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Economics and Investing:

Vrenellis, anyone? Swiss Parliament to Discuss a New Gold Franc [1].

US Taxpayers Just Paid $780 Million to Fund the Latest Greece Bailout Tranche [2]. [JWR Adds: For some perspective, do you remember the uproar the $1.5 billion 1979 Chrysler bailout caused? And that was a loan, not a gift.]

‘The Greeks Would Be Well Advised to Exit the Euro Zone’ [3]. (Thanks to J.B.G. for the link.)

Yishai flagged this, over at the Jammie Wearing Fool blog: Great News: Friday’s Anemic Jobs Number Are Likely Bogus [4]

Items from The Economatrix:

Oil & Gasoline Prices on the Rise Again [5]

Graph:  What Recovery? [6]

US Treasury Weighs Options to Avoid Default [7]

Brzezenski:  Middle Class Unrest to Hit U.S. [8]

16 Reasons to Feel Really Depressed About the Direction the Economy is Headed [9]

Grim Jobs Report Casts Shadow Over Debt Talks [10]