The Big Picture

After the September Jobs numbers came out, we mentioned that drilling beneath the headline numbers may reveal structural problems in the...

Friday’s report showing nonfarm payroll growth of 96,000 jobs in September was well shy of most economists’ expectations for...

A dissapointing number this morning: Only 96,000 new jobs were added to company payrolls in September — that’s far fewer than...

The always interesting John Crudele of the New York Post argues in a provocative column Thursday that today’s Employment situation...

Just before the war started, I wrote a piece about what were the most likely reasons for the invasion — how much it might cost and...

Here’s a surprise: The WSJ/Zogby Swing State Polls has Kerry significantly ahead in electoral votes. A new WSJ.com projection of...

Last Thursday’s presidential debates surprised many of the 63 million Americans who tuned in by offering substantive policy...

In the beginning of the year, we asked the question: “Is the balance of scientific power shifting?” That question gets...

Oops! I overlooked this: The print edition of Barron’s picked up last week’s Bull or Bear Market? commentary. The focus of...

How is this for a price increase: The DOE notes that “Natural gas prices continued to surge in the wake of Hurricane Ivan for the...