It’s almost impossible to follow everything that’s going on in the economy these days. I rounded up 10 items that sum up the most important news that directly relates to us, as well as a couple of items pertaining to countries that don’t seem phased by our crisis:

1. Banks are hoarding money in the United States, the UK, and Europe. From Businessweek:

Banks are stashing their money in U.S. Treasury bills instead of extending credit to one another or to stretched