The Market Is Saying…
I’m always wary of most interpretations of what “The market is saying.” I find that they provide greater insight as to...
Recent traffic analysis
I’ve been tracking the traffic to the Big Picture lately, albeit far less compulsively than say six months ago. Wanna hear...
Presidential Polling Data Resources
Back by popular demand, originally published August 6, 2004 While the polls bounce around, I’ve discovered a few sites with...
Projected Electoral College Vote: Swing States, 11/01/04
Okay, one last time: Click for larger graphic If Bush carries nearly every State he did in 2000, but loses either Florida or Ohio, its...
And the winner is . . .
The Presidential election in the United States will take place tomorrow, November 2nd. The conventional wisdom – which we hasten to...
Chart of the Week: Dow Industrials Post Election
This chart of the Dow below depicts the markets behavior post-Presidential election. It is concerned not with partisan party politics but...
Election Outcome Overshadowed by Structural Concerns
The election of your lifetime. That’s what the vote on November 2nd vote has been called. It’s probably a fair description in...
Deficit Issues
Ben Sargent via Yahoo! Graphic courtesy Ben Sargent Sargent makes this a partisan issue by juxtaposing George W. Bush’s campaign...
Last of the Swing States?
Click for larger graphic Graphic courtesy WSJ One of the last of the swing state polls
Consolidation in Financial Media
Here’s two news stories you may have overlooked this week: CNN will shut down its struggling CNNfn financial news network in...