Barry Ritholtz, Author at The Big Picture

I bumped into Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY) backstage at 30 Rock two weeks ago — I met him 20 years ago when he was running for...

THE TIMING OF THIS IS PERFECT FOR REASONS THAT WILL BE MADE CLEAR IN A WEEK OR SO As more and more Americans face mortgage foreclosure,...

I normally NEVER care about PR releases — they are rarely on topic, and mostly worthless — but this run of Dow Jones data was...

Succinct summation of week’s events: Positives: 1) Private sector payroll growth solid in March 2) ISM mfr’g solid but some...

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Too funny, via The Economist:> NEARLY three-quarters of Americans wish China would “just hurry up and overtake America...

Want a decidedly different way to think about the post recession employment situation? Try indexing the jobs recovery to the beginning...

I like Mike Shedlock — but I have no idea what to make of this foolishness he recently posted: How the CRA Fueled the Housing...

Today’s Nonfarm payroll employment report showed an increase by an above consensus 216,000 in March. This was a decent number, a...

I tweeted about this earlier this week: Doesn’t quite finish strong, but hits all of the right hypocrisy points: The Daily Show...