Possibly, according to some of our favorite tax evaders in town, who were told not to come in for the day. Of course, they may be jumping to conclusions, and it could have nothing to do with a pig disease...

Some stories, you just have no idea how to improve on. The irony and satire is so implicit in the fact pattern that any commentary seems somewhat strained by comparison. One struggles to unify the themes, only to find them...

Inflation spirals out of control. Fannie and Freddie are failing. Global construction bets are on the verge of blowing up. There. You've got your big, market-moving hard news out of the way. Now let's settle into some real summer silliness....