How many lies are the foundation of our financial system?

You'd think that a guy with $850 billion in his pocket could pretty much name his own price. But central planners always seem to run into a ditch.

The bargain was struck yesterday. The rich get to hold onto their money for another two years. And the poor get another 13 months of unemployment benefits. Win-win, right?

The feds are supposed to pursue corrupt operators. But now the feds are at the center of the racket.

An Indian investor can be optimistic.  He should be optimistic.  He should want to own a piece of the future.

The financial system is based on fraud?

The Fed is now bailing out the whole world! But who will bail out the Fed?

World financial authorities have a number of balls in the air.  Gold market investors are betting that the authorities are going to drop one of these balls.

And if the euro fails, banks fail, companies fail, trade fails, and then US companies fail.  Who knows where this would lead?

When Europe brought out the euro in 2002, it changed everything. All of a sudden, you could lend money to Ireland or Greece without having to worry about the Irish pound or the Greek drachma.