The Big Picture

Good Evening: After early losses in the wake of Thursday’s very poor unemployment report, the major U.S. stock market averages...

US Futures looked like hell this morning, after Global markets got slapped around last night. And yet the indices scratched out some...

Courtesy of NYT > Source: Swings in Price of Oil Hobble Forecasting JAD MOUAWAD NYT, July 5, 2009...

Interview with David Tice of Federated Investors Bloomberg News Hat tip Financial Armegeddon

Today’s quote of the Day comes forth from 94-year-old economist Paul Samuelson on Alan Greenspan: > “But the trouble is...

The euro is rallying to the highest level of the day vs the $ after a Canadian official, speaking anonymously, said that while the G8...

Some lunchtime reading while you inhale your sandwiches: • How Bad Are Auto Sales? 10 Questions and Answers (Time) • Unemployment is...

The Treasury’s 10 yr TIPS auction was solid as the yield was about 1 basis point below expectations and the bid to cover of 2.51 is...

This was surprisingly excellent video on CNBC this AM: Bryan Marsal, CEO of Lehman Brothers Holdings, has been unwinding Lehman Brothers...

Another telling chart via Ron Griess of The Chart Store: > Bank Failures reported by FDIC click for larger chart