Economy News for Tues 31 Aug 2010

[Cheryl Nelson]

Stocks End A Brutal August With Meager Gains http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Stocks-end-a-brutal-August-apf-1711239182.html?x=0 Fed Officials Discussed Further Stimulus Steps http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Fed-officials-discussed-apf-2131798007.html?x=0 Americans' Economic Confidence Ticks Up Slightly http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Americans-economic-confidence-apf-1810298164.html?x=0 World Markets Fall Again On Economic Fears http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/aug/31/world-markets-fall-economic-fears Oil Falls Below $74 As Global Markets Slump http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Oil-falls-below-74-as-global-apf-629180844.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=5&asset=&ccode= The US Economy Is Not Getting "Better" -- It's Dying! http://www.munknee.com/2010/08/the-u-s-economy-is-not-getting-better-its-dying/ Gold Rallying To $1,500 As Soros' Bubble Inflates http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-30/gold-rallying-to-1-500-for-analysts-as-soros-s-bubble-inflates.html Stock Investors Brace For Another Ugly September http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9HUM6K00&show_article=1 Cash-poor Local Governments Ditching Public Hospitals http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-31/japan-issues-storm-warnings-cancels-okinawa-flights-as-typhoon-approaches.html FDIC's At-Risk Bank List Grows http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/08/31/general-us-bank-profits_7890179.html?boxes=Homepagetopnews