The Big Picture

> The Jewish Buddha says: If there is no self, whose arthritis is this? Be here now. Be someplace else later. Is that so complicated?...

Highlights and transcript from FOX Business Network’s interview with SEC Chair Mary Schapiro. SEC CHAIR SCHAPIRO TELLS FOX BUSINESS...

Blast from the past: This is now 2 years old: The Ongoing Impact of the Housing Sector “The economic weakness has shown up first...

Some reading for your end of week pleasure Experiment: (I am going to try to create this in real time, so refresh this page frequently)...

Barney Frank answers a question about HR 1207 and the Federal Reserve. According to Frank, the timeline for passage of the bill is...

As the stock market hits resistance, investors will benefit from a contrarian approach. Barron’s Steve Sears reports.

The Advance/Decline Line has now returned to levels seen pre-Lehman Brothers collapse: > Advance/Decline Line SPX Chart via Ron Griess...

July Income was flat vs expectations of a gain of .1% but June was revised higher by .2% to a decline of 1.1%. Spending rose .2%, in line...

“The Human Ticker” > Source: “The Human Ticker”: StockTwits and the Power of Social Leverage Aaron Task Aug...

It is clear in retrospect that in parts of the Sun Belt, the economic dependence on construction reached unhealthy levels in recent...