I’m in Awe of How Tesla is Now a Supernatural Phenomenon by Wolf Richter • Feb 4, 2020 • 193 Comments The WTF stock chart of the year. And another WTF chart of just how tiny Tesla is compared to the top 10 automakers.
After Coronavirus Measures, China’s Crude Oil Demand Plunges 20%: Industry Sources by Wolf Richter • Feb 3, 2020 • 82 Comments “Largest demand shock the oil market has suffered since the global financial crisis, and the most sudden since the Sept. 11 attacks.”
Why Has UK Auto Manufacturing Collapsed 24% in Three Years? by Nick Corbishley • Feb 3, 2020 • 58 Comments 81% of the vehicles are exported; they can be built anywhere. Honda is leaving. Nissan may be too. Vauxhall may be shuttered. Jaguar Land Rover offshored some production. But EV production soared.
THE WOLF STREET REPORT: What Will the Coronavirus Do to the US & Chinese Economy? by Wolf Richter • Feb 2, 2020 • 179 Comments Is this the black-swan event people have been predicting for years?
Brexit Moment: Nigel Farage’s Dramatic Final Speech at the European Parliament (Video) by Wolf Richter • Feb 1, 2020 • 169 Comments The UK is out of the European Union, and “the rest frankly is detail.”
Real Estate Developer: Why I Value my Properties Conservatively by John McNellis • Feb 1, 2020 • 48 Comments As with the millions who subtract pounds and add inches to their dating site profiles, it’s very tempting to push values.