The Big Picture

The Sept ISM manufacturing index was about in line with expectations at 54.4, down from 56.3 in Aug, off 6 pts from the recent high in...

~~~ The Atlantic: Since Tim Geithner did not predict the economic crisis, Nassim Taleb has no interest in listening to him talk about it...

Quote: “. . .we shall urge the greatest of caution upon everyone, everywhere regarding gold. It is not just over-extended to the...

As we look to a new Q, lets see how Q3 ended. The last 7 trading days since the FOMC laid the groundwork for more policy initiatives, the...

Ireland! David R. Kotok September 30, 2010 > “Out of Ireland this morning is the news that the Irish government has no choice but to...

Photographer from Jason Hawke’s New York at Night: > click for larger photos

If you closed your eyes in January and opened them today, stocks have barely performed. But the swings have been enormous. Markets of...

Insight on whether AIG and Citi exits are putting the credit crisis behind us, with Barry Ritholtz, FusionIQ. Sept. 30 2010 | 1:00 DT ET

Every day, I spend anywhere from 90 minutes to 2 hours on public transportation (round trip). A few times a year, that can double when...

> Tonite I will be on Fast Money on CNBC at 5:10pm discussing the AIG & Citi bailouts, why AIG isn’t really repaying the...