5-Hour Energy Shots Linked to 13 Deaths

5-Hour Energy shots are linked to 13 deaths and 33 hospitalizations, the FDA confirms.So far, 5-Hour Energy maker Living Essentials LLC has received 92 reports from people who fell ill after using the product. Since the product is sold as a nutritional supplement, the company is required to relay such reports to the FDA.The reports themselves do not prove that 5-Hour Energy had anything to do with any of the deaths or illnesses.

via 5-Hour Energy Shots Linked to 13 Deaths.

The Battered Incomes of the Self Employed | Small Business Trends

The 2010 Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances – a triennial survey of a random sample of American households conducted for the Fed by a University of Chicago-based survey research group – shows the large drop in self-employment income that occurred during the recent economic downturn.

via The Battered Incomes of the Self Employed | Small Business Trends.

No place to hide in this Great Recession.

Scary Chart Of The Day: When $0.99 Becomes Unaffordable, We Have A Problem | ZeroHedge

Holy Crap Batman!

So our question is: at what point does the perpetually self-deluded US population finally admit to itself that when even 99 cent meals are no longer affordable, that this country has a problem?

via Chart Of The Day: When $0.99 Becomes Unaffordable, We Have A Problem | ZeroHedge.

It has been a long, long time since I had a Scary Chart post.  Well, your wait is over.