The Big Picture

This just in: Econometric models bear little relation to reality ! (Also, JFK was shot) > click for larger infographic > Source:...

From the NYT, these electron microscopy photos are strangely beautiful: The last few decades have produced an explosion of new techniques...

Nov Consumer Confidence was slightly better than expected at 54.1 vs the forecast of 53 and is up from 49.9 in Oct. It’s the best...

Oooh, this failed to launch (now I am having differently trouble, apparently, getting it posts up) Case-Shiller1 Home Price Indices...

Josh Brown has a hilarious infographic on the differences between Research and Insider Trading: > click for larger graphic

Bob Lefsetz is a music industry observer, and publisher of the Lefsetz letter: ~~~ If one function devices could continue to triumph, the...

Every now and again, I like to jot down some random thoughts — about the markets, economy, crowd psychology. It is how I process...

Congressman Paul Ryan recently made some news (again) when he said (emphasis mine): “There is nothing more insidious that a...

Hans Rosling’s famous lectures combine enormous quantities of public data with a sport’s commentator’s style to reveal...

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