The Big Picture

(Invictus here, friends. Please note that technical problems booted me out of this post before I was done with it, and it posted before...

Sting Concert at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY, USA Setlist on July 27, 2010 1. If I Ever Lose My Faith In You 2. Englishman...

Its the first Thursday of the month, so we will be getting monthly sales from many retail stores throughout today. Related to that, I am...

Initial Jobless Claims totaled 479k, 24k above forecasts and up from a revised 460k last week. The level of claims is now the highest...

The IMF gave Greece a high five on the “strong start” they’ve made in cutting their deficit and in reward for this...

Frederick Sheehan is the co-author of Greenspan’s Bubbles: The Age of Ignorance at the Federal Reserve. His new book, Panderer for...

A report on the Nanex site seems to be going around — its worth mentioning. Nanex, as several readers pointed out (see this), wrote...

> Tonite I will be on Fast Money on CNBC at 5:30pm discussing the market. Should be fun! >

Damn, it is hot in NYC today. Well, the good news is I am off to Maine tomorrow, where it is usually a delightful 75 this time of year....

Any explanation of the Housing boom and bust should be able to explain why it was global in nature. Hence, our earlier focus on issues...