Nickel Futures Spike Ridiculously, Trading Halted, in Short Squeeze on Chinese Tycoon Facing Billions in Losses by Wolf Richter • Mar 8, 2022 • 69 Comments Shorted nickel to hedge rising output and on a bet the rally in nickel at the time would fade in 2022. Then came the sanctions.
Now the Giant Tech Stocks and Big Four Banks Got Crushed, Airline Stocks Collapsed by Wolf Richter • Mar 7, 2022 • 120 Comments Some big gainers too, as everyone plowed into energy, mining, and fertilizers.
Now Nickel Goes Bananas, Spikes 73% in One Day, on Russia Sanctions, Shipping Chaos, Massive Short Squeeze by Wolf Richter • Mar 7, 2022 • 89 Comments Why is anyone still short these metals?
Crude Oil WTI Futures Go Bananas, Briefly Spike to $130: And this Is What’s Happening at my Gas Station by Wolf Richter • Mar 6, 2022 • 265 Comments Speculators are reacting to other speculators who are reacting to whatever.
Stocks in Germany, the UK, France, Italy, and Spain Plunge Below Year 2000 Levels: Buy-and-Hold Horror Shows by Wolf Richter • Mar 6, 2022 • 204 Comments Food for thought in light of the biggest stock market bubble in the US ever.
It’s the Airline Stocks Again: Ugly Day, Ugly Week, Ugly Long Term by Wolf Richter • Mar 4, 2022 • 106 Comments My Airlines Index plunged 14% for the week. Long-term, it’s even worse: -45% since Jan. 2018.
Even Soaring Wages Got Crushed by Inflation in Hot Labor Market: Fed Gets More Rate-Hike Ammo (as if it Needed More) by Wolf Richter • Mar 4, 2022 • 105 Comments Production and nonsupervisory employees had biggest year-over-year wage gains since 1982, but they too were outrun by inflation.
Shares of SoftBank-Backed Grab, Biggest SPAC Ever, Collapse. Dating App and IPO Miracle Bumble Crashes by Wolf Richter • Mar 3, 2022 • 106 Comments On today’s menu of imploded stocks are two extra-specials.
Growth Hindered by “Supply Chain Disruptions, Capacity Constraints, Inflation, Logistical Challenges, Labor Shortages” by Wolf Richter • Mar 3, 2022 • 117 Comments Here’s what executives in those industries said.
Here Goes Another Highflyer: Buffett Darling Snowflake Crashes by Wolf Richter • Mar 2, 2022 • 119 Comments Cloud software hype comes home to roost.
