Readers of the Big Picture know what a huge fan I am of both the WSJ and their awesome graphics department. So it was with great...
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Two major themes we have been discussing for quite some time appear to be coming together: A) Real Estate, though not a bubble, is an...
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The NYT reported yesterday that "the number of homes for sale on Long Island and in Queens in June was 22 percent higher this year...
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The Long Island section of NYT: "The number of homes for sale on Long Island and in Queens in June was 22 percent...
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The Christian Science Monitor reports that "Americans have stopped saving for a rainy day. Instead, they are living paycheck to...
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I have a ton of offline stuff to get to today, but what the heck — here’s a few items of interest: • Economic data this...
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I like to use Sundays to post other perspectives and "how tos" on Investing. Today’s involves a slight twist: Its on Real...
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"It looks like the U.S. economy is now dominated by housing, shopping, eating and drinking (with some help from very expensive...
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Barron’s ran with Tuesday’s No Goldilocks Economy in the weekend print edition: "RAFAEL PALMEIRO ROCKED the...
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Baidu.com’s (BIDU) IPO, billed as China’s answer to Google, was up fourfold today from its $27 offering price. It broke $150...
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