The Big Picture

There was a fascinating article in the Washington Post yesterday about Chairman Ben Bernanke. It very much paralleled my thinking in the...

Chart of the Day: Alcoa officially kicked off earnings season Tuesday after the close. Alcoa reported a loss of $497 million in the first...

Here is the open thread question for passover: Why is this Recession different from previous Recessions ? What say ye?

I am no fan of Mr Summers, but this is an unbelievably embarrassing clip — for the protestors:

Cartoon from 1934 Chicago Tribune: The circle of history continues: (Why do these themes all sound so familiar?) > > Thanks, Dunk!

> AAII Stock – Deviation from 21-Year Mean Allocation (Monthly Charts) > Cash Allocation Survey – Deviation from...

The bank stress tests currently underway are “a complete sham,” says William Black, a former senior bank regulator and S&L...

I am done! (No, really, this time I am serious. Really!). The chapter PDFs are in, the legal review is over, the artwork is finalized. In...

In what could be straight out of a VH1 episode of ‘I love the ’90s,’ Japan’s govt is proposing another stimulus...

> Source: Car Wreck: How Did U.S. Auto Industry Crash? Henry Blodget Yahoo Tech Ticker Apr 08, 2009 05:15pm EDT