Barry Ritholtz, Author at The Big Picture

I hate to disagree with Jim Cramer on anything (outside of Sports), but I believe he is incorrect about the Fed regarding the jobs data....

FUGLY. That’s the only word to describe the stinkeroo released by BLS at 8:30 am. Non-farm payrolls grew by a mere 110,000 last...

While we are waiting for the 8:30 Non Farm Payrolls report (guess how I am betting), I thought we might take a look at...

The impact of Oil is unmistakeable — from crimping consumer spending to affecting major purchase decisions to weighing on equities...

I am back on CNBC’s Power Lunch with Bill Griffeth and Sue Hererra, between 1pm and 2pm today. We’ll be talking...

. The powers that be moved the latest column, Repositioning Before the Coming Selloff, over to the free site. > Source:Repositioning...

Chart of the Day has yet another fascinating chart. This one looks at inflation-adjusted S&P 500 earnings: click for larger chart:...

. My latest Street.com column, "Repositioning Before the Selloff," is up at RM. Its based on our intermediate top call,...

Calculated Risk has a nice discussion going on about the difficulty of predicting recessions. One of the more interesting charts is the...

The Grokster case gets heard today in the Supreme Court. One of the tactics the music industry has used is to throw down the plight of...