» Featured</h1> <article> <h1>Welfare States Decline Along With Youth Population</h1> <p>Bill Bonner — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:00:16 +0000</p> Yes, dear reader, it looks to us as though the welfare state is kaput. Because it depends on the future to support it. And guess what, there is no future… Ha ha… Remember the Population Bomb of the â€™70s? If weâ€™re not mistaken that was Paul Erhlichâ€™s dire, neo-Malthusian warning. There were soon going to [...]<p><a href="http://dailyreckoning.com/welfare-states-decline-along-with-youth-population/">Welfare States Decline Along With Youth Population</a> originally appeared in the <a href="http://dailyreckoning.com">Daily Reckoning</a>. The Daily Reckoning, offers a uniquely refreshing, perspective on the global economy, investing, gold, stocks and today's markets. Its been called "the most entertaining read of the day." </p> </article> <article> <h1>Burning the Economic Toast</h1> <p>The Mogambo Guru — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:00:11 +0000</p> Even though I have been drinking so that my speech is slurred after testing some crazy idea that I could drink away my utter horror at the death and dying of the US dollar and economy, history is, on the other hand, being made crystal clear that when a country is so idiotic as to [...]<p><a href="http://dailyreckoning.com/burning-the-economic-toast/">Burning the Economic Toast</a> originally appeared in the <a href="http://dailyreckoning.com">Daily Reckoning</a>. The Daily Reckoning, offers a uniquely refreshing, perspective on the global economy, investing, gold, stocks and today's markets. Its been called "the most entertaining read of the day." </p> </article> <article> <h1>One Business that Doesnâ€™t Need a Bailout</h1> <p>Dave Gonigam — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:00:53 +0000</p> Sign of the Times, Part 1: Federal bailout spending now exceeds the inflation-adjusted cost of World War II, according to our friends at the Independent Institute. Senior Fellow William Shugart says World War II cost $3.6 trillion, but the bailouts now top $4 trillion. Thatâ€™s actual money out of the taxpayerâ€™s pocket, as opposed to [...]<p><a href="http://dailyreckoning.com/one-business-that-doesnt-need-a-bailout/">One Business that Doesn’t Need a Bailout</a> originally appeared in the <a href="http://dailyreckoning.com">Daily Reckoning</a>. The Daily Reckoning, offers a uniquely refreshing, perspective on the global economy, investing, gold, stocks and today's markets. Its been called "the most entertaining read of the day." </p> </article> <article> <h1>The Stock Market Has Hit Its Low!â€¦Sort of</h1> <p>Puru Saxena — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:00:36 +0000</p> Global stock markets are in a multi-year bull-market and nominal prices are likely to appreciate for several more months. In our view, we are currently amidst a normal multi-week consolidation phase and most stock markets are likely to stage a sharp year-end advance. Look. We know that the developed economies are in trouble and they [...]<p><a href="http://dailyreckoning.com/the-stock-market-has-hit-its-low-sort-of/">The Stock Market Has Hit Its Low!…Sort of</a> originally appeared in the <a href="http://dailyreckoning.com">Daily Reckoning</a>. The Daily Reckoning, offers a uniquely refreshing, perspective on the global economy, investing, gold, stocks and today's markets. Its been called "the most entertaining read of the day." </p> </article> <article> <h1>The Patent Office Could be to Blame for a US â€œInnovation Crisisâ€�</h1> <p>Rocky Vega — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:26:21 +0000</p> Pat Choate, author of “Saving Capitalism From The Capitalists” and “Dangerous Business: The Risks of Globalization for America,” appears on Yahoo’s tech ticker to describe what he sees as America’s innovation crisis, a problem stemming from the massive backlog at the US Patent Office. Here are a two of Choateâ€™s key points: Small businesses create [...]<p><a href="http://dailyreckoning.com/the-patent-office-could-be-to-blame-for-a-us-innovation-crisis/">The Patent Office Could be to Blame for a US “Innovation Crisis”</a> originally appeared in the <a href="http://dailyreckoning.com">Daily Reckoning</a>. The Daily Reckoning, offers a uniquely refreshing, perspective on the global economy, investing, gold, stocks and today's markets. Its been called "the most entertaining read of the day." </p> </article> <article> <h1>How to be a Successful Investor in an Immutable Marketplace</h1> <p>Eric Fry — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:00:49 +0000</p> As the Labor Day holiday ended, so did the stock marketâ€™s holiday from underlying economic trends. Last week, the stock market was all about â€œbetter than expected.