Economics and Investing:

Reader P.D. sent: US Nears Fiscal Disaster: ‘Washington Doing Nothing’

Kurt sent this: No Currencies Will Survive What Lies Ahead, But That’s OK

Mac Slavo: Warning Signs: FedEx to Slash Thousands of Jobs Citing “Weak Global Economic Conditions”

Items from The Economatrix:

Confidence Among Small US Businesses Cooled in September

Price of Gold Could Reach $2,400/oz. By Next Summer

Is Housing Recovering Like People Think It Is?

Greece’s Debt Nightmare Just Got Worse