Trump Sends To-Do List to China on Trade by Wolf Richter • Mar 26, 2018 • 43 Comments Hot and heavy breathing behind the scenes, leaked to calm the markets.
So is the “Trade War” Crushing Stocks? by Wolf Richter • Mar 24, 2018 • 95 Comments It was an ugly week. Everyone blamed the “trade war.” But bull markets climb a wall of worry. In a bull market, stocks would have jumped on the news. So what the heck happened?
China’s Empty Threat of Dumping its US Treasuries by Wolf Richter • Mar 23, 2018 • 161 Comments “We are looking at all options.”
Freight Costs and Volumes Surge, Inflation Fears Heat Up by Wolf Richter • Mar 22, 2018 • 51 Comments “We are seeing an unprecedented rise in logistics costs,” General Mills CEO
What Are Zombie Retail Stores Really Worth: Answers Emerge by Wolf Richter • Mar 22, 2018 • 53 Comments “Little or nothing.” Toys “R” Us and its commercial mortgage backed securities.
What the Fed’s “Dot Plot” Said About 4 Rate Hikes in 2018 by Wolf Richter • Mar 21, 2018 • 37 Comments But one-third of voting slots are vacant: What will the “New Fed” do?
How Much Does it Really Cost to Buy a Luxury Condo in San Francisco, Not Live in it for 10 Years, Then Sell at a Loss? by Wolf Richter • Mar 21, 2018 • 47 Comments A lot, as the co-founder of YouTube is finding out.
Then Why Is Anyone STILL on Facebook? by Wolf Richter • Mar 20, 2018 • 174 Comments Where’s the panicked rush to “delete” accounts?
What Are We Going to Do with these Plunging Mall REITs? by Wolf Richter • Mar 19, 2018 • 57 Comments Brick & Mortar Meltdown: Weakest plunged 80%, the strongest “only” 30%.
The Price of M&A: After Gutting HP, Autonomy Strikes Again by Wolf Richter • Mar 19, 2018 • 35 Comments Micro Focus plunges 46% today, six months after its $8.8 billion acquisition of Hewlett Packard Enterprise.