The Big Picture

No big surprise here — the magic 100k breached for the 2nd time. (Next up: -250k!) The recession deniers are now all but...

Really, what else is there to say about employment? A half a million new unemployment claims, and ongoing economic slowdown. Is there...

We’ve discussed this extensively over the past few weeks, but its now on the front page of the NYTimes: “Many events in...

Scholars?

Just got home from the conference with Nouriel Roubini et. al. Mad props to Marketbeat for live blogging the entire session (after the...

Too funny:

Interesting discussion — not too wonky — on "Why did the housing meltdown happen in the United States?" via this...

Here is last night’s Charlie Rose Show, with WB speaking for an hour.

October 1, 2008 The U.S. Financial Crisis Is Spreading to Europe By MARK LANDLER WASHINGTON — Barely a week after Europeans rebuffed...

Press Release ALERT: The Credit Crisis: How We Got Into the Current Mess and How We Can Get Out Risk Metrics Group, Fusion IQ, and...