Economy News for Mon 23 Apr 2012

[Cheryl Nelson]

US Stocks Join Global Slump On Europe's Political Woes

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-23/u-s-stock-futures-drop-on-china-economy-dutch-auserity.html

Durable U.S. Recovery At Hand As Growth Shifts

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-23/durable-u-s-recovery-at-hand-as-growth-drivers-shift-economy.html

Outlay of $14 Trillion Hasn't Solved Problem of Debt

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/23/business/global/outlay-of-14-trillion-hasnt-solved-problem-of-debt.html?_r=1

Social Security Disability To Run Out in 2016, Two Years Sooner Than Forecast in 2011

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-23/social-security-fund-to-run-out-in-2035-trustees-say.html

Spain Bans Cash

http://thedailybell.com/3814/Spain-Bans-Cash

The Best Reason In The World To Buy Gold

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonchang/2012/04/22/the-best-reason-in-the-world-to-buy-gold/

Unemployment Rate:  "Number Doesn't Match Reality"

http://www.wnd.com/2012/04/unemployment-rate-number-doesnt-match-reality/

German Tempers Boil Over Back-door Euro Rescues

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9215232/German-tempers-boil-over-back-door-euro-rescues.html

Europe, Wal-Mart Knock Wall Street Lower

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-stock-futures-signal-lower-084658297.html;_ylt=Ai_hzNb0VMVlZqTDNifOZq6iuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTQzNWRrMGozBG1pdANGaW5hbmNlIEZQIEp1bWJvdHJvbiBMaXRlBHBrZwM0NzZlNTA1OC1iNWUyLTM4NTUtOWEwNy0wMGI2M2Y1ZjA3YmIEcG9zAzEEc2VjA2p1bWJvdHJvbgR2ZXIDYWQ2ZmIyNDAtOGQ4OS0xMWUxLWJmZmMtODM3MmQyM2ZiNGIx;_ylg=X3oDMTFvdnRqYzJoBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3

Gold Slides 1% As Oil, Stocks, Euro Fall

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gold-hovers-around-1-640-034917816.html;_ylt=Ago0q5EaI3C2HTJfKiJUq8uiuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTN0ZzZlaXZmBG1pdANOZXdzIFRvcGljIDIEcGtnA2MwMjk4YmI4LWEwNDYtMzhkYS1iM2Y3LWQyMjA4YTU5OWI2ZARwb3MDMwRzZWMDTWVkaWFTZWN0aW9uTGlzdAR2ZXIDZDZlODE2ZDAtOGQ3NS0xMWUxLWI5YWMtMzBlNTIwZmY2ODVi;_ylg=X3oDMTFvdnRqYzJoBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3