Chap. 11 Bankruptcies Spike 107% from Year Ago by Wolf Richter • Jan 8, 2018 • 32 Comments What caused the biggest jump since the Financial Crisis?
Retail Investors Finally “Up To Their Chest” in Stocks, Become True Believers with Record Exposure by Wolf Richter • Jan 8, 2018 • 68 Comments One of the “bigger fears”: dip buyers get burned, turn into sellers, “get an exponential move to the downside.”
The Banks with the Most Consumer Complaints: A Dive into CFPB’s Database by Wolf Richter • Jan 4, 2018 • 33 Comments Under pressure from the banks, the government may take down the site.
Turns out, Uber Shareholders Are Eager to Sell at 30% Discount by Wolf Richter • Dec 28, 2017 • 29 Comments Big pain and some relief for Saudi Arabia.
I’m in Awe of How Far the Scams & Stupidities around “Blockchain Stocks” are Going by Wolf Richter • Dec 28, 2017 • 89 Comments This can happen only during the very late stage of a bubble.
Peak Good Times? Stock Market Risk Spikes to New High by Wolf Richter • Dec 27, 2017 • 31 Comments Leverage, the great accelerator on the way up and on the way down.
What Will the Tax Law Do to Over-Indebted Corporate America? by Wolf Richter • Dec 22, 2017 • 49 Comments A crackdown on excessive debt. Financial engineering gets more expensive.
PG&E Suspends Dividends, “Uncertainty Related to Causes” of Bay Area Wildfires. Shares Plunge Further by Wolf Richter • Dec 21, 2017 • 77 Comments California utility goes for “cash conservation.” Investors, not just rate payers, to foot the bill.
Margin Debt, Backed by Enron-Déjà-Vu Steinhoff Shares, Hits BofA, Citi, HSBC, Goldman, BNP by Wolf Richter • Dec 19, 2017 • 57 Comments “Shadow margin” is a hot business for brokers. Now they lick their wounds.
The Hottest, Largest-Ever Cryptocurrency ICO Mindblower by Wolf Richter • Dec 18, 2017 • 86 Comments But regulators are waking up.
