Economics and Investing:

Forbes: Nitty Gritty Numbers Suggest Downward Spiral

Gold Will Outlive Dollar Once Slaughter Comes: John Hathaway

Reader John L. mentioned a piece by Doug French: Bank Failures in Slow Motion

Items from The Economatrix:

Imminent Big Bank Death Spiral

Piercing The Mystery of the Gold Market

Shipping The Housing Market Overseas

The Coming Silver Shortage

Moody’s: US Companies Hoarding Almost $1 Trillion In Cash

ForeclosureGate Explained: Big Banks On The Brink

The Tipping Point Has Arrived