Barry Ritholtz, Author at The Big Picture

Via the public section of the WSJ comes this smart parsing of the FOMC statement: Click for full document: Source:Four!Tuesday, Dec. 12,...

We have long railed against the stupidity of the recording industry, and their obnoxious pederast front group, the Recording Industry...

Raymond James’ Jeff Saut offers his take on the recent market action: As for the “here and now,” we have deemed the recent...

Let’s have a go at some historical charts that might be influencing the FOMC today. Everyone is pretty much expecting a "No...

Or so says the NAR: "The worst of the U.S. housing slump is over, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales of...

Via Mike Panzner, comes this list of sector runs for this year: Sector Performance Table Sector YTD Change Telecom Services +28.50...

I have been thinking about polling the BP’s readers on a regular basis, touching on a variety of issues. I wouold be interested in...

An up week for the major indices — the first one of the last three for the Dow and S&P500. The Key driver? Barron’s...

I get all sorts of email. Some of it, I simply do not know what to do with. I respond to polite requests, I look at suggested specific...

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