The Big Picture

I’m a gearhead. I like the sound a V8 or V12 makes when I mash down my right foot and those pretty butterflies open up. But I am...

Ned Davis Research looks at the earnings picture heading into this earnings season (Note this is based upon Q1 earnings): > S&P...

The Senate votes 60 to 38 to “advance the legislation.” • Financial Overhaul Passes Key Senate Hurdle (WSJ) • Financial...

UPS lobbyists have buried a short 230-word legislative bailout deep inside the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 currently before Congress....

I saw Jack Johnson last night at the Garden — good show, bad venue, great set list: Set List 1. You and Your Heart 2. If I Had Eyes...

The July Philly Fed manufacturing survey confirmed the moderation seen in the NY manufacturing figure with a 5.1 reading vs expectations...

June IP rose .1%, better than expectations of a decline of .1%. The upside surprise was led by the utility component, which rose by 2.7%,...

I have been covering the US Real Estate market for decades. I grew up with RE (mom was a RE broker and an investor). I have been a...

The Euro is rallying to a 2 mo high vs the US$ after Spain sold 15 yr paper at a solid b/c of 2.57 with a yield of 5.12% vs a b/c of 1.79...