Money & Markets – Week of 08.11.13

Wal-Mart Outlook Reveals a Tale of Two Consumers
Yahoo! Finance | 16 August 2013
The Walmart (WMT) consumer is revealing a troubling new side to the economy…

Amazon’s Secret Plan to Sell You Everything!
Yahoo! Finance | 16 August 2013
Something strange is happening in the township of Woodbridge, New Jersey…

BP Sues U.S. Over Contract Suspensions
The New York Times | 14 August 2013
BP has sued the United States government to overturn the suspension of most BP entities…

Surprising New Fed Study – Is it Preparing Americans for a Market Crash?
Yahoo! Finance | 15 August 2013
The latest study by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (FRBSF) draws unexpected conclusions…

Your New Bond Dealer is Really an ETF
Barron’s | 14 August 2013
Old-timey Wall Street bond dealers are stepping back from the junk-bond…

London Whale And Ina Drew Off The Hook As Two Ex-JPMorgan Traders Face Criminal Charges
Forbes | 14 August 2013
It’s not a good time to be a mid-level employee at a major Wall Street bank…

Financial Reporting Framework for SMEs
AICPA
The AICPA has issued its Financial Reporting Framework for Small- and Medium-Sized Entities…

Catherine on the Black Budget Shifts Money from Old to New Economy
Financial Survival Network | 13 August 2013
Catherine Austin Fitts has always been on the peripheral of power…

Mexico’s Latest Energy Revolution
Bloomberg | 12 August 2013
Mexico is on the brink of a quiet energy revolution…

Keiser Report: Financial Tapeworms
http://youtu.be/XhaYwesQ4e8
YouTube | 03 August 2013
In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss the good news from China…

U.S. Expats Balk at Tax Law
The Wall Street Journal | 12 August 2013
American Citizen Renunciations Are Soaring…

The East is Cracking Down on E-Money, Too
Bloomberg | 12 August 2013
Governments are finally coming to terms with the reality of e-money…

Is Wall Street Now Immune to D.C. Dysfunction?
Yahoo! Finance | 12 August 2013
This bull market has trampled its share of time-cured, parchment-writ Wall Street rules of thumb since it began…