More Carmageddon at GM, Cuts Shift in Ohio, 1,500 Layoffs, as Cruze Sales Plunge. Production in Mexico Started in 2015 by Wolf Richter • Apr 13, 2018 • 62 Comments It already cut the third shift in 2017. Now it cut the second shift. Carmageddon but not Truckmageddon.
As Malls Get Crushed, Commercial Real Estate Prices Fall to Lowest in Nearly Two Years by Wolf Richter • Apr 13, 2018 • 33 Comments Leverage is why the Fed has been worried about the price bubble in CRE.
Google Saves Manhattan Office Market. Chinese Buyers Vanish by Wolf Richter • Apr 12, 2018 • 34 Comments One mega-deal at a mega price. The rest was dreary.
Fed Warns Markets: Don’t Get Spooked about Coming Spike in PCE Inflation by Wolf Richter • Apr 11, 2018 • 49 Comments Inflation day didn’t disappoint. “Underlying Inflation” hottest since July 2006.
How Much Are Banks Exposed to Subprime? More than we Think by Wolf Richter • Apr 11, 2018 • 49 Comments Wells Fargo has $81 billion in exposure to loans that, on paper, it isn’t exposed to.
The “Everything Bubble” & “Bubble Mentality,” Risks & Leverage, the Fed’s Response, Tesla, Netflix, LIBOR, and How it Might End by Wolf Richter • Apr 10, 2018 • 40 Comments Wolf Richter with Chris Martenson on Peak Prosperity’s Featured Voices.
Defaults of Retailers Hit “All-Time High” in Q1: Moody’s by Wolf Richter • Apr 10, 2018 • 29 Comments Brick-and-Mortar Meltdown sets record. And Q2 starts out on the right foot.
Retail Investor Bullishness Bites Dust after Huge Trump Spike by Wolf Richter • Apr 9, 2018 • 27 Comments A 39% plunge in three months. But it was spectacular while it lasted.
Chap. 11 Bankruptcies Spike 63% from Year Ago by Wolf Richter • Apr 9, 2018 • 30 Comments Highest level since April 2011. Not just the Brick & Mortar Meltdown anymore.
Subprime Carmageddon: Specialized Lenders Begin to Collapse by Wolf Richter • Apr 8, 2018 • 76 Comments Worst delinquency rates this century.