Are Markets Blowing off the Fed? by Wolf Richter • May 26, 2017 • 58 Comments A stock or bond market tantrum might stop the Fed in its tracks. But the opposite is happening.
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.
Will Quant Funds Trigger the Next Stock Market Crash? by Wolf Richter • May 22, 2017 • 42 Comments After surging for years, quant hedge funds – where trading is done by machines, not humans – now dominate stock trading.
Corporate America’s “Reverse Yankees” Shoot to Record in ECB Absurdity, But Who Are the Losers? by Wolf Richter • May 21, 2017 • 64 Comments Why do they risk so much for little?
Did Cisco Just Say Demand is “Very Lumpy?” by Wolf Richter • May 17, 2017 • 35 Comments With a history of tripping the markets, Cisco expects sharp drop in revenues
Brick-and-Mortar Meltdown No Problem: Online Retail Startups Shift into Brick-and-Mortar by Wolf Richter • May 16, 2017 • 81 Comments With a tinge of bitter irony and perhaps desperation.
#Carmageddon Now: Ford to Slash 10% of its Workforce by Wolf Richter • May 16, 2017 • 62 Comments “According to people briefed on the plan.”
Hotbed of Bootleg Software, China Gets Hit Most by WannaCry by Wolf Richter • May 15, 2017 • 59 Comments Just one more reason for China to develop its own mousetrap.
What the Heck’s Going on With Cryptocurrencies? by Wolf Richter • May 15, 2017 • 106 Comments Up 10,000% in 16 months? These charts truly depict our crazy times.
“The Great Narrowing” of the S&P 500 by Wolf Richter • May 9, 2017 • 54 Comments “The new 1%” gained $260 billion since March 1, the 99% lost $260 billion.