Economics and Investing:

State Worker Retirements Soar Across the Country

Gonzalo Lira: The Dollar, and The Next Ten Days. “The next ten days will be key: Will the dollar spike up? Become the safe haven of everyone fleeing from the world’s troubles? Or will the dollar nosedive, the first big step down in its death spiral?”

James Turk – The Dollar Collapse Will Shock the World

G.G. suggested this piece by Michael Pento: It’s Taps For the Still Weakening Dollar

Items from The Economatrix:

February Retail Sales Rise In Most Categories  

Oil Jumps Above $102  

Bernanke Sees 200,000 Hit to Jobs From Budget Cuts