Barry Ritholtz sets the record straight, (by way of a link at The Automatic Earth blog): Existing Home Sales FALL in September 2009.
FG sent this: Detroit house auction flops for urban wasteland
Jim Rogers Interview: Long Sugar, But Getting Short Bonds (Thanks to GG for the link.)
Items from The Economatrix:
Derivatives Bill Amended to Let Big Banks Keep Some Contracts Secret
Unemployment Getting Much Worse in 43 States
The Gathering Storm in Commercial Real Estate
How Uncle Sam is Killing Your Savings
Jim Willie: Attack By Central Bank Lilliputians
Obama Wants Banks to Lend More to Small Businesses
Bank Failures Hit 106, Many Are Weak
A Reader’s View of the Current Gold Situation
America Has Lost its Soul and Collapse is Inevitable
Job Market Lands More Grads Back At Home
When Peter Schiff Talks, You Better Listen
The White House Doesn’t Want You to See This. Major job miscalculations!