Here We Go Again on Inflation: Used Vehicle Prices Jump in January, Expected to Jump More in Record Tax-Refund Season by Wolf Richter • Feb 6, 2026 • 71 Comments Tax refunds make great down-payments which are great for higher prices. Every year, the industry salivates over it. But this year will be special.
Bitcoin Treasury Company Strategy [MSTR] Plunged 77% from its High, Joins our Imploded Stocks. Bitcoin Plunged only 50% by Wolf Richter • Feb 5, 2026 • 105 Comments The miracle of valuing the company’s stock far higher than its bitcoin holdings came unglued. Then bitcoin plunged.
Companies Hang on to their Workers, and Workers Cling to their Jobs: One More Factor why it’s Tough for Job Seekers by Wolf Richter • Feb 5, 2026 • 50 Comments Much slower turnover in the labor force leaves fewer job openings to be filled.
ADP Employment Report Massively Revised to 2010 with Huge Erratic Differences in Month-to-Month Job Creation & Losses by Wolf Richter • Feb 4, 2026 • 81 Comments Rendering reliance on it for indications of employment trends useless.
PayPal Shares Plunged 86% from the 2021 Goofball High and Right into our Imploded Stocks by Wolf Richter • Feb 3, 2026 • 104 Comments The sudden CEO switcheroo was just the latest spooky thing.
Office CMBS Delinquency Rate Spikes to Record 12.3%, Much Worse than Financial Crisis Meltdown Peak by Wolf Richter • Feb 3, 2026 • 54 Comments Spike of defaults in January was triggered by two Manhattan office towers; one of them is heading to a foreclosure sale.
Figma, IPO Hotshot AI-Powered Design Software Firm, Joins Our Imploded Stocks by Wolf Richter • Feb 2, 2026 • 47 Comments After riding up the AI-hype mania for two days.
Miles Driven Hit Record in 2025, beating 2019, amid Lethargic RTO, Mass Transit Blues, but a Jump in Population by Wolf Richter • Feb 2, 2026 • 56 Comments Since 2019, miles driven rose by 1.9%, the population by 3.6%, and miles driven per person fell.
