Economics and Investing:
U.S. Bank Test Results Delayed as Conclusions Debated. Gee, do you think they’d be delaying the reporting if the results had been good? Kevin A. suggested a recent piece on banking opacity, from Jim Quinn. Items from The Economatrix: Martin Weiss: A Depression is Unavoidable Consumer Spending Dips Trucking Bankruptcies Continue Obama Blasts Hedge Funds as Chrysler Heads into Bankruptcy Gold Falls Under Very Large Sell Orders US Still in Deep Recession Ford Reports 32% Decline in April “Torture” of Mortgage-Bond Owners Carries Risk Chevron Has Lowest Profit in Five Years Hartford Financial Drops After Posting Loss, Cutting Forecast Continental …