The Big Picture

I am NOT at all impressed with today’s bounce. Even though I mentioned yesterday I was making selective buys, I suspect...

I have to take issue with some of the economics I see discussed around town lately: Seasonality was preempted by an overextended Q4...

I have been meaning to follow up on an excellent chart from the WSJ. Also, I hear from D.C. that we have a strong dollar policy. Thank...

On Saturday, I noted that a WSJ Poll gave retiring FCC Chair Powell an "F." I suspected that the poll might be of interest to...

In response to all the readers who asked: Is it safe I’m still waiting for the Nasdaq 1975 or so I mentioned last week prior to...

Wow: click for larger chart Source: 3 2 1 via 3 – 2 – 1

The Good News is the Economy is continuing its slow progress across nearly all regions of the U.S. click for original full size graphic...

FCC Chair Michael Powell announced his resignation yesterday, effective in March of this year. In addition to reporting on the event, the...

Chart of the day‘s illustration shows that since 1960, higher earnings have tended to correlate with higher dividends....

. My latest Street.com column, "Watching for the Wonderful Washout is up at RM. It is loosely based upon Reasons to be Cheerful from...