Prime U.S. Mortgage Foreclosures Rise to Record

Stocks, Commodities Rise on Irish Rescue Talks, Economic Data

Ireland Turns to EU as Trichet Says ECB Aid Limited

FoxBusiness: GM Shares Up in Market Debut

BOB RUBIN: “US In Terribly Dangerous Territory,” Bond Market May Be Headed For “Implosion”

The Real Cause Of Europe’s Sovereign Debt Crisis: Mamma’s Boys

RUMOR: Ireland Threatens To Leave The Euro Unless It Can Keep Its Low Tax Rates

If You Say QE Has Failed Because Rates Are Going Up, You’re Not Paying Attention

Like Hell There’s No Inflation

SocGen Explains How To Value Gold And Why You Want To Own It

Chinese Researchers Find Official Statistics Massively Understating Inflation

Knight Research’ Stunning Call: “The Game Is Over” (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

I Don’t Feel Sorry for Californians Anymore (Hat Tip: Nancy Jacques)

Why Small Business Owners Trust the Tea Party (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

Fearing Tea Party Ax, Orrin Hatch Ups Tax-Cut Ante (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

China vows to tame inflation, price controls in reserve (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

Fed orders new ‘stress tests’ for banks (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

Yuan Premium in Hong Kong Shrinks 77% as PBOC Provides Funds: China Credit (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

Obama signs order clarifying church-state relationship (Aren’t we lucky to have the rookie Hussein?) (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

THE BIG DAY: GM’s Stock Roars Into High Gear

Feds to take initial loss on first sale

Share Offering Mostly Sold in N America

China buys 1% stake

STREET: Investors should stay clear due to audit problems

House Dems want $12 billion more in jobless benefits

Fears of new food crisis as prices soar

Troubled California to Restructure Debt Sales

Bond Woe Bodes Ill for States

FEC Likely to Allow Obama Bailout for Biden

U.S. considering combining military, international affairs budgets (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

New Google Phone to Replace Credit Cards? (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

Fed Bond Buy Lays An Egg Here, Abroad (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

BREAKING: Senate votes cloture on S 510 – must now be voted on in 60 days (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

‘New Socialist Republic in North America’ Constitution (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

Is A 6.5% VAT Coming? (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

GM Won’t Commit to Bailout Repayment… After Claiming Bailout Repayment Was Already Made

Update: GOP Sen. DeMint, Rep. Pence introduce bill to stop $3.9 trillion Obama tax hikes

12 Facts That Will Blow Your Mind – Federal Employees And Members Of Congress Are Getting Rich While Those Of Us Who Pay Their Salaries Suffer

Could The Financial Crisis Erupting In Ireland, Portugal, Greece And Spain Lead To The End Of The Euro And The Break Up Of The European Union?

Obama demands Jews lease their land (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

Hinde Capital’s Ben Davies: Global Debt Has Peaked And There Is No Exit [PRESENTATION]

What Kind of Gold Standard?

Dialectic Money

Headline of the Month

Food price index jumps 10.30% (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

Food Fight Breaks Out in Senate (Hat Tip: Brian B.)

Economic Suicide the Keynesian Way [Keynes a homosexual pedophile!] (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

President Obama outlines allowable religious practices for federally-funded organizations (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

Morning Bell: Does The FDA Really Need More Power?

The Lame Duck’s Seven Must Do Items

Soaking the Rich Would Not Solve the Long-Term Deficit Crisis

Is a U.S.–China Battle Already Underway—in Cyberspace?

Boomers Age of Appetites Leaves Americans with Tough Policy and Personal Choices

The Obama Administration’s Self-Destructive Trade Policy

Feds Probe Salaries at Bankrupt Megachurch (Hat Tip: Jean Stoner)

Going Soft? AP Says U.S. Chamber Won‘t Oppose Obama in ’12, Supports QE2

SurvivalBlog:

Letter Re: Bernanke’s Absurd Quantitative Easing Jobs Claims

The global debt clock

Panel sounds foreclosure warning, industry downplays.

The EU’s Lies Blow Up In Their Face.

Poverty in America, The Big Picture

Euro under siege as now Portugal hits panic button

Who’s next? First Greece went bust. Now Ireland is on the brink of a bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.

New York State Manufacturing Plunges

Wal-Mart Investors Set Low Bar in US Stores

Stocks Sink On Asian Inflation, Euro Debt Fears

Economy Splits For Wal-Mart, Saks Clienteles

California Will Default On Debt, Says Chris Whalen

“The history of government management of money has, except for a few short happy periods, been one of incessant fraud and deception.” – Friedrich Hayek