75 Economic Numbers From 2012 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe The end of the year is a time when people tend to gather with family and friends more than they do during the rest of the year. Hopefully many of you will use the list below as a tool to help start some conversations about the...

I have Major Depressive Disorder, and I was wondering if anyone here also has a mental health concern and how they manage it. I've dealt with the different forms of depression most of my life, even as a child. For the past three years I've been taking a couple of extremely helpful meds...

I just read this, it is pretty interesting. It states that some “experts” claim that the global economic collapse will come to a head around 2030 if humanity stays on its current path. The good news is that this gives the governments of the world plenty of time to either fix the economy and...

If A Global Recession Is Not Looming, Then Why Are Bailouts Flying Around As If The End Of The World Is Coming? Back in 2008, financial authorities in the United States insisted that everything was gone to be okay. But we all know now that was a lie. Well, right now financial authorities in...

"Money woes weigh heavy on young" http://www.chron.com/business/article/money-woes-weigh-heavy-on-young-2255875.php "The Wealth Gap Between Older and Younger Adults Gets Even Bigger"...

What happens when consumtion decreases or goes away? excellent article with charts here: (October 24th entry) http://www.mybudget360.com/how-much-average-american-income-irs-data-student-loan-deduction-surges-wages-fall-recession-agi-income-top-one-percent/#more-3485 from ...

Please don't flame the messenger. I am not a conspiracy "nut." (Sometimes they're right. :thumb:) This is not the BBC trader guy. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/step-aside-bbc-trader-head-unicredit-securities-predicts-imminent-end-eurozone-and-global-finan "Only this time one can't scapegoat...

I agree with his take on the economy, and I am a trained economist and work in the financial sector. build your boat I am not a subscriber of his or associated with him in anyway

Guys and gals, the worst part is about to set in, and that is the depression after the storm. For the people that got flooded, for the people that lost loved ones, there is only 1 path, and that is to rebuild. If you think its bad now just give it a couple of months. Thanksgiving will be...

You read right. George Soros, multi-billionaire and one of the Bilderberger's and world Elites, just dumped his shares of 800 million in gold. This should scare the pants off most of us who follow the market and our countries financial health. Yesterday some post read that we looked good...

Study http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-10-15/germans-want-fuehrer-dictatorship.html One in ten Germans would like to see a Führer in power; they see dictatorship as the best option for the country, a survey has revealed. According to a social study conducted by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, the...

Luke Funk MyFox New York August 31, 2010 If you think you’ve been seeing more people sleep on city streets, statistics back up the perception. The homeless population living on New York City streets has gone up 50 percent in the past year, according to city statistics reported by the...

After a disaster has come and gone - its important not to linger on it. For the past 2 1/2 years my family has been dealing with the aftermath of hurricane Ike. My mom & dad - got 9 feet of flood water in their house. In February of 2010 my parents sold their house to FEMA, and it was...

Did you guys see this one from Denninger? He's really laying it all out, once again: Link: http://market-ticker.denninger.net/archives/1993-How-Long-Before-You-Wake-Up,-Politicos.html Excerpt: With much, much more at the link above!

Deflation not Inflation? Many of us are expecting Inflation due to a doubling in the governements issuance of fiat currency (not literally "printing as most was issued electronically). But have we called it wrong? :xeye: Below a well reasoned argument on what could come before the...