This is Why No One Should Bail Out the “Smart Money” Stuck in Brick-and-Mortar Retailers: Let them Shed their Own Tears by Wolf Richter • May 3, 2016 • 74 Comments Another bankruptcy. Toxic Safeway-Albertsons combo waiting in the wings.
US Manufacturing Sinks Deeper into Mire, Sep. 2009 evoked by Wolf Richter • May 2, 2016 • 18 Comments Markit and ISM add to the gloom.
China’s Furious Stimulus-and-Debt Binge Backfires by Wolf Richter • May 1, 2016 • 61 Comments Fabled transition to a service economy? Forget it.
What the Heck is Going on With the Dollar and “Fear?” by Wolf Richter • May 1, 2016 • 76 Comments “Speculators are losing faith.”
The Hong Kong Housing Market Fizzles by Wolf Richter • Apr 29, 2016 • 42 Comments Everything suddenly goes the wrong way.
Why this Economy Feels Even Lousier than the Lousy GDP Print by Wolf Richter • Apr 29, 2016 • 81 Comments But the numbers are hushed up.
This Chart Shows the Collapse of “King Coal” by State, and Why Miners Are Going Bankrupt by Wolf Richter • Apr 28, 2016 • 53 Comments Technological innovation did it.
Canary in the US Housing Market: Canadian Snowbirds Cash Out by Wolf Richter • Apr 28, 2016 • 31 Comments And sales crash.
Consumers, Small-Business Owners Souring on This Economy by Wolf Richter • Apr 27, 2016 • 33 Comments “Flashing a recession signal.”