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.
US Government Sold $766 Billion of Treasuries this Week. Yield Curve Steepened as 30-Year Treasury Yield Rose to 4.87% by Wolf Richter • Jan 31, 2026 • 117 Comments The spread between the 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields now the widest since January 2022.
Markets’ Reaction to Warsh: Silver Collapses, Gold Plunges, Dollar Jumps, Treasuries Yawn, Stocks Drop, already Battered Cryptos Sink by Wolf Richter • Jan 30, 2026 • 217 Comments Pulling the rug out from under the “debasement trade.”
Producer Price Index Jumps on Disconcerting Spike in Services PPI. Food & Energy Prices Fall by Wolf Richter • Jan 30, 2026 • 20 Comments Core goods prices rise as companies distribute the tariffs amongst each other.
California’s Population Declines Again, -200,000 since 2020: Relief for “Housing Shortage” as Homes Keep Getting Built by Wolf Richter • Jan 29, 2026 • 118 Comments Home prices in California are down 2% year-over-year and roughly unchanged since July 2022.
