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Michael Snyder: Why isn’t the U.S. economy in a depression right now? The number one reason is because the federal government has stolen more than five trillion dollars Read more…
Michael Snyder: During an appearance on Meet The Press on Sunday, Jim Cramer of CNBC boldly predicted that “financial anarchy” is coming to Europe Read more…
Michael Snyder: With each passing day, the banking crisis in Europe escalates. European banks (NYSEARCA:EUFN) are having their credit ratings downgraded in waves, bond yields are soaring and billions of euros are being pulled out of banks all across the eurozone. Read more…
Michael Snyder: Money is being pulled out of Greek (NYSEARCA:GREK) banks at an alarming rate, and if something dramatic is not done quickly Greek banks are going to start dropping like flies. As I detailed yesterday, people do not want to be stuck with euros Read more…
JR Crooks: Financialization is the process of turning tangible, intangible, future or present promises into financial instruments. And it can be scary for the global economy. But we appear more afraid of its potential absence. Read more…
Michael Snyder: What was considered unthinkable a few months ago has now become probable. All over the globe there are headlines proclaiming that a Greek exit from the euro Read more…
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Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul: Short positions positioned by the smart money stand at the lowest level since the start of gold‘s near-double in price and silver‘s near-triple price surge of 2009. Read more…
Michael Snyder: If you enjoy watching financial doom, then you are quite likely to really enjoy the rest of 2012. Right now, red flags are popping up all over the place. Corporate insiders are selling off stock Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: Short-term corporate thinking has been blamed for many of America’s economic ills. With little foresight beyond next year, management sometimes closes down plants and fudges accounting to make this year’s earnings look better and boost the stock price. Read more…
Ron Rowland: ETFs give you a better way to invest in many different assets — and especially international markets. Parts of the world that were “off-limits” to individual investors just a few years Read more…
Bill Luby: Last week’s financial headlines were dominated by Spain and China. In the case of Spain, this was largely due to increased borrowing by Spanish banks from the European Central Bank. Read more…
Martin D. Weiss: I return from a wonderful vacation — beardless, tan, and rested … but also very wary of the unfolding events: Just when everyone thought the debt crisis was over … giant deficits didn’t matter … and the global economy was on the mend … We have witnessed a sudden shift in global events … and Read more…
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Michael Snyder: Most Americans have no idea how much economic trouble is heading our way. Most of them just assume that everything will eventually “return to normal” just like it always has before and Read more…
Martin D. Weiss: In the second half of 20th Century, you could count on the rising U.S. economy to lift nearly all boats. Sure, we had recessions. Read more…
Mike Larson: Interest rates are the lifeblood of the capital markets and the real economy. Lower rates and easy money fuel asset bubbles and economic activity. Higher rates and tighter money pop bubbles and restrain growth. It’s as simple as that! Read more…
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