4 Months of Carmageddon in the EU Wipe Out Gains for 2018 by Wolf Richter • Jan 16, 2019 • 19 Comments Ford is big loser, Hyundai-Kia big winner, and Opel is someone else’s problem.
Yield Curve Spaghetti by Wolf Richter • Jan 15, 2019 • 67 Comments The one-month yield is 21 basis points higher than CPI, not seen since 2009.
What Truck Drivers Say about “Driver Shortage” & Pay Increases by Wolf Richter • Jan 15, 2019 • 87 Comments For the majority, pay has remained flat or has fallen over the past year.
China’s Consumers Rattle Global Automakers as Sales Plunge by Wolf Richter • Jan 14, 2019 • 56 Comments Welcome to the Big Club of Saturation & Decline.
Bankruptcy Next, PG&E Says. Shares Down 90% in 15 Months. From “Investment Grade” to “Default” in Three Weeks? by Wolf Richter • Jan 14, 2019 • 89 Comments California’s rate payers & taxpayers likely on the hook, as we know from PG&E’s first bankruptcy in 2001.
THE WOLF STREET REPORT by Wolf Richter • Jan 13, 2019 • 48 Comments What’s the deal with retailers — and retail sales?
The Brick & Mortar Meltdown at Movie Theaters. But a Few Movies Still Make it Big by Wolf Richter • Jan 13, 2019 • 84 Comments Tickets are expensive. Alternatives are plentiful, convenient & cheap.
Oops, SpaceX to Lay Off 10% of its Employees after Funding Fiasco in November by Wolf Richter • Jan 11, 2019 • 70 Comments What SpaceX is trying to do has “bankrupted other organizations,” it said.
Fed’s Powell: Balance Sheet to be “Substantially Smaller.” How Small? He Gave Big Clues. My Dive into the Dynamics & Charts by Wolf Richter • Jan 11, 2019 • 67 Comments In fact, QE started reversing at the end of 2014.
At Taxpayers’ Expense, Fed Paid Banks $38.5 Billion in Interest on “Reserves” in 2018. Here’s How by Wolf Richter • Jan 10, 2019 • 106 Comments The Slickest Annual Wealth-Transfer from Taxpayers to the Banks via the Fed.