Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news‚ market trends‚ stocks‚ investing opportunities‚ and the precious metals markets. In this column‚ JWR also covers hedges‚ derivatives‚ and various obscura. This column emphasizes JWR’s “tangibles heavy” investing strategy and contrarian perspective. Today‚ we look at electric car woes‚ in cold weather. (See the Commodities section.) Precious Metals: At Zero Hedge: First Costco‚ Now Walmart? Major Retailers Now Offer Gold Bars. o  o  o Keith Weiner: The Anti-Concepts of Money: Stagflation. Economy &; Finance: Federal Reserve Payments to Banks Trigger Largest Ever Operating Loss. JWR’s Comments: It is a … The post Economics &; Investing For Preppers appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.