Economics and Investing:

Familiar imagery? If The Fed Loses Money, It Can Just Print More ^[1]

Tungsten Silver? Or More Salt in the Open Wound? ^[2] (Thanks to Jeff L. for the link.)

Kevin S. sent: Instawallet Hacked: The company is suspending its services indefinitely, and will be refunding all balances of 50 Bitcoins or less. ^[3]

Items from The Economatrix:

The Big Banks Are Recklessly Gambling With Our Money, And It Will Cause The Global System To Collapse ^[4]

Jobless Claims Have Hit 4-Month High ^[5]

Jim Rogers:  I Suspect They’ll Take The Pension Plans Next; I For One Am Worried And Making Preparations ^[6]

Discouraged Job Seekers Behind Shrinking Labor Force ^[7]