Economics and Investing:

Ireland jails three top bankers over 2008 banking meltdown – If only they would do that here – A.D.

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NY Fed Finds 15% Of Americans Have Negative Net Worth. Excerpt: “As for the White House’s conclusion that ‘the growing stack of $1.3 trillion in student debt is helping, not hurting, the U.S. economy’… we would hate to see what Obama thinks is ‘hurting’ the US economy.” – G.G.

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Foreign Appetite For U.S. Securities Has Taken a Drubbing – G.G.

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Oil Prices Fall Below $40 As OPEC Ramps Up Output

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