Economics and Investing:

Charley suggested this piece by Ambrose-Evans Pritchard: Gold reclaims its currency status as the global system unravels

Brian B. flagged this: Cash Crops: Buying Farmland for Income

Also from Brian: Brown Brothers Warns on Deterioration in State and Local Government Deficits, Cautions of Comparable European Collapse

Items from The Economatrix:

Leaders Differ on How to Nurture a Global Economy

BP Shares Down Sharply in London

Government Lowers Growth Estimate for First Quarter

Financial Stocks Lift Market After Financial Overhaul

Euro “Collapse” Could Drag Europe Into Conflict