The Big Picture

>Cue stage lights. Pre-roll curtains. Announcer: In tonight’s performance, the role of the National Retail Federation will...

We interrupt our previously scheduled Black Monday retrospective to bring you this friendly inflation reminder. Even though Oil is at...

Rob Fraim is a reader of mine who puts out his own amusing comments each day via email. On the 17th anniversary of the 1987 stock market...

Very funny original song, written and sung by Scott Pettersen, on everyone’s favorite Fed Chair/scapegoat, Easy Al. I really like...

There is a terrific narrative by Jan Hopkins (Live From New York), who was the only reporter on the floor of the NYSE the day of the...

I have not been a believer in the parallels between the present market and the 1987 crash. The back drops are too different, and the...

Yesterday, we looked at the week that was. Today, we preview the week that is to come. Its a relatively light week of economic releases....

Lee Quaintance and Paul Brodsky of QB Partners are concerned about runaway monetary inflation and the decline of the U.S. dollar. In this...

Look at these animals: You’d think they just ran the marathon . . .

Another wild week is in the books. This one had a little something for everyone: mystery, intrigue, murder (ok, no murder). Let’s...