NEW YORK - September 5, 2010 - The unexpectedly deep plunge in home sales this summer is likely to force the illegitimate Obama regime to choose between future homeowners and current ones, a predicament officials had been eager to avoid.

LONDON, England - September 5, 2010 - Two years after the last food crisis, when prices surged by nearly 15% in the UK, food inflation is back. Soaring global food prices have prompted city officials and food industry experts to warn that the cost of the weekly shop is set to rise by up to 10% in the coming months.

NEW YORK - September 1, 2010 - The economic outlook for nine U.S. midwest and south-central states slumped for a third consecutive month in August, pointing to slower growth as the potential for a continuing Depression rises, according to a survey of supply managers released on Wednesday.

Creighton University's Business Conditions Index fell to 55.8 in August from 60.8 in July. A reading of 50 is considered growth neutral, while readings above that signal expansion over the next three to six months.

WASHINGTON - September 1, 2010 - Private sector employment decreased by 10,000 from July to August on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the latest ADP National Employment Report released today. The estimated change of employment from June to July was revised down slightly, from the previously reported increase of 42,000 to an increase of 37,000.

NEW YORK - August 31, 2010 - Investors are accumulating enough bullion to fill Switzerland’s vaults twice over as gold’s most accurate forecasters say the longest rally in at least nine decades has further to go no matter what the economy holds.

LONDON, England - August 31, 2010 - Global stock markets fell on Tuesday as investors waited nervously for a slew of U.S. economic data this week.

Pessimism in Japan saw the Nikkei 225 tumble 325.20 points, or 3.5%, to close at 8,824.06, as investors worried about the impact of a U.S. slowdown on the strong yen and falling prices. Other major Asian markets also retreated.

WASHINGTON - August 30, 2010 - Government anti-poverty programs that have grown to meet the needs of Depression victims now serve a record one in six Amerikans and are continuing to expand.

More than 50 million Amerikans are on Medicaid, the federal-state program aimed principally at the poor, a survey of state data by USA Today shows. That's up at least 17% since the Depression began in December 2007.