The Big Picture

How would you like to have this attachment on your TV ? "RealScoop utilizes leading voice analysis technology to analyze statements...

One of the more common refrains we keep hearing is that the worst of the credit crisis is behind us. Not only that, but banks have...

Very mixed results — is the is glass half full or half empty?

Why so skeptical? I hear that question way too often. The short answer is that after a few decades on Wall Street, you learn that when a...

Earlier this week, I asked, “What’s Wrong With Billionaire Fund Managers?” We noted the very top % of this profession...

Does anyone go to record stores anymore? > Click for ginormous map: Courtesy of NYT > > Source:Record Stores Fight to Be...

Today’s chart porn is courtesy of the NYT’s Floyd Norris: "AMERICANS are cutting back on purchases of things they do not...

Everyone "knows" that markets are leading — not lagging — indicators. But are they really? It always gets stated so...

Here’s how 5 big Wall Street Firms made their donations to the major presidential candidates: via Portfolio ~~~ Try not to lose...

A friend who is a fund manager asked me the following question today: What’s the greater fear, missing a rally, or owning equities...