Sound familiar?  (Hint:  Goldman’s Global Oil Scam Passes the 50 Madoff Mark!, and Oil Manipulation Info.) – Ilene No One is Buying Real Gold, They’re Just Betting On Higher Gold Prices Courtesy of Joshua M Brown, The Reformed Broker    Mainstreet...

This week, John Mauldin discusses our trash currency and the dollar carry trade. Could the dollar go bump in the night and jump up and bite you…? – Ilene Where the Wild Things Are Courtesy of John Mauldin, Thoughts from the Frontline Where the...

Excellent post on the economy and saving it (or not) by Edward Harrison at Credit Writedowns. (My yellow highlighting) – Ilene Stop the madness now! This is a post I just wrote over at Yves Smith’s site Naked Capitalism in response to a reader...

By Ilene The good news is that the number of new cases appears to be dropping off in most of the United States. More good news is that the swine flu vaccine appears to be reasonably safe, with no increases in serious events, including death, above...

Time Lapse Unemployment Visualization Courtesy of Mish Inquiring minds are watching The Geography Of A Recession, a time lapse unemployment visualization from the start of the recession until now. Click on the link to play. This is undoubtedly my...