Michael Snyder: Yes, it is officially time to start freaking out about the global economy. The European financial system is falling apart and it is going to go down hard. If Europe was going 19 Reasons Why It Is Time To Start Worrying About The Global Economy (TZA, TNA, FAS, FAZ, XLF, SKF)
Michael Snyder: Yes, it is officially time to start freaking out about the global economy. The European financial system is falling apart and it is going to go down hard. If Europe was going Double-Trauma Strikes Europe; Is The United States Next? (TZA, TNA, FAZ, SKF, XLF, FAS)
Larry Edelson: Martin and Larry here, with an urgent report on the next, explosive stage of the European crisis now unfolding before your eyes … Yesterday’s election in Greece is just one chapter in this saga. The Coming Economic Collapse Will Not Be A Single Event (TZA, FAZ, SKF, TNA, XLF)
Michael Snyder: Many people hype "the coming economic collapse" as if it is some kind of big summer Hollywood blockbuster. Many people out there write about it as if it is something that will happen in a single Pending Collapse: Can Big Government Really Prevent The Next Big Disaster? (TZA, FAZ, GLD, SKF, XLF)
Martin D. Weiss: Even as I write these words, the world’s largest economy — the E.U. — is coming unglued at the seams. The world’s second largest — the U.S. — is careening headlong toward a fiscal cliff that promises to gut its GDP. 21 Signs That Global Financial Markets Could Be In For A Long Summer (XLF, FAS, FAZ, SKF, JPM, BAC, C, MS)
Michael Snyder: The summer of 2012 is shaping up to be very similar to the summer of 2008. Things look incredibly bleak for the global economy right now. Bad Jobs Report Is Just A Taste Of The Collapse That Is Coming For The Markets (XLF, FAS, FAZ, SKF, BAC, C)
Michael Snyder: Another month, another bad jobs report. For the month of May, the U.S. economy only added 69,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rose to 8.2%. When The Derivatives Market Crashes (And It Will) U.S. Taxpayers Will Be On The Hook (XLF, FAS, FAZ, SKF, JPM)
Michael Snyder: Warren Buffett once said that derivatives are "financial weapons of mass destruction", and that statement is more true today than it ever has been before. Debt Bubble: Eventually Our Debt-Fueled False Prosperity Is Going To Disappear (XLF, FAS, FAZ, SKF, TZA)
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 Collapse Of Derivatives Market: $2 Billion Loss By J.P. Morgan Is Just A Preview (XLF, FAZ, FAS, SKF, BAC, C)
Michael Snyder: When news broke of a 2 billion dollar trading loss by JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM), much of the financial world was absolutely stunned. But the truth is that this is just the beginning. This is just a very small preview of what Central Banks Gone Berserk: The Deadliest Vicious Cycle We’ve Ever Seen (GLD, SLV, TZA, FAS, SKF, XLF)
Martin D. Weiss: My family and I have been tracking speculative bubbles and busts for 80 years. We’ve personally witnessed 12 recessions, two depressions, five stock market crashes, three real estate busts, three bank failure epidemics, and two of the most vicious inflationary spirals of all time.
Financial Crisis Mode: Get Ready To Short The Banks, Again (XLF, FAS, FAZ, SKF, C, BAC, MS)
Sara Nunnally: It is clear the U.S. economy is "too big to fail." But what happens when that is the only option? You won't like the answer.
Massive Debt: Why Banks Will Own You For A Lifetime (FAS, SKF, XLF, JPM, BAC, C, GS)
Michael Snyder: Debt is a "soft" form of slavery. In America today, it is not legal to bind people up with chains and force them to work for you, but that doesn't mean that there are not millions upon millions
The Next Financial Crisis: Too Big To Fail Banks Continue To Grow In Size (XLF, FAS, SKF, C, BAC, MS, BAC, GS)
Michael Snyder: The Democrats, the Republicans and especially Barack Obama promised that something would be done about the too big to fail banks so that they would never again be a threat to
To Make Money In This Bubble-and-Bust World, You MUST Be A Contrarian (TZA, FAS, FAZ, SKF, XLF)
Martin D. Weiss: I rarely recommend that you wade through a wordy speech by an economic theorist delivered to an audience of stuffy bankers. But last week’s address by PIMCO Vice President El-Erian to the St. Louis Fed is one you absolutely MUST not miss.
Financials: Time To Double Down On Banks For The Long Term? (XLF, FAS, FAZ, SKF, UYG, C, BAC, JPM)
Don Miller: Based on recent performance from the sector's biggest names, it's easy to argue that financial stocks are making a comeback. Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF) is up 27% in 2012. Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) is up 29%. Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) is up a whopping 59%.
