Economics and Investing:

John Mauldin asks: Can Hyperinflation Happen in the US?

Clarke and Dawe explain quantitative easing. (Thanks to “The Other D.F.” for the link.)

G.G. flagged this: Banks closed in Florid, Georgia; 83 have failed in 2011

Items from The Economatrix:

Stocks Rise Sharply On Solid Corporate Earnings

First Half of 2012:  Decimation of Western Banks

The Coming Derivatives Crisis that Could Destroy the Entire Global Financial System

Does One “Super-Corporation” Run The Global Economy?