The Big Picture

@TBPInvictus As I was beginning to follow-up my recent post about our changing national demographics, I almost immediately came upon a...

My afternoon train reads: • Reports of economy’s death are premature (MarketWatch) but see Pimco: Stocks dead, bonds deader till 2022...

Matt Taibbi has a field day with the deposition of Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan in the litigation MBIA v. Bank of America,...

Angelo Mozilo: “The loans were originated through our channels with serious disregard for process, compliance with...

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Click to enlarge Home prices, according to the S&P/Case Shiller report, rose 0.4% sequentially (seasonally adjusted) in...

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence # for Nov was 73.7, about in line with expectations and up modestly from the 73.1 print in Oct....

The Japanese DPJ announced their economic policies ahead of the forthcoming general elections. Essentially, “trust us, we’ll...

Durable Goods Orders in Oct were better than expected as the headline figure was unchanged with Sept, up 1.5% ex transports and higher by...

My morning reads: • Random Thoughts: Navigating the Year-End Stock Market Stretch (Minyanville) • Poor management, not union...