Overnight News, Views, Charts & Graphs for Friday, 21 March 2014

Europe strikes deal to complete banking union
Gold is losing its ‘safe-haven hat,’ some say, as economy stabilizes

Asian stocks rocket upward overnight after biggest decline in 7 months

Colombia's Economy Grows 4.3% in 2013 - Beats Expectations

Two Palladium ETFs To Launch In South Africa Next Week

How brick and mortar retailers aim to fight "showrooming" in their stores by using "Big Data"

Ukraine, Chevron, Condi Rice and shale gas . . . join the dots

Carson, CA , an oil rich town, bans all new oil drilling, fracking - even temporarily

Rockin' and Reelin' with the new Google Android Watch feelin'

Time: Starbucks Is Going To Start Selling Booze Almost Everywhere

Oil's Not Scarce, But Cheap Oil Is

Brazil launches price-fixing probe against 18 multi-national corporations

Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) Works Out The Kinks In "Same Day Delivery" In San Francisco. Will Shopping Express Take Off In NYC and LA? 

Elon Musk and Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) could lead other new car companies in an overthrow of the archaic dealership franchise agreements 

Overnight News, Views, Charts & Graphs for Thursday, 20 March 2014

Largest Steelmaker In Shanxi Province, China Defaults On 3 Billion Yuan Debt

American Pay TV Providers Suffer First Yearly Loss of Subscribers Ever

Why $100 Oil Is The New $20 Oil

Chart Showing Economic Productivity Per Hr. vs. Median Family Income

Pater Tenebrarum: US Stock Markets - More Bubble Evidence (Bear Assets and Money Market Assets Are At 16 Year Lows!)

Dow Still Down For The Year - Click To Enlarge

Zero Hedge: The Music Just Ended: "Wealthy" Chinese Are Liquidating Luxury Offshore Homes In Scramble For Cash

Zero Hedge: China's Credit Nightmare Explained In One Chart

As China's Credit Bubble Begins To Blow Up, Physical Gold, Not Paper Gold, Will Be In Demand

Aden Sisters: Expect Gold Shares To Outperform Gold Going Forward

How Gold Performs During FOMC Weeks (Spoiler Alert: Not Good)

Clive Maund: Monster Silver Rally Brewing

Asian Stocks Falling Overnight On Yellen's Remarks

New Fed Head Janet Yellen Delivers Agressive Jab At Markets: QE Set To End This Fall, Higher Rates Maybe 6 Months Later

CEO Says This Winter, Especially January and February, Was the Worst Ever for Fed-Ex

Grant Williams' Latest

New York Times: "China's Rapid Growth Hits The Brakes" 

Euan Mearns (late of "The Oil Drum") breaks down energy production/exports in Russia

New York Times: "Low-Wage Workers Are Finding Poverty Harder to Escape"

Youtube Link for Documentary Film "Death By China" 

13 Years After Defects Were Known, New CEO of GM Says She Was Not Aware Of Them Until January 31, 2014 - Two Weeks After She'd Taken Over 

Canada finance minister resigns, natural resources minister set to take over

Chinese Central Bank denies it took part in emergency talks to save collapsed developer

Short Sellers Come Out Of The Dark To Target Chinese Developers

Charles Hugh Smith: "The Five Year Fantasy Is Ending" 

NASA: Bursting Cloud of Solar Material Measured at a Speed of 1800 Miles Per Second

Mississippi, The Poorest State, Will Spend Money Testing Welfare Recipients For Drugs

The Big Picture Blog Posts Photos Of The Search For Missing Flight MH370, Family Members, Concerned Civilians