Overnight News, Views, Charts & Graphs for Week of March 24 - 31, 2014

Harrah's to close one of its three casinos in Northern Mississippi; 1600 workers to lose jobs

Levi Strauss to pare 800 workers

Toys 'R Us suffers $1 Billion loss, to cut 500 jobs

Rumored Dish and DiectTV merger pumps both of their stocks on a down day for the market

International Monetary Fund will lend Ukraine $18 Billion

Zero Hedge - China's Credit Pipeline Slams Shut: Companies Scramble For The Last Drops Of Liquidity

Obama and Europeans talk about an Atlantic Trade pack which will increase trade - especially for American gas exports

Bank of America to pay $9.3 Billion settlement for selling shit loans to Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae. Meanwhile, in another suit by NY state, former CEO Lewis gets wrist slapped along with Bank of America and pays $25 Million fines between the two

US/Europe win one against China in trade dispute verdict at the World Trade Organization

Chinese developers and firms face a cold hard dawn: The days of fast and furious EZ Credit in China are now done

The priciest baseball park in the Atlantic Ocean

UGO Bardi - "Peak Gold: How The Romans Lost Their Empire" 

Company insiders are selling 6 shares of their companies for every 1 they buy 

Fed's Monetary Base Is Still Exploding Despite The 3 Card Tapering Game Mesmerizing Investors

Must Read: Ice Cap Asset Management - "Connecting the Dots"

SandP Downgrades Brazilian Debt to BBB- from BBB

10AM EST, Tuesday, 25 March 14 = Consumer Confidence Poll and New Home Sales numbers to be released

Republicans play politics with IMF money earmarked for Ukraine

Peak Oil Review for Week of March, 24, 2014 

Eisenhower's words from his farewell address to the nation as he left office are truer than ever

Review: Snake Oil: how fracking's false promise of plenty imperils our future

Jesse: The Hunger Games

Ritholtz: Everything That Is Wrong With This Monday

Why Advance Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) Can Win If Price Wars Break Out Between Sony and Microsoft Gaming Divisions