Subprime and Mortgage Related Losses as of Dec 20, 2007

(http://www.nytimes.com)

CNBC Survey - Do you think the government should give more than a $600 tax rebate to help strapped home owners?

Do you think the government should give more than a $600 tax rebate to help strapped home owners? * 350 responses
	Yes, much more 29%
	No, that should be enough 6.3%
	Government should not help at all 65%
Not a scientific survey.

(http://www.cnbc.com)

How much gold is in Fort Knox?

How much gold is in Fort Knox? Central bank and government holdings of gold are believed to account for about 20.5 percent of the world's gold, at approximately 33,200 tons. With gold prices all-time highs,

the question is: Who's got the most? The top ten countries banking the most bullion... especially with the value of Gold at new record highs!(Data is based on the World Gold Council's Monthly report and is converted to US short tons at a rate of 1 T = 1.102311 US tons. All monetary estimates are calculated at the rate of 1oz gold = $900 US)

#1 - United States, 8,965.6 Tons, $258.2 Billion

#2 - Germany, 3767.1 Tons, $108.5 Billion

#3 - The IMF, 3,546.1 Tons, $102.12 Billion

#4 - France, 2,890.6 Tons, $83.25 Billion

#5 - Italy, 2,702.6 Tons, $77.83 Billion

#6 - Switzerland, 1,285.6 Tons, $37.03 Billion

#7 - Japan, 843.5 Tons, $24.29 Billion

#8 - Netherlands, 688.39 Tons, $19.83 Billion

#9 - European Central Bank, 666.5 Tons, $19.2 Billion

#10 - China - 661.4 Tons, $19.05 Billion

(http://www.cnbc.com)