The Big Picture

So after a few years of faithful service, the APC 500 backup begins chirping like a chick for its mother hen. Given how unreliable...

One of the more interesting things about the inter-tubes is that a great many things manage to find their way to the public than in the...

I was planning on doing a Jazz post this evening, but the week’s biggest musical news — the one-night only reunion concert by...

Consider this a teaser about a big announcement coming next week: It seems that a certain high end quant tool is going to be made...

Its inflation Friday! I was reminded of that on my way back from lunch with Gaff — I popped into Starbucks (SBUX) for some high...

In an interview this morning with NPR, former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan said that the odds of a recession are "clearly...

Shorter BLS: "The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 % in November before seasonal adjustment....

Here’s something kinda funny: The writing or commentary I do is rarely quoted in the NYT; For whatever reason, the work seems to...

So the missus could not get the rear-wheel drive car up the hill yesterday in the snow and Ice. By the time I got home — no...

Many thanks to those of you who have sent holiday gifts off of the wish list. Its not the dollar amount, but the thought that is so...