Swiss Bank Secret

At this point, are you really surprised that there's still so much bad news?
Cash for Clunkers to end on Monday - "Kill it - kill it - it wasn't supposed to be this way!" LOL

Germany braces for second wave of credit crunch - Someone just told me the other day, "But Germany has recovered...."

The Week in Charts, Buckle the Heck Up!
U.K. Has Record July Deficit as Recession Curbs Taxes
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Rose by 15,000 to 576,000
FDIC May Add to Special Fees as Mounting Failures Drain Reserves
Swiss to reveal UBS accounts to settle U.S. tax battle "Switzerland has agreed to reveal the names of about 4,450 wealthy American clients of UBS AG to U.S. authorities in a tax dispute settlement that pierces Swiss banking secrecy and now threatens to spill over to other banks."
Citigroup To Initiate Fees on Some Cards To Reduce The Dent To Their Income
Buffett: We'll Be Crushed Under a Mountain of Debt - Yeah, this is what Peter Schiff has been saying since 2005.

Debt Revolt Haunting Europe
NY Car Dealers Pulling Out of Clunkers Program
Stocks Creep Higher Amid Economic Worries
Sears Shares Drop as Recession Drags Down Sales
Pension Plans' Private-Equity Cash Depleted as Profits Shrink
Insurers' Biggest Write-Downs May Be Yet to Come - This is always a phrase you want to pay attention to: "may be yet to come". It never means anything good.