Economy News for Fri 27 Apr 2012

[Cheryl Nelson]

Gold Will Win Money War

http://usawatchdog.com/gold-will-win-money-war/

Derivatives:  The Unregulated Global Casino For Banks

http://demonocracy.info/infographics/usa/derivatives/bank_exposure.html

Two Meltdowns:  Fukushima And The US Economy

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Two-Meltdowns-Fukushima-a-by-Bob-Burnett-120427-193.html

Orders For US Durable Goods Drops Most In Three Years

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-25/orders-for-u-s-durable-goods-drop-by-the-most-in-three-years.html

US Economy Grew Less Than Forecast In 1Q

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-27/economy-in-u-s-expands-at-2-2-annual-rate-less-than-forecast.html

S&P Rallies For Week

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-index-futures-signal-mixed-092819864.html;_ylt=Ag7DJBJCSwAgdXJSAPtatqWiuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTQzNDNkczZwBG1pdANGaW5hbmNlIEZQIEp1bWJvdHJvbiBMaXRlBHBrZwNiY2IwNzBkMC1lMWM1LTNiYzYtODI4MC1kZTI5MWVjODk3MDUEcG9zAzEEc2VjA2p1bWJvdHJvbgR2ZXIDY2EyMWU0MzAtOTBiMy0xMWUxLWJkZmYtYWE5YTMxYjljZDBh;_ylg=X3oDMTFvdnRqYzJoBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3

Spanish Economy In "Huge Crisis" After Downgrade

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/spanish-economy-huge-crisis-credit-082833321.html;_ylt=AvMfkaW06bqwf8UNjgwhNz6iuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTQ0ZTdybHBxBG1pdANGaW5hbmNlIEZQIFRvcCBTdG9yeSBSaWdodARwa2cDY2RkZDIwODItYzAwMC0zNGJkLTliZWItZjBmMDM1MTAzNTYwBHBvcwM3BHNlYwN0b3Bfc3RvcnkEdmVyAzlmYzUzOGMwLTkwODgtMTFlMS1iOWNmLWQ0ZDIzZDAyNzg0YQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTFvdnRqYzJoBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3

Gold Posts Biggest Weekly Rise Since February

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gold-struggles-spain-downgrade-005812309.html;_ylt=AmFXnwj7ZtmnfR8AsY_DyCiiuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTQxMmxvZHY3BG1pdANOZXdzIFRvcGljIDIEcGtnAzQ2OWY1MWNhLWYzYWEtMzJlYy05NDM4LWQwYjNjNTc4YmIyMARwb3MDMQRzZWMDTWVkaWFTZWN0aW9uTGlzdFRlbXAEdmVyA2NjYjg5OWQwLTkwYTEtMTFlMS1iZGZiLWY2NjNhY2QxYzliNA--;_ylg=X3oDMTFvdnRqYzJoBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3

Oil Pares Losses After Data

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/brent-slips-toward-119-spain-022420829.html;_ylt=AhTdMHfN4LezptaatscwZweiuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTQxNnZzNTJiBG1pdANOZXdzIFRvcGljIDIEcGtnAzc1YjE5MWUyLTc5MDAtMzY5Ni1hYTA5LWMyYmRlNjM3Y2ZmNQRwb3MDNARzZWMDTWVkaWFTZWN0aW9uTGlzdFRlbXAEdmVyAzQ1MjBjYjUwLTkwYWItMTFlMS1iZWZmLWFiODdhNGJhNDcwNw--;_ylg=X3oDMTFvdnRqYzJoBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3