The Big Picture

Today seems to be the first day the major indices have fallen, and are unable to muster a rally. It is still early — its only noon...

In Davos, JP Morgan Chase’s Chairman and CEO says that even his own company could and should be dissolved if it failed. (1:33)8:53pm

We discussed this last year (10 Reasons I Am Thinking About Japan), but its nice to see the big boys catching up:

Jonathan Weil has a bizarrely headlined column titled “Wall Street’s Collapse to Be Mystery Forever.” Balderdash! That is a...

The New York Times has always had a slightly odd relationship to the book trade. The joke in the publishing industry was that it took 800...

The US economy grew 3.2% in Q4 in real terms vs expectations of 3.5%. Nominal GDP was well below forecasts, rising just 3.5% vs...

One part Matrix, one part Terminator, one part Transformers: The film’s story revolves around a scientist’s struggle to...

Assuming no major change today, the DJIA is on track for a 9th straight week of gains and that would be the 1st time since 1995 when it...

Bill Black is the author of The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One and an associate professor of economics and law at the University of...

I was surprised at the normally astute FT.com for taking an old joke, and getting it wrong. Let’s see if we can help the FT find...