The Big Picture

An anonymous friend from college points out an interesting aside: There has been lots of buzz about the battle royale between Microsoft,...

On Kudlow’s show Wednesday night, he admitted to the possibility of a mild recession. (UPDATE: see Kudlow 101: Recession...

Talk about late to the party! Bear Stearns, which made a disasterous series of sub-prime bets, has found religion. They have now bet a...

I’m running around this morning, so more in depth posts will have to wait until later. Meanwhile, this article is rather...

Glad to see someone else is paying attention: New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s office has issued subpoenas to...

Amy Winehouse will not be on hand for the Grammy Awards on Sunday (Feb. 10) in Los Angeles, after her visa application to enter the...

Interesting discussion with former NYS Governor Mario Cuomo: Great quote: "You campaign in poetry, you govern in prose" Cuomo...

As someone who is frequently wrong on a great many subjects (just ask Missus Big Picture), one of the things I like to watch is seeing...

The housing market continues to spiral downward, with softness in sales and prices. As of now, the worst housing slump in 25 years is...

Not that this is news to anyone who trades, but: "A small group of scientists, including some psychologists, say they are starting...