Economy News for Fri 20 Apr 2012

[Cheryl Nelson]

Currency Wars:  Gambling With Other People's Money

http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article34216.html

China Buying Gold At Discount

http://seekingalpha.com/article/513501-china-buying-gold-at-discount

How Iceland Recovered Without Bailing Out Banks

http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-04-13/news/31335368_1_icesave-iceland-financial-crisis

Jobs Beat Foreclosures as Housing-Market Guide

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-20/jobs-beat-foreclosures-as-housing-market-guide.html

Stocks, Commodities, Euro Gain On Earnings, German Data

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-20/asian-stocks-korean-won-drop-u-s-equity-futures-gain.html

Falling Energy Prices:  Good For Jobs, Not So Good For Gasoline

http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/breakout/falling-energy-prices-good-jobs-not-good-gas-182715577.html;_ylt=AgCWr79twCVu.krT_v7nqgOiuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTNzb3I0Y2VhBG1pdANGUCBCcmVha291dARwa2cDYjQzNTIwYzctZjFkMS0zZTljLTlhNmEtNDQ4M2VkZWRmNTZiBHBvcwMyBHNlYwNNZWRpYVNlY3Rpb25MaXN0BHZlcgM4YWVkMTdiMC04YjFhLTExZTEtYmY2ZC05NWFjODRmYzdmMDE-;_ylg=X3oDMTFvdnRqYzJoBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3

Earnings, Fed To Prove Skeptics Wrong

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/earnings-fed-prove-skeptics-wrong-215428335.html;_ylt=AjJcwCpa9cAIKdd_3IlcvxmiuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTQza3UzZ2c4BG1pdANGaW5hbmNlIEZQIEp1bWJvdHJvbiBMaXRlBHBrZwMzMmE2OTJiZC0yM2U0LTM2MjYtYWJhNS03MTNiNjAwMjNlMjMEcG9zAzEEc2VjA2p1bWJvdHJvbgR2ZXIDNTY2ZTYwNjAtOGIzNC0xMWUxLWJmZmYtNGFjZGYxMDkwNDE3;_ylg=X3oDMTFvdnRqYzJoBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3

Dow Closes Week With Gain, But Nasdaq Slips

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-stock-futures-signal-higher-084506401.html;_ylt=AuM1WKWS9iRHa8G45MG8VcaiuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTQ0MzF2bGdsBG1pdANGaW5hbmNlIEZQIFRvcCBTdG9yeSBSaWdodARwa2cDY2RhYjUxZjItMWE0OS0zY2JkLWJmYjQtNzBlNjg1MmZlMTcxBHBvcwM4BHNlYwN0b3Bfc3RvcnkEdmVyAzY2ZTQ3YjkyLThiMmItMTFlMS1iNzNkLWI0N2IzYTM0MmQ2Mg--;_ylg=X3oDMTFvdnRqYzJoBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3

Fears Rise That Recovery May Falter In The Spring

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fears-rise-recovery-may-falter-103404317.html;_ylt=AkCuFI.F1f9GyxNWfj4BOI2iuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTRiODgwZ241BG1pdANGUCBDb21tZW50YXJ5IGFuZCBBbmFseXNpcwRwa2cDZjY5YWRjOWUtZjkxYi0zOGE4LWE3YzUtYmNmZjZiNDRiODQ5BHBvcwMyBHNlYwNNZWRpYVNlY3Rpb25MaXN0BHZlcgM1YWEzMzIxMC04YWQ0LTExZTEtOWZmYS02MTM5ZDMxMmQxNDI-;_ylg=X3oDMTFvdnRqYzJoBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3