The Big Picture

The Times looks at the conflicted relationship GS has between its own prop trading and the interests of its clients: > click for...

David R. Kotok, Cumberland Advisors May 19, 2010 > Like oil and water, politics and markets do not mix well. And politics are driving...

NASDAQ Cumulative Volume Chart courtesy Fusion Analytics > The chart above represents the cumulative total of daily up volume plus...

~~~ Source: The Housing “Recovery” Is Just Another Government Subsidy, Says Whalen Yahoo Tech Ticker, May 18, 2010 Henry...

Today, I am in Las Vegas for the SALT II conference: I am on a panel discussion about regulation, reform and bailouts with Austan...

I am a big fan of Hugh McLoed’s scribbles. They decorate my business cards, and I have a print ibn my office. This one just spoke...

I am on an email list that is from a group smart hedgies and strategists. The discussions range far and wide, and while I sometimes...

James Bianco looks at the German action on Naked Shorting . . . The London Stock Exchange – Germany announces short-selling ban-Finance...

A quick notes — as I got into Vegas late last night, and have a panel discussion in a few hours: Yesterday’s close took us...

At least for now, Germany is finding no company in the EU to implement the silly ban on the naked shorting of euro area debt and of naked...