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Check out nine-year old Sam talking about Wall Street pulling a reverse Robin Hood. That's either one smart or one well-rehearsed young man.

Also see Greece in turmoil over austerity from the FT.

I wanted to highlight a few articles on Greece below. Due to time constraints, I cannot translate this Dagens Nyheter article (Borg tror inte Greklands plan räcker - DN.se). But the general gist is one of Sweden’s premier Borg supporting…

The Atlantic has an epic piece on employment trends in America in this month’s issue.  This is a must-read piece of journalism, not just for the anecdotes and analysis of this particular downturn, but also for its statistics and…

From cuddly teddy bear, to growling starving bear, here is your bear market index, courtesy of FallStreet.com. Hat tip Scott.  

The latest piece of big news in the sovereign debt crisis comes, remarkably, from Iceland. The country collapsed into depression after its experiment as an open economy with a large banking sector went pear shaped. After a debt-fuelled…

You kind of saw this coming didn’t you. Asians remember the Depression that began there a decade ago all too vividly. Many still see the West to blame because of the draconian economic policy solutions meted out by the IMF, including now-US…

Below are two videos and an article recounting the recent social unrest in Iran. Also see Biggest protests in months take place in Iran from the FT

See also FT.com - Berlusconi assaulted at Milan rally

The Irish government announced draconian spending cuts of 6 billion Euros in order to stave off a debt crisis in the worst modern-day downturn in the nation’s history.  Even so, Irish government bond yields have been rising relative to…