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Economics and Investing:

Markets Fret About Euro ‘Slow-Motion Car Crash’ [1]

U.S. Debt Ceiling Is Like ‘Playing With a Tactical Nuclear Weapon’: Former Comptroller General [2]

L.M.W. sent this: Why a Hedge Fund Comprised of Junior Congressional Democrats Should Outperform the Market By 9% [3]. L.M.W.’s comment: “I’ll bet you didn’t know that it’s legal for Congresscritters and Senators to use inside information to play the stock market. Did you? Yes, indeed, acting on inside information, which would get anyone else caught doing it arrested and charged with a felony, is perfectly legal for the people who write the rules. Interestingly, junior Democrats seem to be doing the best at milking this scam.”

Mary F. forwarded this link: Utah Law Makes Coins Worth Their Weight in Gold (or Silver) [4]

Items from The Economatrix:

Contracts to Buy Homes Falls to 7-Month Low [5]

Gas Prices Dip Before Holiday, But Above a Year Ago [6]

Global Economic Rebound Weakens On Quake, Oil Price, European Debt Crisis [7]

Markets Fret About Euro ‘Slow-Motion Car Crash’ [1]

U.S. Debt Ceiling Is Like ‘Playing With a Tactical Nuclear Weapon’: Former Comptroller General [2]

L.M.W. sent this: Why a Hedge Fund Comprised of Junior Congressional Democrats Should Outperform the Market By 9% [3]. L.M.W.’s comment: “I’ll bet you didn’t know that it’s legal for Congresscritters and Senators to use inside information to play the stock market. Did you? Yes, indeed, acting on inside information, which would get anyone else caught doing it arrested and charged with a felony, is perfectly legal for the people who write the rules. Interestingly, junior Democrats seem to be doing the best at milking this scam.”

Mary F. forwarded this link: Utah Law Makes Coins Worth Their Weight in Gold (or Silver) [4]

Items from The Economatrix:

Contracts to Buy Homes Falls to 7-Month Low [5]

Gas Prices Dip Before Holiday, But Above a Year Ago [6]

Global Economic Rebound Weakens On Quake, Oil Price, European Debt Crisis [7]