Crude Oil Freight Rates Plunge to Record Lows by Wolf Richter • Sep 7, 2016 • 37 Comments Overcapacity meets broken promises of soaring demand.
“Zombie Apocalypse”: The Hanjin Bailout that Didn’t Happen by Wolf Richter • Sep 5, 2016 • 47 Comments It “shatters the complacency” that TBTF carriers “are immune to failure”
Whither Texas: Boom or Bust or Both? by Wolf Richter • Jul 23, 2016 • 29 Comments “The only word to describe the Dallas housing market is ‘frenzy.’”
Global Trade Meets Ugly Reality by Wolf Richter • Jul 22, 2016 • 51 Comments Years of painfully slow growth slashed in one fell swoop!
US Freight Drops to Worst May since 2010 by Wolf Richter • Jun 20, 2016 • 26 Comments Goods economy sinks, drags down trucking & railroads.
What Will Sink the US Auto Boom? by Wolf Richter • May 24, 2016 • 88 Comments It’s already in the works and goes far beyond subprime.
Shipbuilding Industry Collapses, Hits China and South Korea by Wolf Richter • May 20, 2016 • 39 Comments Global overcapacity, plunging demand, and a price war.
Recession Watch: Freight Volume Drops, Worst Level since 2010 by Wolf Richter • May 14, 2016 • 57 Comments Inventory glut, lousy consumer demand, weak global economy…
Freight Rail Traffic Plunges: Haunting Pictures of Transportation Recession by Wolf Richter • May 4, 2016 • 108 Comments Majestic sight: 292 Union Pacific engines idled in Arizona Desert.
Recession Watch: Inventory Glut, Iffy Consumer Demand Sink US Freight Volume by Wolf Richter • Apr 19, 2016 • 21 Comments Worst March, worst first quarter since 2010.
