• Got to sneak away before the close.  Market breadth is decidedly negative.  Shares sold dwarf the number of shares bought, advance/declines tilt heavily towards decliners and new highs number only 2 vs 312 new lows.  Gold marched right through $980 like budah.
• Oh man, is this going to be fun watching unfold:Stanford depositors swarm banks
• Have you wondered?  What is quantitative easing?
• GLD is quickly becoming the world’s 7th largest holder of gold.  I bought more today. Fund amasses bullion holding
• Not great news from Barry: Homes: Still Too Pricey to Stabilize
• I wrote about EzCorp a couple of days ago but didn’t buy it.  Teresa Lo comments on its recent price declines. Read Article

Having received no offers for my pristine Saturn Aura (see below) I will keep it and drive the thing in into the ground.  Have a great, great evening!