Business in the Midwest Takes Worst Hit since July 2009 by Wolf Richter • Dec 31, 2015 • 19 Comments Ugly, ugly, ugly. Manufacturing and non-manufacturing.
At Times, it Pays to Raise Your Head and Look Around by Bill Bonner • Dec 31, 2015 • 24 Comments We believe this is one of those times.
Oil Crash Shrinks Russian GDP, Energy Minister Blames Saudis by Oilprice.com • Dec 31, 2015 • 8 Comments “The risk of a deeper decline has intensified.”
Google Sarcasm, or How I (and the Entire Industry) Make a Living by Wolf Richter • Dec 30, 2015 • 48 Comments This can produce bizarre results.
Buffett’s Utility Monopoly In Nevada Socks Musk’s Solar Firm by Nick Cunningham • Dec 30, 2015 • 22 Comments Clash of the titans: End of rooftop solar in Nevada?
Will the Australian Economy Eat Dirt in 2016? by Lindsay David • Dec 30, 2015 • 9 Comments There are some serious kinks in Australia’s economic chain.
What Secret Do Global Banks Know about Chinese Banks? by Wolf Richter • Dec 29, 2015 • 45 Comments They’re dumping their stakes.
5 Possible Market-Moving Surprises In Energy For 2016 by Oilprice.com • Dec 29, 2015 • 31 Comments They’d push markets and policy debates in unexpected directions.
Where’s the “Dumb Bid” in the Junk-Bond Rout? by Wolf Richter • Dec 28, 2015 • 20 Comments “Calamitous trading losses have eliminated” that “dumping ground.”
I was asked: Whatever Happened to Inflation after all this Money-Printing? by Wolf Richter • Dec 27, 2015 • 87 Comments So where’s my free lunch?