Economics and Investing:

H.L. suggested this essay by Peter Schiff: We Have A Phony Recovery That Has Sown The Seeds Of Its Own Destruction

Also from H.L.: Chevron’s Largest California Refinery “Immediate-Extreme-Health-Hazard” Fire Emergency

K.A.F. flagged this: Emails: Geithner, Treasury drove cutoff of non-union Delphi workers’ pensions

Items from The Economatrix:

11 Signs That Time Is Quickly Running Out For The Global Financial System

Collapse Of Financial System Will Come In August, Maybe September

US Manufacturing Unexpectedly Shrinks For Second Month