After Gold Crash, Experts Point to Central Bank Manipulation
In the wake of gold prices cratering in recent days, more than a few prominent experts have already started pinning the blame on...
Markets
Reality Gap Between Wall Street and Main Street Widens
The battle between a stock market that moves inexorably higher and an economy that...
Eurozone Boss Seeks More Looting as Capital Controls Hit Cyprus
After looting some 30 percent of selected bank account holders’ deposits in Cyprus on...
Cheap Abundant Natural Gas is a Game Changer, Says the IMF
A researcher at the International Monetary Fund expressed surprise at the greatly increased production...
Panic Grips Europe as Cyprus, EU, and IMF Confiscate Savings
Panic-stricken bank depositors in Cyprus emptied ATM machines across the nation after the surprise...
Amid Record Demand in 2012, Central Banks Scramble to Buy Gold
Global demand for gold hit a new record value level in 2012 and central...
Student Loan Consequences: Real, Costly, and Personal
The consequences of governmental intrusion into the private market are inevitable, painful, and costly,...
More of America’s National Debt Being Bought by Foreign Governments
Foreign governments continue to increase their purchases of U.S. government debt despite concerns over...
Latest Manufacturing Report Confirms ECRI’s Recession Call
Calling it “unexpected,” Reuters reported that the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) from the Institute...
Union Threatens to Paralyze Walmart Stores on Black Friday
The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union has threatened 1,000 protests against Walmart...
One Bear’s Prediction: Massive Market Selloff Coming
Hard-money investment manager Marc Faber predicts that markets could decline by 20 percent, perhaps...
Goal of TPP: Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP)
The goal of the secretive negotiations working out the TPP is the creation of...
Tax Moves Being Dictated by the Fiscal Cliff
Small business owners, some of whom have spent their lifetimes building their businesses, are...
Agencies Set to Unleash Tsunami of Regulations after the Election
After learning that the White House had failed to enforce the law in order...
Preliminary GDP Report a “Nasty October Surprise”
The preliminary report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis on Friday about the nation's...
Bond Fund Manager Says Only Gold Will Survive the Coming Disaster
In his October newsletter to clients of Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO), founder Bill...
Fed Chairman Admits His Economic Model Is Japanese Economic Stagnation
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in an October 1 speech that his U.S....
Hillary Clinton Advocates Less Govt. Regulation in Libya, Egypt
In a speech to Arab leaders at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York...
New Fuel Economy Standards Imposed: Separating Hype From Reality
The hyperbole surrounding the White House's announcement yesterday of much higher fuel economy mandates...
The World is Waiting for Fed Chairman Bernanke at Jackson Hole
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is expected to give his annual Jackson Hole speech...