The Big Picture

I’ll get one or two quick posts up today — but expect them to be a bit light. Why? I have an interesting project...

You may recall that I previously mentioned Chris Masse’s informative Prediction Markets Vortal. Chris does alot of research into...

At the risk of starting up another controversy, I must point out that the InTrade prediction market got this about as wrong as you...

With the Michael Jackson verdict now in, perhaps Wall Street can put this unfortunate distraction behind us, and get back to the business...

Paul LaMonica of CNN/Money indulges his inner Jedi. (I just saw Revenge of the Sith this weekend) Conundrum, hmmm? Boost interest rates,...

Never eat at a restaurant named Mom’s.Never play cards with a man named Doc.Never get involved with a woman that has more troubles than...

> Very nice comments from Barron’s this week about The Big Picture: Not Another Blah, Blah Blog This week’s...

• "Its different this time." Make no doubt about it – thats precisely what Alan Greenspan said about the "puzzling...

Nice piece by BMO Nesbitt on why investors fail: “Individuals have historically underperformed the markets, earning just 2.6% vs. the...

Interesting Real Estate/Housing discussion in, of all places, the NYT Week in Review. It turns out that "cheap credit worldwide...