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Daily Digest - March 21

  • I.M.F. Warns Wealthiest Nations About Their Debt
  • The Most Important Chart of this Century
  • Economics Focus: It Wasn't Us

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Daily Digest - March 20

  • The Story Of Stuff
  • Yuan Poised to Become Reserve Currency, Goldman’s O’Neill Says
  • GATA To Speak At UUS CFTC Hearing March 25th
  • Dick Bove: Housing Market Will Fall 10%-15% When Fed Stops Subsidizing Home Prices
  • Fannie/Freddie/FHA Loan Volume Falling Fast
  • New College Graduates To Be Cryogenically Frozen Until Job Market Improves (Humor)
  • Advanta Bank, Six Other U.S. Lenders Collapse Amid Bad Loans
  • Latvia Government Collapses Amid Economic Crisis
  • Bread and Games
  • Money Out Of Thin Air: Now Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Wants To Eliminate Reserve Requirements Completely?

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Daily Digest - March 19

  • In Dodd We Trust
  • The Road to Hyperinflation
  • Markets spooked as Greek rescue plan crumbles
  • Stephen Roach Says It's Time To "Take Out The Baseball Bat On Paul Krugman"
  • It Was A Wonderful Life

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Daily Digest - March 18

  • Opportunities to Profitably Escape Paper "Wealth" in 2010
  • India Said to Propose Sovereign Fund to Acquire Energy Assets
  • The Fed Is Responsible for the Crash in the Money Multiplier ... And the Failure of the Economy to Recover
  • Corporate Debt Coming Due May Squeeze Credit
  • The Nature of Money and our Monetary System
  • More Retirement Disasters
  • Lehman's Bankruptcy Report, Evidence of a Financial Coup in America
  • To See America's Future Look No Further Than Greece
  • China: The Coming Costs Of A Superbubble
  • Squatter Stimulus: No Mortgage Payment for Three Years and Counting 
  • Walgreens: No New Medicaid Patients As Of April 16
  • Video Dispatch: Germany’s Line in the Sand
  • 'India Will Muddle Along Until The Debt Crisis Hits'
  • Saudi Power, Water Sectors Occupy Center Stage
  • Forecasts Underestimate Oil Demand, Study Says
  • Interview with David Shields - Update on Mexico and Oil
  • Is Food the New Distressed Asset?
  • Las Vegas Sands Kicking Off Eco 360 Degree Program
  • NYC Health Officials Decide To Allow Beekeeping

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Daily Digest - March 17

  • Christie Seeks To Suspend N.J. Tax Rebate, Skip Pension Payment
  • Garden State To Skip $3 Billion Pension Contribution
  • 'I Borrow Money to Buy Food,' Says City Employee
  • Working Families Onto Welfare Rolls in City of Detroit
  • Vallejo Struggles To Keep City Safe During Bankruptcy
  • ECB’s Stark Sees Sovereign Debt Crisis Risk Unless Deficits Cut
  • National Debt Up $2 Trillion on Obama's Watch
  • 'India Will Muddle Along Until The Debt Crisis Hits'
  • Canadian Finance Chief Warns U.S., Others On Deficit
  • U.S. Debt At No Risk Of Downgrade - Geithner
  • German Defense Cuts Loom as Merkel Fights Record Budget Deficit
  • Schwarzenegger Will Veto $1.1 Billion Gasoline-Tax Swap Measure
  • 'Live Within Your Means,’ Citizens Tell City Leaders 
  • Feldstein Sees Greece Euro-Exit Pressures as Deficit Plan Fails
  • CMS Cuts Could Mean Hundreds Of Layoffs
  • Mayors Seek $50 Billion to Upgrade U.S. Water, Sewer Systems
  • National Debt Easily Passes $12.6 Trillion
  • Red Tape Complicates Postal Service's Fiscal Repair Plan
  • Schools on the brink: Districts could run out of money
  • As Economy Booms, China Faces Major Water Shortage
  • IRS, DOJ Use Social Media Sites To Track Deadbeats, Criminal Activity
  • IRS Comes Knocking … For Four Cents

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Daily Digest - March 16

  • U.S, U.K. Move Closer To Losing Rating, Moody's Says
  • Monday Morning – Moody’s Makes More Negative Noises
  • History Suggests That The Winners From A Recession Tend To Win Big
  • China's Hidden Local Debt
  • Food Prices Push Indian Inflation Up To 9.9%
  • Misconceptions about Money and Velocity
  • Useless Regulation: Dodd Bill "Empowers" Fed To Do Nothing
  • Full Highlights From Dodd's Financial Reform Bill
  • Mortgage Delinquencies At Historic Highs
  • Matthew Simmons' Awesome Presentation On The Coming Oil & Water Shortage
  • Petrol To Hit 120p A Litre, As Motorists 'Mugged' By Oil Companies

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Daily Digest - March 15

  • Peter Schiff: Dollar Bulls Beware
  • More Empty Posturing Out Of Moody's - Rating Agency Once Again Threatens With US Downgrade
  • Is China's Politburo Spoiling For A Showdown With America?
  • Welcome to the United States of Iceland
  • Goldcorp Inc. Shows Little Respect For Local People

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Daily Digest - March 14

  • Detroit Family Homes Sell For Just $10
  • Campaign Stunt Launches A Corporate 'Candidate' For Congress
  • China May Face ‘Massive’ Bank Bailouts After Stimulus Program
  • JPMorgan, Citigroup Helped Doom Lehman, Report Says
  • Middle Class Money Angst Still Apparent in Data
  • Mauldin: Implications of Velocity
  • Banks Abusing The Fed's Primary Dealer Credit Facility
  • Transitioning Away From Declining Petroleum Production
  • Feds Offering Millions To Ranchers To Help Sage Grouse Bird

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Daily Digest - March 13

  • States may hold onto tax refunds for months
  • ECONned: The Book
  • Harry Markopolos on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  • 'Cash for Keys' Deals Helping Homeowners Escape Debt
  • Ratigan And Spitzer Discuss Repo 105, Conclude "Civil Cases Will Be Brought"
  • It’s Déjà Voodoo Economics... All Over Again
  • Monsanto, Big Ag, Get Warning From Obama Administration

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Daily Digest - March 12

  • 218 New Billionaires Averaged $500M in Gains Last Year – How Are You Doing?
  • A Job For Life
  • The "Repo 105" Scam: How Lehman Fooled Everyone And How Other Banks Are Likely Doing This Right Now
  • Unemployment Figures: Slow Going
  • Strike Paralyzes Greece; Protests Turn Violent
  • Russia, Greece, Chile, and the Narcissism of Harvard Debt Lords
  • Doug Casey on Surviving Financial Apocalypse Now
  • European Sovereign Debt Issuance to Reach £1,446 Billion
  • Chinese Inflation Hits 16-Month High
  • Unemployment Tops 20% In Eight California Counties
  • Shale Gas - Is This The Global Game Changer?
  • China's Oil Demand Increase 'Astonishing', says IEA
  • Natural Gas Drilling Chemicals A Concern
  • Rapid Rise in Seed Prices Draws U.S. Scrutiny
  • 'Biodegradable' Plastic Bags May Not Be As Eco-Friendly As Thought
  • Monsanto Faces Fight As Probes Bolster Critics
  • Norway Doomsday Seed Vault Hits 1/2 Million Mark

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