April 2009 - Page 22 of 30 - The Big Picture

From Portfolio, by The Number author Lee Eisenberg. “The Number” used to be the “Fuck You Number”— the...

I participated in a NYT debate about Bear Market rallies today: The Dow Jones industrial average gained 246 points on Thursday. The...

Video-o-rama: Five in a row for stock markets The holiday-shortened week witnessed relatively few news and economic reports, but the...

There was a fascinating article in the Washington Post yesterday about Chairman Ben Bernanke. It very much paralleled my thinking in the...

Chart of the Day: Alcoa officially kicked off earnings season Tuesday after the close. Alcoa reported a loss of $497 million in the first...

Here is the open thread question for passover: Why is this Recession different from previous Recessions ? What say ye?

I am no fan of Mr Summers, but this is an unbelievably embarrassing clip — for the protestors:

Cartoon from 1934 Chicago Tribune: The circle of history continues: (Why do these themes all sound so familiar?) > > Thanks, Dunk!

> AAII Stock – Deviation from 21-Year Mean Allocation (Monthly Charts) > Cash Allocation Survey – Deviation from...

The bank stress tests currently underway are “a complete sham,” says William Black, a former senior bank regulator and S&L...