Google Strikes Back Against Spanish Newspaper Cartel by Don Quijones • Dec 12, 2014 • 1 Comment Spain tried to protect its mainstream media by attacking alternative websites and bloggers with a “Google tax.” Now Google has answered.
When the Market Moves Fast, Stuff Blows Up by Contributor • Dec 12, 2014 • 2 Comments The massive moves in the dollar and oil? I assure you, someone is going to get hurt.
The Sharks Are Already in the Water by WOLF STREET Reader • Dec 11, 2014 • Comments Off on The Sharks Are Already in the Water There was a guy touting this as a buying opportunity.
Oil Bust Contagion Hits Wall Street, Banks Sit on Losses by Wolf Richter • Dec 11, 2014 • 6 Comments Wall Street made a killing on the fracking and offshore booms, but now the tide turns.
Blackout, When it Finally Rains in San Francisco by Wolf Richter • Dec 11, 2014 • 11 Comments My thoughts when the high-tech city just about shut down.
Eurozone Comes Back to Reality With a Crash by Don Quijones • Dec 11, 2014 • 2 Comments Any lingering hopes that the debt crisis was put to rest are brutally dashed. Investors are bailing out: Greek stocks down 20% in three days.
Avoid This “Hideously Expensive” Market by Bill Bonner • Dec 10, 2014 • Comments Off on Avoid This “Hideously Expensive” Market Driven by central bankers who are “wiser than God.” But it might get even more hideous before this story ends.
Retailer’s Subprime Explodes, Shares Crash 40%, Junk Bonds Fall into “Price Discovery” by Wolf Richter • Dec 10, 2014 • 4 Comments Subprime is merciless when it strikes back.
This Chart Shows Which Countries Get Mauled the Worst by the Oil Bust by Wolf Richter • Dec 9, 2014 • Comments Off on This Chart Shows Which Countries Get Mauled the Worst by the Oil Bust Oil busts can exact a terrible price, even in the American oil patch.
“Yes, it Was a Brutal Week for the Oil & Gas Loan Sector” by Wolf Richter • Dec 8, 2014 • Comments Off on “Yes, it Was a Brutal Week for the Oil & Gas Loan Sector” Junk debt explodes. Yields go exponential. Offshore drillers hit the worst.
