

Buffett Turns Against the US Dollar, Advises Against Investing in US

Mixed Earnings Reports Weigh On Stocks

New Home Sales Rose In March After Weak Winter