The Big Picture

The always terrific Michael Lewis quietly slipped by an intriguing Bloomberg article. Do not miss it. In the piece, titled “Did...

We were hoping this would become a regular thing: While we’re pleased to note that the weekend circulars reveal price cuts for some...

NOTE: I originally wrote this in 2000, and published it in 2001. I’m moving it here from geocities, before that site crashes...

Jim Picerno is the host of The Capital Spectator (Tagline: “The Search For The Bottom Line“). In addition to posting a very...

“It’s gone on way too long to be temporary,” said John E. Silvia, chief economist of the fixed-income division of...

Source: BLS The U.S. economy added fewer jobs in January than forecast. January payroll employment rose by 112k, 36% below the consensus...

Amongst the many many reasons for the decrease in CD sales are the many new (and exisiting) interests competing for consumer’s...

Back on January 22, we noted several factors which were making us increasingly cautious, and released a commentary titled “Market...

The Nasdaq has pulled back about 140 points over the past 7 sessions – about 6.5%; Looking at near term support, we are about ¾s...

Another retailer bites the dust: In a widely anticipated move, Tower Records is said to be on the verge of filing for bankruptcy today....