Which path will we take? If we could only grow our way out of our sovereign debt problems. But growing debt creates even more problems if not dealt with, making it even more difficult to deal with; yet getting the debt and deficit under control brings its own form of pain.

The US may be going broke, but perversely, people want dollars and US Treasury debt.

Sell stocks on rallies. Buy gold on dips.  Still relevant for 2012?

Industries that used to provide value for money are corrupted. Each makes a deal with devil government.

This year's markets have perplexed the best of them. Each week brings another event that sets up some confusing crosscurrent.

Boris Schlossberg asks himself four questions to gear up for trading in 2012.

The poor victims don't even know they are victims.

2011 began with most people expecting a recovery. Now, they know  there's something else going on. Something more complicated.

The nice thing about a depression is that it cures a depression.

The SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) and gold prices must hold to avert likely downside acceleration.