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.
Was Carillion’s Collapse the Beginning of the End for UK’s Outsourcing Sector? by Don Quijones • Mar 21, 2018 • 23 Comments Two large British outsourcers are also on the verge of collapse, and the vultures are circling.
Then Why Is Anyone STILL on Facebook? by Wolf Richter • Mar 20, 2018 • 174 Comments Where’s the panicked rush to “delete” accounts?
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.
Why the Investment Outlook is Unappealing Going Forward by Wolf Richter • Mar 18, 2018 • 63 Comments Most asset prices, after soaring in near-unison over the past 8 years, are targeted, also in near-unison, for a haircut.
Deutsche Bank Just Never Disappoints by Wolf Richter • Mar 16, 2018 • 24 Comments Even bigger loss than reported 6 weeks ago, cost cuts abandoned, bonuses quadrupled.
Bain Capital Wins Again: $20-Billion Leveraged-Buyout Queen Topples, Biggest in Years, Another Private Equity Casualty by Wolf Richter • Mar 15, 2018 • 44 Comments iHeartMedia finally files for bankruptcy, whole sector under pressure.
SEC Cracks Down on Silicon Valley’s “Disruptive Tech” by Safehaven • Mar 15, 2018 • 37 Comments “It’s an important lesson for Silicon Valley,” said SEC’s Jina Choi. “Innovators who seek to revolutionize and disrupt an industry must tell investors the truth….”
Sears is Dead Meat Walking, after Horrid Holiday Quarter by Wolf Richter • Mar 14, 2018 • 41 Comments Why is Sears’ CEO still touting “progress,” even in SEC filings? Why not tell investors the truth, for once?
Trump’s Order Stops ALL Foreign Takeovers of Large US Tech Companies by Wolf Richter • Mar 12, 2018 • 89 Comments “Any substantially equivalent merger, acquisition, or takeover, whether effected directly or indirectly, is also prohibited.”
