Spain’s Third Biggest Bank Just Made it Harder to Get Cash by Don Quijones • Nov 25, 2017 • 27 Comments War on Cash bogs down, despite best efforts of government, banks, and credit card companies.
Housing Bubble 2 Hits Rough Spot in California by Wolf Richter • Nov 25, 2017 • 47 Comments Tripped up by “eroding affordability and persistently low inventory.”
Shale Hedges Threaten Oil Rally by Nick Cunningham • Nov 24, 2017 • 15 Comments Surge in hedging puts downward pressure on the oil futures curve.
Whose Private-Sector Debt Will Implode Next: US, Canada, China, Eurozone, Japan? by Wolf Richter • Nov 22, 2017 • 121 Comments Canadians, fasten your seat-belt. Here are the charts.
Could Italy’s Banking Crisis Drag Down Mario Draghi? by Don Quijones • Nov 22, 2017 • 14 Comments Just don’t mention “Antonveneta.”
Another Cryptocurrency Gets Hacked, Money Disappears. Here are the 30 Biggest Crypto Hacks by Wolf Richter • Nov 21, 2017 • 80 Comments Hackers are dogging cryptocurrencies.
The US Treasury Market Smells a Rat by Wolf Richter • Nov 20, 2017 • 59 Comments The yield spread collapses to lowest since 2007.
Uber’s Survival Strategy? “Tens of Thousands” of Self-Driving Volvo-Ubers Starting in 2019 by Wolf Richter • Nov 20, 2017 • 159 Comments Ready or not, here they come. Tough luck for drivers.
The Corporate Earnings Fiction in Q3 by Wolf Richter • Nov 19, 2017 • 52 Comments The Biggest Sinners in the Dow.
How to Face the Housing Crisis in Expensive Cities by John McNellis • Nov 19, 2017 • 75 Comments The lowest hanging fruit of them all: Airbnb and its ilk.