Scandals
Is there a price-fixing scandal brewing in the oil market?
economist.com
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Deals
Tumblr, and its cool-kid status, may be worth $1 billion to Yahoo
allthingsd.com
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JPMorgan
"The current Chairman of J.P. Morgan should be run out of town on a rail"
epicureandealmaker.blogspot.com
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New Normal
Greek shipping magnates are not really feeling the whole economic depression thing
world.time.com
Discussion
Reuters
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Goldbuggery
Five reasons that might explain yellow metal's price collapse
qz.com
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Simone Foxman:
RT @MatthewPhillips: Yee-hah! Gold @ $1,399. More here: http://t.co/cjRZZdWGHS http://t.co/KGERpmQKR8
Goldbuggery
"Money has always been whatever society agrees on"
armstrongeconomics.com
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Izabella Kaminska:
Does money have to be backed? (Answer: no) "Money has always been whatever society agrees on." http://t.co/K5j659OhFe
Goldbuggery
Credit, forget it: Reserve Bank of India bans bank loans to purchase gold
professional.wsj.com
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Goldbuggery
Nothing scares Wall St into political spending like a crusade against the gold standard
theatlantic.com
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Nick Confessore:
Alternate view: As share of GDP, 1896 by far the priciest presidential election. http://t.co/HWTaSbpE
Goldbuggery
Gold is just another commodity until it trades like a government bond
soberlook.com
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Goldbuggery
Utah passes bill to allow gold and silver to be used as currency
civsourceonline.com
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Lauren Tara LaCapra:
Utah to accept gold & silver bullion as currency http://t.co/ghCxHBsL
Goldbuggery
Really strange places to hide your gold
bloomberg.com
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Lauren Young:
RT @WealthWatch: Where do you hide YOUR gold?? (Wait, don't answer that.) Hiding Gold in All the Unusual Places http://t.co/7LQ0OSiH
Goldbuggery
Chavez nationalizes the Venezuela gold industry
businessweek.com
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Joseph Weisenthal:
Meanwhile, Hugo Chavez just nationalized the gold industry http://t.co/XUXxuEQr
Goldbuggery
New Trump tenant pays six-figure deposit entirely in gold bars
WSJ.com
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The River
Fiscally Speaking
5/17
CBO compares the Obama and congressional budget plans
Oxpeckers
5/17
4 Sources
"Sponsored Content Pretty Fucking Awesome"
The Fed
5/17
2 Sources
Why the US and Europe need a tad more inflation
New Normal
5/17
5 Sources
Why the housing market continues to disappoint: supply-side issues
Helpful Reiminders
5/17
2 Sources
Americans say a family of four needs nearly $60,000 per year to get by
Black market
5/17
Argentina is considering amnesty for those who launder money through its banks
Valuations
5/17
1 Sources
No one is sure if this mansion listed at $190 million is actually worth that much
Alpha
5/17
1 Sources
Bill Ackman is investing in a $90 million New York penthouse
TBTF
5/16
2 Sources
The idea that you can wind down a failing megabank in some orderly fashion is probably a myth
EU Mess
5/16
3 Sources
It's banks that are killing Europe, not simply austerity
EU Mess
5/16
3 Sources
Europe's Central Bank now even wronger on inflation
The Oracle
5/16
7 Sources
S&P has downgraded Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway
Growth Industries
5/16
4 Sources
The US government expects to make $51 billion from student loans this year
Fiscally Speaking
5/16
2 Sources
The CBO is still likely over-estimating future deficits
Oxpeckers
5/16
3 Sources
The New Yorker welcomes your anonymous leaks (but still won't publish your sonnets)
Housing
5/16
1 Sources
There may or may not be a housing bubble in places like Brooklyn and Menlo Park, CA
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