Decline of the Dollar

About 1 in 7 in U.S. Receive Food Stamps

Jobless claims hit 8-month high

World Food Prices Rise to Near-Record High as Inflation Speeds Up

FOREX-Dollar tumbles to 3-yr low; data underpins rate view

Obama administration floats draft plan to tax cars by the mile

Fed Up With the Fed?

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Barnes Grills Bernanke on U.S. Debt

Dollar Loses More Ground

Bernanke: Fed Sees Slower Growth, Uptick in Inflation

Economic Growth Slow as Inflation Measure Spikes Up

More people applied for unemployment benefits

Wal-Mart: Our shoppers are ‘running out of money’

Most Americans say U.S. in recession despite data: poll

Silver hits record near $50, first time since 1980

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Fed approaches crossroads as growth slows

Americans Depend More on Government Than at Any Other Time in Nation’s History

Charting the Course to $7 Gas

Oil slips as dollar gains, gasoline up for 34th straight day to $3.86 per gallon

Gas Prices Top $1-a-Gallon Higher than Year Ago; Media Don’t Blame Obama

Euro strikes 16-month high against dollar

Say It Ain’t So, Joe: Coffee Prices Hit 34-Year High

State Considers “Soda Tax”

Home Prices Fall Again

States face $1.26 trillion shortfall in funds to pay retiree benefits

The Obstacles to Running a Business in California

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Don’t Like a Weak Dollar? Might as Well Get Used to It

China should cap forex reserves at 1.3 trillion U.S. dollars: China banker

More Drivers Running Out Of Gas

Orlando gas station charges $5.69 a gallon

IMF bombshell: Age of America nears end

Gold Hits New Record as Dollar Expected to Tumble

Gold price could rise to $1,700 an ounce

Gold and silver continue to surge

OPEC Unlikely to Change Output Despite Price Surge

Energy in America: EPA Rules Force Shell to Abandon Oil Drilling Plans

A Frightening Satellite Tour Of America’s Foreclosure Wastelands

US government’s fiscal plight, the numbers say it all

Obama abdicates on the budget

College Republicans ramp up youth voter targeting efforts with new ad in Iowa

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Federal Borrowing on Pace to Hit Debt Limit in Less Than Week

Government Cash Handouts Now Top Tax Revenues

Dollar weakens against most major currencies

Dollar at 2-1/2-year low, gold near record high

$6 Gas? Could Happen if Dollar Keeps Getting Weaker

Reid Takes Senators on Swanky Taxpayer Funded Junket to China … With Spouses!

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Gallup Finds U.S. Unemployment Hitting 10.3% in February

Layoffs At Pre-Recession Level; Job Openings Down 30%

Greenspan Says Government ‘Activism’ Hampering U.S. Recovery

Oil’s surge felt by drivers, fliers and shoppers

Utah Considers Return to Gold, Silver Coins

John Hathaway – $50 to $60 Silver, US Dollar in Danger

Fed’s balance sheet hits record in latest week

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China ‘Attacks the Dollar’

Why the Dollar’s Reign Is Near an End

The Dollar Collapse Will Shock the World

U.S. Mint Runs Out of Silver?

Rick Rule – Upside Blowout in Gold, Destabilization in Silver

Senate Democrats Unveil Spending Bill… With No Cuts!

Food Prices Reach Record High

UN: food prices hit record high in February

U.S. Postal Service insists it doesn’t need bailout, just access to overpaid retirement funds

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Fed boss sees no quick end to state budget woes

Fed’s Beige Book points to inflation

Bernanke Doesn’t Rule Out More Bond Buying to Aid Economy

Fed chairman warns local authorities on debt risk

Dollar slips ahead of Europe central bank comments

China says yuan could become a reserve currency: report

As Oil Surges, Memories of the ’70s Return

Oil jumps above $102 per barrel

White House Strategy on Rising Oil prices? ‘Monitoring Them’

Gold Hits New High

Look For Another Short-term Funding Bill – GOP Asks: White House Invite? What Invite?

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Egyptian Civil Strife Sends Oil Close To $100 On Suez Canal Fears

Credit card rates at record highs near 15%

Specter of Currency War Rears Its Head at Davos

All 100 Ounce Silver Bars Will be Gone in a Matter of Days

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‘Explosive’ Food Prices the Biggest Risk: Analyst

The Economist Commodity-Index

World is ‘one poor harvest’ from chaos, new book warns

House GOP Gives Obama Ultimatum on Debt Ceiling

CBS poll: 77% Say Cut Spending, 9% Say Raise Taxes

TheDC Morning: Budget crises turn Democratic governors into deficit hawks

Chinese President Criticizes Fed Reserve, Questions U.S. Dollar

Obama’s Push for China Currency Changes Could Cost U.S. Consumers

New GOP Lawmakers Want Action on China Currency

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