Dimon: About 100 US Local Governments Not Going to “Make It”

Meredith Whitney, CEO of the Meredith Whitney Advisory Group, has been beating the drum for some time that state and local governments continue to spend far beyond their means. More recently, she added that this year hundreds of billions in US municipal bonds are likely to default.

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A Gold Price, Roubini and Currency Overview

Gold Over $1,090 and Climbing Did you see the strong performance that gold put in yesterday? And it didnt stop there Overnight, gold is up another $7 on top of the $20 gain it had yesterday So $1,090 and change should look pretty good to you right about now That is as long as you are a gold holder! [Read more...]

Roubini and Gold

Roubini Doesn't Believe in Gold Nouriel Roubini shares some thoughts about gold in this interview with IndexUniverse, drawing the same conclusion that millions of investors have drawn - gold can't go significantly higher without high inflation or Armageddon, neither of which are imminent. [Read more...]