New financial regulation bill a farce (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

The World’s Most Expensive Cities 2010 (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

Lack of jobs loosens Democrats’ grip on power (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

Good news on the jobs front: government jobs increase by 600,000 (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

Obama’s promise to bankrupt coal industry to cost 1,000 jobs in upper Midwest (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

The Number One Obstacle to Retirement (Taxes maybe?) (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

Central Banks Turning to Australian and Canadian Dollars (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

Florida Rolling the Dice with Pensions? (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

Unions’ strategy pays off (SOUNDS MORE LIKE THEIR ORGANIZED BUTTS WERE KICKED …) (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

G-20 Leaders Agree to Tackle Deficits Once Economic Recoveries Are Assured

Bond Market Returning 3.4% in Best Year Since `05 Amid Concern Rally Over

China’s Zhou Eyes Bigger Role for Emerging Economies as G-20 Leaders Meet

Bond Distress Rises as Goldman, JPMorgan Vary on Defaults: Credit Markets

Payrolls Probably Fell in June as U.S. Government Cut Staffing for Census

Dollar’s Biggest Rally Since ’05 Buckles as Strategists Draw Line at $1.20

Kuwait Stocks Lead Decline in Middle East on Concern About Global Growth

State budget crises threaten social fabric

G20 TORONTO: Protest turns violent

Billion-dollar security

Police arrest 400+

Economic Outlook: Worsening picture in the US

SurvivalBlog:

New uses for silver to grow demand in next 10 years.

Gold on Longest Winning Streak Since 1920.

More than 40 million now use food stamps

The Friday Follies continue, with bank closures in New Mexico, Georgia, and Florida.

Federal Reserve Cautions on US Economic Growth

Bernanke Needs Fresh Monetary Blitz as US Recovery Falters

Senate Republicans Defeat Jobless Aid Measure Over Deficit Fears

Geithner: US Can “No Longer Drive Global Growth”