321energy :: Equating Economics, Energy and Oil :: John Howe

321energy :: Equating Economics, Energy and Oil :: John Howe: "NOTHING OF SUBSTANCE MOVES OR GROWS WITHOUT ENERGY"

Bernanke explains crisis to 'average Americans' - MarketWatch

Bernanke explains crisis to 'average Americans' - MarketWatch: "WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke discussed the economy with average Americans on Sunday, saying the current financial crisis could be even more virulent than the Great Depression."

Jul 27, 2009 Fort Knox, Fort Hocks or Fort Shocks: Stewart Dougherty 321gold ...s

Jul 27, 2009 Fort Knox, Fort Hocks or Fort Shocks: Stewart Dougherty 321gold ...s

FT.com / Video & Audio / Interactive graphics - Gold: unstable metal

Interactive graphics - Gold: unstable metal: "Click on the timeline points below to see which economic and political events have driven the gold price from 1900 to present day, and expand the red shaded area for an in-depth look at gold trading during the recession."

Americans' wealth drops $1.3 trillion - Jun. 11, 2009

Americans' wealth drops $1.3 trillion - Jun. 11, 2009: "Fed report shows a decline of home values and the stock market cut the nation's wealth to $50.4 trillion."

Americans' wealth drops $1.3 trillion - Jun. 11, 2009

Americans' wealth drops $1.3 trillion - Jun. 11, 2009: "NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Americans saw $1.3 trillion of wealth vaporize in the first quarter of 2009, as the stock market and home values continued to decline, according to a government report released Thursday."

Bloomberg.com: News

Bloomberg.com: News: "June 1 (Bloomberg) -- Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., the third-largest U.S. life insurer by 2008 sales, has bought gold for the first time the company’s 152-year history to hedge against further asset declines.

“Gold just seems to make sense; it’s a store of value,” Chief Executive Officer Edward Zore said in an interview following his comments at a conference hosted by Standard & Poor’s in Brooklyn. “In the Depression, gold did very, very well.”"