The Big Picture

Here’s something you may not have heard: The surprise selection of NYSE CEO John Thain as Merrill’s new CEO over the more...

On Monday, a rumor was circulating that FASB Rule 157 was going to be delayed. This helped to power markets higher. We will save...

This may be a bit wonky, but follow it thorough to the end. Yesterday, we discussed how you can avoid the usual seasonal adjustments and...

I was an enormous Led Zep fan (and I don’t know many of my peers who weren’t), but every re-release makes me wonder: Is this...

From market curmudgeon Bill King, who tells it like it is: "Ironically, or rather idiotically, traders poured into stocks on...

0.1% PPI ? Not according to the BLS year over year data: "From October 2006 to October 2007, finished goods prices advanced...

The Associate Press reported last night that once the Dow Jones deal closes at year’s end, Murdoch plans on giving away access to...

Wow! That was one helluva day: DJIA: 13,307.09 up 319.54 for 2.46%Nasdaq: 2,673.65 up 89.52 for...

Some more chart porn for you Countrywide (CCF) fans: Note the outsized-risk Countrywide was taking as insiders were dumping shares...

Nice mention in Barron’s of quite a few blogs today, including The Big Picture and a few friends and colleagues: Additional...