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A Sterling Account of Silver's Dismal Performance – Rob Kirby, Financial Sense
John Williams Interview – King World News
Cycle Logical Issues? – Brian Petti, Financial Sense
Too Costly To Bear – Doug Wakefield with Ben Hill
US Government On Its Way To Bankruptcy – Michael Pollaro, The Contrarian Take
Breakdown in the Gold Market – Jim Willie, Golden Jackass
Fundamental View of the Metals Markets – Larry Reaugh
HR 4248 Free Competition In Currency Act Of 2009 – Trace Mayer, RunToGold
When Hope Turns to Fear, PART II – Ty Andros, Tedbits
The Next Leg of the Housing Crisis in Five Simple Charts – Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge
The Fog of Economic Crisis, Part 1 – Eric Janszen, iTulip
The Next Contagion – Martin D. Weiss, Money and Markets
Piling Into One-Month Treasuries – Trace Mayer, RunToGold
This Time is Different – John Mauldin, Thoughts From the Frontline
Living in a Powder Keg and Giving Off Sparks – FOFOA

The Economy

2/08    Why Geithner can't save treasury bonds – MoneyWatch
2/08    Alarm spreads over Europe's massive deficits – Google
2/08    End of the bull market for bonds? – MarketWatch
2/08    Unions threaten more strikes against Greek govt – Reuters
2/08    Cloudy California not ready for club med – Wall Street Journal
2/08    Famous last words: US will 'never' lose Aaa debt rating – Mish
2/08    Most Asian stocks decline as European debt concerns increase – Bloomberg
2/08    Rash of retirements pushes Social Security to brink – USA Today
2/08    I want my country back – EClipp TV
2/08    We're Weimar – James Howard Kunstler
2/08    Stephen King: Another Greek tragedy unfolds – The Independent
2/08    Weekend funnies – Economicrot
2/08    Confused? So are the markets – MSN Money
2/08    Forget Greece - the real debt crisis is still to come – MoneyWeek
2/08    BLS seasonal adjustments gone haywire – Mish
2/07    Corporate bond spreads rise most since November – Bloomberg
2/07    Sunday funnies 2010-02-07: lighter side of the news – Mish
2/07    This crisis won't stop moving – New York Times
2/07    Greece needs tougher measures – New York Times
2/07    Nothing has been fixed – MineSet

Precious Metals

2/08    Hard assets for the road ahead – Forbes
2/08    Fundamentals remain sound – The Gold Report
2/08    Just how solid is the gold price? – 24hGold
2/08    Northgate Minerals receives board approval for mine development – Yahoo! Finance
2/08    A stern reality check for gold naysayers – GoldSeek
2/08    The laboon comes – RunToGold.com
2/08    Time to buy precious metals senior and junior stocks? – Minyanville
2/08    The fateful hour – GoldSeek
2/06    John Embry interview – King World News
2/06    Ted Butler interview – King World News
2/05    Brian Nick: time to short gold – HardAssetsInvestor
2/05    Silver stocks smashed and bloodied – Mineweb
2/05    Whack-a-mole, the European edition – Kitco
2/05    Chris Potter: 21st century alchemy - paper to gold – The Gold Report
2/05    Gold prices in free-fall: safe haven my asparagus – Elliott Wave International
2/05    Gold bull Sprott makes lofty call ahead of filings deadline – Yahoo! Finance
2/04    Gold's pick pockets continue to prosper – MineSet
2/04    Gold is testing "floor" theory – Free Gold Money Report
2/04    Precious metals at "bargain basement" prices – Free Gold Money Report

The Dollar

2/08    Spain announces 2010 debt plan – Wall Street Journal
2/08    ECB's Nowotny - Eurozone bonds no "crisis instrument" – New York Times
2/08    European central bank in a squeeze – New York Times
2/08    Geithner says US will "never" lose Aaa debt rating – Bloomberg
2/08    Bloomberg: weak dollar, inflation "illusory" – Finance Trends Matter
2/08    Central bankers will print more money to save Greece – 24hGold
2/08    Euro - anchor of stability – Merk
2/07    Greek Ouzo crisis escalates into global margin call as confidence ebbs – Telegraph
2/07    Is Greece's debt trashing the Euro? – New York Times
2/07    G-7 vows to keep economic stimulus even as budget deficits grow – Bloomberg
2/07    What fate awaits the Euro? – Minyanville

Real Estate Bust

2/08    Metro Atlanta foreclosures skyrocket this month – AJC
2/08    US economy to be hit by second wave of mortgage defaults – The Market Oracle
2/08    After months of declines, home listings on the rise – Boston.com
2/08    Fitch: Prime jumbo RMBS approach 10% delinquent – Calculated Risk
2/08    World's tallest tower closed a month after opening – Associated Press
2/08    Baby boomers busted by housing market collapse – Chicago Tribune
2/08    Homeowners rent out rooms to stave off foreclosure – MercuryNews.com
2/08    High-rise condos saw biggest drop in value last year – Las Vegas Sun
2/07    Foreclosures wreaking havoc on psyche of countless people – Modesto Bee
2/07    Las Vegas foreclosures soared as tourism and gaming declined – IBTimes.com
2/07    Sick and tired of treading water – New York Times
2/07    Mesa Co. foreclosures continue to climb – KJCT 8
2/07    Financial report – TimesDaily.com
2/05    Credit card companies, mortgage lenders battle for desperate dollars – Boston.com
2/05    U.S. commercial property prices hit new cycle low – Reuters
2/05    Beazer Homes reports first quarter fiscal 2010 results – MarketWatch
2/05    Fannie, Freddie hold plenty off the books – TheStreet.com
2/05    Sales of pricey California homes drop in 2009 – Los Angeles Times
2/05    GMAC reports record loss on home mortgage defaults – Implode-O-Meter
2/05    All good things come with a price – Housing Bubble
2/04    Builders go cheap to compete with foreclosures – Wall Street Journal
2/04    Chicago foreclosures soar in 4th quarter – Chicago Tribune

Offshore Investing and Privacy

2/08    German tax cheat gets $10M in damages from bank – Associated Press
2/04    Buy offshore real estate in your retirement plan - second passport – Mark Nestmann
2/04    Germany steals Swiss tax data? – Daily Bell
2/04    Store your passwords in encrypted software – HowToVanish.com
2/01    How to market to the post-crisis buyer – Kiza Associates Mexico
1/31    Germany divided over buying secret Swiss bank data – Reuters
1/31    Can police search your cell phone without a warrant? – Mark Nestmann

Clean Tech

2/08    Will Amyris be next to file for an IPO? – GreenTech Media
2/08    Greentech IPO scorecard: Tesla, Solyndra, Codexis – GreenTech Media
2/08    Ausra gets bought by Areva -- GreenTech Media
2/08    Arava Power gets deals for 15 mid-size solar fields – Solar Plaza
2/08    US solar market to double in the next year – Solar Plaza
2/08    The most promising geothermal energy investment – Seeking Alpha
2/08    US wind energy breaks record with 10 GW added in 2009 – Cleantech Blog
2/07    ITT Corp.'s 4Q net profit up 7.3% – Wall Street Journal
2/07    Will Amyris be next to file for an IPO? – GreenTech Media