The Big Picture

(Invictus here, boys and girls) As I have written previously here and elsewhere, I tend to look at everything through the lens of job...

Okay, I threw a lot of heavy stuff at you today. And you kept the comments on all of these, for the most part, on topic. This good deed...

RAB Capital Global Portfolio Strategist Marshall Auerback on the outlook for the federal government’s mounting debt. Watch the latest...

Yet another economist who dines at the restaurant of the free lunch: David Greenlaw of the US Economics Team at Morgan introduces what he...

Back in 2008, I ran this updated chart of the Case Shiller Housing Price Index by BP reader Steve Barry. It was widely reproduced...

Goldline International is under investigation by the Santa Monica City Attorney’s office, jointly with the Los Angeles County...

June Durable Goods unexpectedly fell both headline and ex transports. Orders fell 1% vs an expected gain of 1% and fell .6% ex transports...

Following the 5 mo low in the Conference Board Consumer Confidence index where the survey cutoff date was July 21st, the weekly ABC...

“The answer is yes, it does. If it didn’t, I wouldn’t be able to justify getting out of bed in the morning and charging the...