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By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com It seems every week in the mainstream media there are multiple references to the so-called economic recovery 2011. There has been some good news about profits at Ford, Chrysler and General Motors in recent weeks, and GM
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com The Federal Reserve held its first press conference in its 97 year history last week. In my mind, it did this because it recognizes the deep financial trouble the U.S. is in. It wants to put a
Gas prices 2011! Oil prices are on the rise. The price per barrel rose again yesterday, and so did gas prices. According to AAA, the national average price of unleaded gasoline added a penny, climbing to $3.879 per gallon. It is
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com More and more, I am finding stories produced by the mainstream media where the headline doesn’t jibe with the actual story that follows. A USA Today (newspaper) story from the “Money” section yesterday is a great example
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Gold hit an all-time high this week—again. The yellow metal briefly topped $1,500 an ounce before falling back down a few dollars. The world has become increasingly nervous about the size of the growing U.S. debt. Just
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Gold hit another all-time high yesterday, closing well over $1,450 per ounce. Silver’s closing price of more than $39 per ounce is the highest it has been in 31 years. Why the big jump in gold and
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Last Friday, I wrote a piece called “Could America be Pushed over the Economic Edge?” It was about how Libya, Japan or even covert economic warfare (from America’s enemies) could push the U.S. into another financial meltdown.
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com It’s official. The U.S. transferred command of the Libyan no-fly-zone to NATO yesterday, but don’t think that ends U.S. involvement. Crienglish.com is reporting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be heading to London next week to discuss
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Last Friday, the Federal Reserve announced it completed its so-called Fed stress test on 19 of the country’s largest banks. Improved financial health allows some banks to “increase or restart dividend payments, buy back shares, or repay
The world looked like a scary place yesterday for gold and silver investors. There was a lot of talk about a global economic slowdown. The price of oil dropped, and gold and silver sold off. In the grand scheme of things,
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com This weekend, violence continued to erupt in the Middle East. In Libya, the Gaddafi government launched counter attacks against the rebels. Many fear there is a full blown civil war brewing in that oil rich country. Yemeni
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (revised) In Guilford County, North Carolina, the Register of Deeds, Jeff Thigpen, is questioning if his county was cheated out of more than a million dollars real estate fees because banks did not file proper chain of ownership
What is going on in the Middle East is breathtaking and frightening at the same time. The unrest and outright middle east revolution is not going to be a pathway to peace and prosperity. Libya is sliding into a bloody civil
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Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (updated) The government released a nasty little inflation rate surprise yesterday. Prices increased .4% in January, which was 33.3% higher than the expected .3% increase. It should come as no surprise to anyone who fills up at a
