“Largest Single Arms Deal in US History” Turns into “Fake News” by Wolf Richter • Jun 8, 2017 • 39 Comments Shares of US Defense Contractors not amused.
Haunting Photos of #Carmageddon: Hyundai Gets Crushed, as GM, Ford, Others Struggle by Wolf Richter • Jun 2, 2017 • 123 Comments Factory-fresh Hyundais stored on vast new gravel lots near Mexican border.
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.
Why an Australian Fund Manager Decided to Sell Everything by Wolf Richter • May 30, 2017 • 66 Comments Spooked by a “housing calamity,” banks, overvalued stocks, and China.
Goldman Sachs Accused of “Aiding and Abetting” Venezuela’s “Dictatorial Regime” by Wolf Richter • May 29, 2017 • 43 Comments A very risky bond deal with a huge yield.
Why I think Stocks Won’t Crash Spectacularly but May Zigzag Lower in Agonizing Ups-and-Downs, Possibly for Decades by Wolf Richter • May 28, 2017 • 120 Comments Worst-case scenario ahead.
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?