The Big Picture

One of themes we’ve looked at over the years is the spin that some trade groups put out on top of their data releases. Some Trade...

Via MediaBistro, we first learned that Fox Business Network bought ad space in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, poking fun...

I have this image in my mind of an American cowboy: Rugged, independent, self-reliant. I picture him on a cattle drive, depending...

With the $2 deal now gone, and a new $10 deal agreed upon, the agitation has begun for a $15 deal. I am considering the $10 deal as...

Last week, I questioned the conventional wisdom which claimed that there was Not Enough Bullish Sentiment? It seemed that there were...

Today’s fictional headline, via The Onion, National Association of Realtors: "Sales of existing homes increased in February...

Matt Trivisonno, a software developer in Miami Beach who follows the market, has come up with a neat way to track changes in the Federal...

Okay, its Easter, and I know many readers have other things to do — but since this was such a topsy turvy week, with so much going...

Nice bit of info porn via the WSJ, covering the official Census Bureau 2007 vacancy rate. >click thru for interactive map >...

What happens when markets suffer a panic? Well, a lot of things: investors deal with emotional outbursts, a frenzy of talking heads, and...