Week in Review: Contaminated food, Greece debt crisis, foreclosures, investor fear and more

Are you up to date on the Greece debt crisis, the contaminated produce you should stay away from, the general lack of fear in the financial markets and why the housing market can't improve?

At The Economic Spy these stories and more were examined during the past week. It is important to stay current on issues that have the potential to affect our lives.

For instance, did you know that Apples were found to have pesticide residue on the 98% of the time?

The Week in Review

Greece debt crisis (28.79) and a downgrade of the U.S. economy
MERS, the foreclosure crisis and the NYS Appellate Court decision
The Greek debt crisis through the eyes of Mohamed El-Erian of Pimco!
The VIX: Investors are simply not afraid!
Greek debt and legalized gambling: Do you know what CDS is? (Video and real-life examples)
Managing personal finances – From Tuesday’s better than expected bad economic news to Wednesday’s just plain bad economic news!
Financially speaking, retirement funding is what keeps people up at night (Gallup poll)
The pesticide “Dirty Dozen” – What are the most contaminated types of produce?