Economics and Investing:

Damon alerted us to this: Concerns grow over China’s sale of US bonds; Evidence is mounting that Chinese sales of US Treasury bonds over recent months are intended as a warning shot to Washington over escalating political disputes rather than being part of a routine portfolio shift as thought at first.

Kevin S. sent us this from John Galt’s blog: Looking at some deadly charts.

Another link from Kevin S. is for a video posted at YouTube: Gerald Celente Predictions

Jim D. forwarded an interesting article about the financial crisis in Greece and how it may be a window into the future of the US, by Bill Fleckenstein: US will suffer its own Greek crisis

Items from The Economatrix:

Bernanke Sees Low Rates Amid Weak Rebound

New Home Sales Drop 11% in January, New Low

Oil Prices Tumble on Economy Worries

FDIC’s Problem Banks List: Where Will it End?