Stock and Bond Markets Blow Off Fed, Fed Gets Frustrated by Wolf Richter • Jul 6, 2017 • 55 Comments But now the first feeble reactions as stocks and bonds fall.
Silicon Valley Begins to Crack Visibly by Wolf Richter • Jul 2, 2017 • 150 Comments Chilling photos of for-lease signs lining the Great America Parkway.
Top Canadian Court Permits Worldwide Internet Censorship by Electronic Frontier Foundation • Jun 28, 2017 • 38 Comments Creating a “worldwide heckler’s veto” for repressive regimes.
NYSE President: Why Markets Should Be Rigged More by Wolf Richter • Jun 28, 2017 • 59 Comments Targeting Short Sellers: what they do is “icky and un-American.”
These Large Companies, Still Using Unpatched or Bootleg Windows, Got Hit by Petya Ransomware Attack by Wolf Richter • Jun 27, 2017 • 75 Comments Even after all the WannaCry hoopla in May. US companies too!
Airbnb Just Made Itself Even More Unpopular in Barcelona by Don Quijones • Jun 26, 2017 • 52 Comments Organized criminals from Russia are subletting apartments to tourists, as locals struggle with soaring rents.
Credit-Card Debt Slaves Move to Top of Fed’s Bank Worries by Wolf Richter • Jun 23, 2017 • 115 Comments Projected losses at the top 34 banks in a “severely adverse scenario.”
Sears Canada Melts Down by Wolf Richter • Jun 22, 2017 • 42 Comments Goes Bankrupt. Lays Off 2,900 People. Shareholders rue the day.
Is Amazon Eating UPS’s lunch? by Wolf Richter • Jun 21, 2017 • 89 Comments You’d think Amazon’s surging sales would be a boost for UPS. But no.
Amazon to Slash Jobs at Whole Foods, Dump Cashiers, Switch to Cheaper Products in Price War with Wal-Mart by Wolf Richter • Jun 19, 2017 • 192 Comments Here’s something Wal-Mart could do to Amazon, just to be nasty.
