The Fate of the 2 Shuttered Macy’s Stores in San Francisco by Wolf Richter • Jun 26, 2017 • 83 Comments The collapse of brick-and-mortar retail becomes a real-estate question.
The Fed is on a Mission, Doesn’t Worry about Markets: New York Fed’s Dudley by Wolf Richter • Jun 19, 2017 • 35 Comments Oh my, how things have changed since late last year.
San Francisco Bay Area Sheds Jobs and Workers by Wolf Richter • Jun 17, 2017 • 48 Comments Commercial and residential real estate bubbles choke the economy. The upper bounds of hype and craziness have been reached.
Next Asset Bubble Cracks: It’s so Big even the Fed is Fretting by Wolf Richter • Jun 7, 2017 • 61 Comments Commercial Real Estate’s boom-and-bust cycle heads south.
Brick-and-Mortar Retail Meltdown Has a Busy Month by Wolf Richter • May 31, 2017 • 68 Comments After years of asset stripping by private equity firms and hedge funds.
Sears Revenues Plunge, to Hit Zero in 3 Years, Shares Jump by Wolf Richter • May 25, 2017 • 80 Comments The ingenious strategy of cost-cutting and store-closing your way out of trouble: Pretty soon, it leads to zero.
Commodities Bust Hits Farm Lenders, Delinquencies Surge 225% by Wolf Richter • May 19, 2017 • 110 Comments Just as the deflating Farmland bubble leaves its marks.
Retail Meltdown Demolishes Mall Investors by Wolf Richter • May 9, 2017 • 76 Comments Even the biggest.
The Great Unwind Grips the 12 Hottest US Rental Markets by Wolf Richter • May 1, 2017 • 89 Comments Peak Rent. Traces of relief for renters. Landlords scramble. But in some cheaper cities, rents soar.
Meltdown of Houston Auto Sales Has Eerie Financial Crisis Look by Wolf Richter • Apr 18, 2017 • 38 Comments Several simultaneous booms have turned to busts.