Economics and Investing:

G.G,. sent this: Homeowners Associations: The New Foreclosure

Ireland’s credit rating downgraded by Moody’s. Down to Aa2. Ouch! (Thanks to John in Ohio for the link.)

Items from The Economatrix:

Stocks Rebound as Investors Await Earnings

IBM Lifts 2010 Forecast But Economic Worries Loom

Homebuilders Losing Confidence in the Recovery

Average Gasoline Prices Down From a Month Ago

UK: Hedge Funds Accused as Food Prices Soar

Stress Testing Euro Banks Won’t Stave Off a Deflationary Vortex

Markets Braced for Turmoil After IMF and EU Pull 17 Pound Billion Hungary Financing Deal