The Big Picture

We’ve mentioned previously that as the stimulus fades — once the pig is through the python — the economy will settle...

I have kinda mixed feelings about this one: I get an advert in last weekend’s paper for Coconuts Music & Movies; (their...

Fascinating story in today’s Times regarding the drop in Americans’ incomes. The surprising culprit? “Falling incomes,...

As we have noted recently and on several occasions in the past, Cuban American voters in Florida continues to be a potential problem for...

WSJ: “While U.S. voters are nearly evenly split about Mr. Bush’s performance, a recent Wall Street Journal survey found that...

The latest column, loosely based on Monday’s comments, is up at RealMoney.com. Here’s the money quote: “The market may...

click for larger chart Yesterday’s Google comments bounced around the echo chamber quite a bit. Today, I see the NYTimes has a...

Another good chart from the graphic whizzes over at CBSMarketWatch Battleground Check out their full coverage: CBSMarketwatch Election...

As the indices flail about, groping for a bottom, the search for an explanation as to what ails the markets continues apace. The latest...

Markets historically do well during presidential election years. In the event an incumbent loses, we tend to see a post election rally,...