Food Stamp Recipients Outnumber Women Who Work Full-Time
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3144270/posts
For each woman who worked full-time, year-round in 2012, there was slightly more than 1 other person collecting food stamps.
Looks like this morning we got metal futures crashing and stock indexes flat. Yesterday's bounce was once again in low volume. While that usually means no interest in higher bidding = more selloff, remember the last rally began with several days of decreasing volume.
more info:
- Shares dip on concerns over Ukraine, Chinese growth Risk appetite faded on financial markets on Tuesday, with shares weaker and bonds firmer as investors weighed up tensions between Russia and Ukraine, downbeat sales reports and signs of slowing growth in China. But an upbeat performance on Wall Street the previous day kept losses in check, as did expectations that U.S. and British inflation figures later on Tuesday will be soft enough to keep interest
- Stocks rally, but this bull sees more pain ahead
- Chinese gold demand may rise 20% by 2017: industry body London (AFP) - China's annual demand for gold could jump around 20 percent by 2017 as more of its increasingly wealthy population seek new ways to make money, the World Gold Council predicted on Tuesday. AFP
- How Obama's Justice Department Selectively Blocks Mergers By Republican CEOs The Obama Department of Justice, led by Eric Holder, must review the merger and decide whether to approve or block it. Unfortunately, the Obama Administration and Justice Department have a long track record of pushing the rule of law aside and making decisions based on politics. (more tx to Chgogal)
- George Soros' 5 Largest Buys Amid Bet Against the S&P 500 ...However, Soros may not be so optimistic about the direction of the market in the near future. The seasoned market reader on Friday revealed owning 7,090,000 "puts" on the S&P 500 SPDR ETF - a bet that the market will go down. The position is sized at 11.1% of his portfolio, making it his largest holding. He hedged the position with a further 405,000 "calls" on the S&P, indicating he is overall bullish on the market...(from thread This Chart Shows Us How Bad The Economy Really Is: Flashing Red Warning a post by Aliska)