Daily Digest

• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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