The Big Picture

The Next 52 Weeks and the Case for Extremes Michael A. Gayed, CFA Question 1: Since 1896, what would you think is the percentage of times...

Chinese official PMI fell to 50.2 in June, from 50.4 in May, according to the Chinese statistics bureau, better than the 49.9 forecast....

For the first time since July ’09, ISM mfr’g fell below 50 at 49.7, under expectations of 52.0 and down from 53.5 in May....

Fascinating quote regarding some problems in the markets. “One possibility is that those investing in financial markets...

Last week, I mentioned some investor errors investors make, and decided to put together a top 10 list of broad and common mistakes. So...

Total Return (WSJ Blog) – Are Individual Investors Fleeing Stocks? Nope A new report from Vanguard Group casts some doubt on the meme...

Outside of analyzing Europe’s attempt to bail themselves out, we of course have to also watch the collateral damage being done to...

The world’s fastest sedan recreates super slow-motion bullet footage on a much grander scale. The result: High Performance Art.

Europe and Yogi Berra David R. Kotok July 2, 2012 “We affirm that it is imperative to break the vicious circle...

The programme explores how those in power in post-war America used Freud’s ideas about the unconscious mind to try and control the...