Economics and Investing:

Cashless society getting closer, survey finds. “More than a third of Europeans and Americans would be happy to go without cash and rely on electronic forms of payment if they could, and at least 20 percent already pretty much do so, a study showed on Wednesday.” – G.G.

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Government Employee Salaries Outpace Private-Sector Salaries by Double Digits for Similar Work. “Government employees earn roughly 17 percent more in total compensation than private-sector workers in similar jobs, according to a report from the Congressional Budget Office.” – G.G.

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Canada’s Housing Bubble Explodes As Its Biggest Mortgage Lender Crashes Most In History – R.T.

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Improvised Explosives in Markets. “The NASDAQ is primed for a major correction. Other indexes will follow. In response global central banks will print currencies, levitate markets, buy stocks, extend and pretend, and buy time.”

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WHO REALLY CONTROLS THE GOLD PRICE?? The Answer is Quite Surprising

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