China’s Empty Threat of Dumping its US Treasuries by Wolf Richter • Mar 23, 2018 • 161 Comments “We are looking at all options.”
What Are Zombie Retail Stores Really Worth: Answers Emerge by Wolf Richter • Mar 22, 2018 • 53 Comments “Little or nothing.” Toys “R” Us and its commercial mortgage backed securities.
The Price of M&A: After Gutting HP, Autonomy Strikes Again by Wolf Richter • Mar 19, 2018 • 35 Comments Micro Focus plunges 46% today, six months after its $8.8 billion acquisition of Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
What’s Going on in the Treasury Market? by Wolf Richter • Mar 18, 2018 • 45 Comments Will we see a “monetary shock?”
Why the Investment Outlook is Unappealing Going Forward by Wolf Richter • Mar 18, 2018 • 63 Comments Most asset prices, after soaring in near-unison over the past 8 years, are targeted, also in near-unison, for a haircut.
US Gross National Debt Spikes $1.2 Trillion in 6 Months, Hits $21 Trillion by Wolf Richter • Mar 16, 2018 • 99 Comments These dang trillions are flying by so fast, they’re hard to see.
Bain Capital Wins Again: $20-Billion Leveraged-Buyout Queen Topples, Biggest in Years, Another Private Equity Casualty by Wolf Richter • Mar 15, 2018 • 44 Comments iHeartMedia finally files for bankruptcy, whole sector under pressure.
SEC Cracks Down on Silicon Valley’s “Disruptive Tech” by Safehaven • Mar 15, 2018 • 37 Comments “It’s an important lesson for Silicon Valley,” said SEC’s Jina Choi. “Innovators who seek to revolutionize and disrupt an industry must tell investors the truth….”
AI Hedge Funds Got Crushed the Worst Ever During Selloff: Machines Learned the Wrong Things in One-Way Market by Wolf Richter • Mar 12, 2018 • 39 Comments But Cryptocurrency hedge funds fell off a cliff.
QE Unwind Is Too Slow, Says Fed Governor, Thus Launching First Trial Balloon by Wolf Richter • Mar 9, 2018 • 65 Comments “The very slow pace may still be contributing to a buildup of various financial imbalances.”