â€� On the first day this new week, however, the market was all about â€œworse than hoped.â€� Last week, for example, the stock market celebrated a loss of 54,000 [...]<p><a href="http://dailyreckoning.com/how-to-be-a-successful-investor-in-an-immutable-marketplace/">How to be a Successful Investor in an Immutable Marketplace</a> originally appeared in the <a href="http://dailyreckoning.com">Daily Reckoning</a>. The Daily Reckoning, offers a uniquely refreshing, perspective on the global economy, investing, gold, stocks and today's markets. Its been called "the most entertaining read of the day." </p> </article> <article> <h1>Let it Be: Solving the Slump in the US Real Estate Market</h1> <p>Bill Bonner — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:00:23 +0000</p> Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be… Simple words of wisdom â€“ let it be The Dow lost 107 points on its first day of trading after Labor Day. Gold rose to within $3 of its all-time high. What do you make of it, dear reader? Watch the bonds… We [...]<p><a href="http://dailyreckoning.com/let-it-be-solving-the-slump-in-the-us-real-estate-market/">Let it Be: Solving the Slump in the US Real Estate Market</a> originally appeared in the <a href="http://dailyreckoning.com">Daily Reckoning</a>. The Daily Reckoning, offers a uniquely refreshing, perspective on the global economy, investing, gold, stocks and today's markets. Its been called "the most entertaining read of the day." </p> </article> <article> <h1>Strong Yen Brings Predictable Response from Japanese Officials</h1> <p>Chuck Butler — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:39:10 +0000</p> The risk aversion fog that drifted over the currencies yesterday has remained in place this morning, with just faint signs of lifting here and there. The Japanese yen (JPY) moved back to its 15-year high level versus the dollar yesterday, and the Swiss franc (CHF) pushed above 99-cents on its way to parity with the [...]<p><a href="http://dailyreckoning.com/strong-yen-brings-predictable-response-from-japanese-officials/">Strong Yen Brings Predictable Response from Japanese Officials</a> originally appeared in the <a href="http://dailyreckoning.com">Daily Reckoning</a>. The Daily Reckoning, offers a uniquely refreshing, perspective on the global economy, investing, gold, stocks and today's markets. Its been called "the most entertaining read of the day." </p> </article> <article> <h1>Startling Increase in UK Food Price Inflation</h1> <p>Rocky Vega — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:08:49 +0000</p> Because of rapidly rising commodity costs the UK has experienced its quickest rate of food price inflation this year during the month of August, according to the British Real Consortium. In particular, wheat and sugar are two key ingredients behind steeply increasing expenses for food makers. According to Bloomberg: “Food prices rose an annual 3.8 [...]<p><a href="http://dailyreckoning.com/startling-increase-in-uk-food-price-inflation/">Startling Increase in UK Food Price Inflation</a> originally appeared in the <a href="http://dailyreckoning.com">Daily Reckoning</a>. The Daily Reckoning, offers a uniquely refreshing, perspective on the global economy, investing, gold, stocks and today's markets. Its been called "the most entertaining read of the day." </p> </article> <article> <h1>An Alternative to the High Cost of College Tuition</h1> <p>Bill Bonner — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00:09 +0000</p> Wonder why university fees are so outrageously high? The question comes to us at least once a year. Weâ€™ve had at least one child in college for the last 14 years â€“ often two. Year after year, tuition costs rise. A study reported in The Economist shows tuition rising at two to three times faster [...]<p><a href="http://dailyreckoning.com/an-alternative-to-the-high-cost-of-college-tuition/">An Alternative to the High Cost of College Tuition</a> originally appeared in the <a href="http://dailyreckoning.com">Daily Reckoning</a>. The Daily Reckoning, offers a uniquely refreshing, perspective on the global economy, investing, gold, stocks and today's markets. Its been called "the most entertaining read of the day." </p> </article> </main></body></html>