The Big Picture

Fascinating info graphic via Information is Beautiful: click for ginormous image Thanks, Mike!

Source: Niall Ferguson: U.S. Empire in Decline, on Collision Course with China Aaron Task Yahoo Tech Ticker Oct 20, 2009...

Predictions that U.S. stocks would decline in September and October weren’t wrong, just early, says Mary Ann Bartels, an analyst at...

The looming expiration of the home buying tax credit is having a clear impact on mortgage applications. The MBA said purchases fell by...

> If you are anywhere near a radio this mornings, I will be the guest hosting “Bloomberg Surveillance” with Ken Prewitt from...

Bank of England Governor Mervyn King is in Volcker’s camp. The banks that are “too important to fail” not only require new...

“The guy’s a giant, he’s a genius, he is a great human being.Whenever he has advice, the administration is very interested.”...

Hey, are there actually people that work for the SEC with a pulse? When did that happen ? “The U.S. Securities and Exchange...

Brooksley Born finally gets to tell her story on national TV. Note the pathetic apology by Arthur Levitt below for being part of the...

> Hat tip Larry Doyle’s Sense on Cents