Inside the Ring: Russia Builds Up, U.S. Down

http://economicrisis.com/inside-the-ring-russia-builds-up-u-s-down/6918 Inside the Ring: Russia Builds Up, U.S. Down As the Obama administration prepares to launch a new round of strategic nuclear missile cuts, Russia’s strategic nuclear forces are undergoing a major...

North Korea says it won’t warn South Korea before an attack

http://economicrisis.com/north-korea-says-it-wont-warn-south-korea-before-an-attack/4875 North Korea says it won’t warn South Korea before an attack North Korea is raising the temperature on its neighbors, saying in its latest threat that it would not give any warning...

Gold Sinks to 10-month Low on Bearish Fed Signal

Gold Sinks to 10-month Low on Bearish Fed Signal Companies exploring for gold, silver and other precious metals took a beating this week, dragged down by a sell off that occurred on Wednesday and by a signal from the US Federal Reserve that quantitative easing could let...

China Warns Tensions Must be ‘defused’ in Deepening Korea Crisis

http://economicrisis.com/china-warns-tensions-must-be-defused-in-deepening-korea-crisis/3773 China Warns Tensions Must be ‘defused’ in Deepening Korea Crisis The abrupt set of exchanges came after Pyongyang shut down the last shared link with the South by refusing...

N. Korea approves nuclear strike on United States

http://economicrisis.com/n-korea-approves-nuclear-strike-on-united-states/3764 N. Korea approves nuclear strike on United States North Korea dramatically escalated its warlike rhetoric on Thursday, warning that it had authorised plans for nuclear strikes on targets in...

PRECIOUS-Gold off 4-week low, firm equities likely to weigh

http://1goldinvestment.com/precious-gold-off-4-week-low-firm-equities-likely-to-weigh/ PRECIOUS-Gold off 4-week low, firm equities likely to weigh After falling to its weakest in nearly four weeks in the previous session, but gains look set to be capped by firm equities...

Gold settles at lowest level in nearly four weeks

http://1goldinvestment.com/gold-settles-at-lowest-level-in-nearly-four-weeks/ Gold settles at lowest level in nearly four weeks Gold futures fell sharply Tuesday to end at their lowest level in nearly four weeks, as strength in the dollar and a rally in U.S. equities...

PRECIOUS-Gold stretches gains as weak U.S. data hits dollar

PRECIOUS-Gold stretches gains as weak U.S. data hits dollar Tuesday, with the dollar dropping after disappointing U.S. data stoked concerns about a patchy recovery in the world largest economy. But investors were loth to build positions too much ahead of payrolls data on...

PRECIOUS-Gold rises on China PMI data; flirts with $1,600

PRECIOUS-Gold rises on China PMI data; flirts with $1,600 Gold firmed on Monday, as signs that China economic recovery was gaining traction could boost demand for commodities, but prices could be capped by worries about the debt crisis in Cyprus and the weakness of the...

Stock Market Ignores Downside Reversal

http://economicrisis.com/stock-market-ignores-downside-reversal/708 Stock Market Ignores Downside Reversal Apparently the equity bulls are right back to work after “suffering” through a whopping two day correction in their permanently rising stock market. As you...

Red Dawn, and the absurd premise of N. Korea invading the U.S.

When I was a kid I went to see the 1984 movie, Red Dawn at a drive-in. I was still naive enough at the time to believe that the Soviets could invade the U.S., as the film shows. Heck, the Soviets might not even have had a navy that could have invaded Canada. But, at least...