Oil (and well managed oil companies) is probably the most solid hedge for whatever comes down the pike. Gold seems more manipulated and not as solid of a hedge. (Yes, I say that fully realizing how much manipulation is done to the oil market.)

Maybe this means the auto industry can innovate now.

Each new disclosure about Guantánamo Bay seems like a never-ending nightmare. A 13 year old and a 90 year old man imprisoned in Guantánamo Bay? How much more worse can it get...?

Blacks are always losers in every industry and the fashion industry is no exception. People may cite black supermodels etc. It doesn't take much to notice the disparity in employment and payoffs between blacks and whites in the fashion industry.