Monday, April 25, 2011

Gold Hits New Record as Dollar Expected to Tumble | The Blaze

Gold Hits New Record as Dollar Expected to Tumble | The Blaze: "Gold hit another record in trading on Monday as the dollar is expected to tumble against other currencies, CNBC reports.

Gold hit $1,517.71 an ounce, before easing to $1,515.65, up 0.8 percent, says CNBC. U.S. gold futures also rose to an all-time high, at $1,518.6 an ounce"

Obama’s Easter Sunday Pastor Rails Against Racist Talk Radio (Compares Rush to KKK!) | The Blaze

Obama’s Easter Sunday Pastor Rails Against Racist Talk Radio (Compares Rush to KKK!) | The Blaze: "The media stood and applauded yesterday when President Obama and his family went to church for Easter. Yesterday’s visit to Shiloh Baptist Church in D.C. shows again that Obama really is a man of faith, the reports seem to suggest."

Syrian forces kill 25 in Deraa

Syrian forces kill 25 in Deraa: "Syrian forces reportedly shot and killed at least 25 anti-regime protestors in Deraa on a day when Syria closed all its land border crossings with neighboring Jordan, following the deployment of Syrian army tanks in the southern border city of Deraa to crush a pro-democracy uprising."

AFP: Chinese Christians held at Easter service: church

AFP: Chinese Christians held at Easter service: church: "BEIJING — Up to 30 members of a Chinese evangelical church were arrested on Sunday for trying to hold an Easter service in defiance of the officially atheist government, a member of the clergy said."

Obama a quick study on creating commissions | Hayley Peterson | Politics | Washington Examiner

Obama a quick study on creating commissions | Hayley Peterson | Politics | Washington Examiner: "As a candidate for president, Barack Obama called study commissions created by politicians 'Washington-speak for we'll get back to you later."

Gasoline Prices In Chicago Are Highest In Nation « Gasoline Prices In Chicago Are Highest In Nation « CBS Chicago

Gasoline Prices In Chicago Are Highest In Nation « Gasoline Prices In Chicago Are Highest In Nation « CBS Chicago: "According to the Lundberg survey, the average price for a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline in Chicago now stands at $4.27–a 12 cent increase in the past two weeks. And that’s just the average. Several stations in Chicago were selling gasoline for between $4.60 and $4.70 a gallon, according to chicagogasprices.com."

IMF bombshell: Age of America nears end Brett Arends' ROI - MarketWatch

IMF bombshell: Age of America nears end Brett Arends' ROI - MarketWatch: "For the first time, the international organization has set a date for the moment when the “Age of America” will end and the U.S. economy will be overtaken by that of China.


IMF sees China topping U.S. in 2016
According to the latest IMF official forecasts, China's economy will surpass that of America in real terms in 2016 — just five years from now. Brett Arends looks at the implications for the U.S. dollar and the Treasury market.

And it’s a lot closer than you may think.

According to the latest IMF official forecasts, China’s economy will surpass that of America in real terms in 2016 — just five years from now."

Don't Like a Weak Dollar? Might as Well Get Used to It - CNBC

Don't Like a Weak Dollar? Might as Well Get Used to It - CNBC: "Weakness in the US dollar, which is causing everything to go up—including gas prices, food and stocks—is unlikely to go away soon as a selling frenzy hits the currency market."