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I've recently had a lot of inquiries via e-mail, asking about bank runs, and the possibility of a national "bank holiday". For many months I have warned that both are possible. Even mainstream news outlets like Forbes magazine are discussing it. But keep in mind that with the growing prevalence...

RL sent us this hard-hitting piece: The "Mark To Model" Lie o o o Just as I predicted, things are looking grim for the hedge funds: Market chaos batters hedge-fund star. By borrowing short and lending long, they are at huge risk when credit markets fluctuate widely. And in...

Craig R. and Costa Rica Jones both sent us the link to this amazing video clip: Life in Foreclosure Alley. Do you remember what I wrote about "Midnight Flits"? Don't miss the part near the end where they spray paint a dead lawn green. Its all about "curb appeal." ...

Rourke flagged this article from Marysville, California: Preparing for financial apocalypse: Wall Street scare has some thinking chaos coming o o o Commander Zero posted some interesting commentary in his blog about why people don't prepare, even in the face of immediate and overwhelming threats

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No big surprise by now, I work for an accounting firm.  Oh, what’s that?  Oh yes, that’s right, it’s a consulting firm with a high percentage of accountants, including a plethora of CPAs.  “Accounting firm” is so 1950s-ish.

Some more newspaper gleanings, most coming from our Economic editor: Citigroup to buy Wachovia banking operations -- Bailout Failure Will Cause US To Crash (For full disclosure, I would append the headline with: "But Bailout Success Will Cause Dollar to Crash") -- UK Banker Leaps To Death In Front

"BeePrepared" wrote us to recommend the Hippo Roller as a method to transport large amounts of water without a vehicle. o o o Cheryl (our Economic Editor) sent us this raft of news and commentary. The first item should not come as a surprise to you, since I've been...

Some Treehuggers concede that we may be right, after all, even if we do use Excessive and Gratuitous Acronym Diversions (EGADs). o o o From our Economic Editor, starting with the most disturbing news: Bloomberg Analyst Marc Faber: $700 Billion Bailout Could Balloon To $5 Trillion -- WaMu Is...

Cheryl, our Economic Editor, sent us these: Congress Restarts Troubled Bailout Talks -- Stocks Mostly Decline As Investors Remain Tense Over Bailout -- WaMu Becomes Biggest Bank To Fail In US History -- Wachovia In Huge Mortgage Mess -- UK Banks May Get $180bn From US Bailout -- Wachovia...