Eric. L. suggested watching this interview with John Williams of ShadowStats.
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Jim Sinclair mentioned this Daily Mail article in his e-newsletter: Revealed: Day the banks were just three hours from collapse. Ben H. forwarded this very disturbing article: Bernanke Risks “Very Unstable” Markets as He Weighs Buying Bonds. Trent sent us this: Nationalization of U.S. banks gets a new, serious look (From the International Herald Tribune). And then Cheryl forwarded all these bits of news and commentary, starting with a link that was also sent by more than a dozen readers: Iceland’s Government Collapse Amid Financial Mess — Caterpillar to Cut 20,000 Jobs as Profits Fall — Pfizer to Buy Wyeth for $68 Billion, Cut 8,000 Jobs — Tens of Thousands More Layoffs Announced — Sprint Nextel to Eliminate 8,000 Jobs — Global Growth Outlook to be Slashed, Again — Flood of Foreclosures: It’s Worse than You Think — Hyperinflation will Begin in China, Doom Dollar — China Fears Riots Will Spread as Boom Sours — Britain Facing Return of Three-Day Work-Week — Regulators Shut Third Bank this Year — Freddie Wants $35 Billion More, Fannie to Follow — Downturn Accelerates as it Circles the Globe — Liquidation Risks Grow as Finance Dries Up — California Farmers Idle Crops, Veggie Prices May Rise
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KAF sent us a link to an amazing “big picture” real-time view of world statistics: a “World Clock.”