IPOs Have Worst Year since 2003, and the Dow is at 20,000? by Wolf Richter • Dec 20, 2016 • 41 Comments There’s only one thing that has pumped up this market.
What the Heck’s Happening to Our Share Buyback Boom? by Wolf Richter • Dec 20, 2016 • 34 Comments Going down the drain, putting this wondrous stock market at risk?
“Car Recession” Bites GM: Inventory Glut, Layoffs, Plant Shutdowns by Wolf Richter • Dec 19, 2016 • 86 Comments Five assembly plants, 10,000 workers.
Here Are the Multinationals whose Bonds the ECB is Discreetly Buying by Don Quijones • Dec 15, 2016 • 27 Comments Its new role as “debt-buyer of first resort” raises a whole litany of concerns.
Trump Tweets about China, US Businesses Freak out by Wolf Richter • Dec 14, 2016 • 134 Comments “The whole semiconductor industry could collapse.”
Treasuries Melt Down, Junk Bonds Boom, Yield Spreads Collapse by Wolf Richter • Dec 13, 2016 • 28 Comments The Hot Money returns, bets on Oil Nirvana.
If Everything is so Bullish, Why Are Bank Insiders Dumping Their Shares at Record Pace? by Wolf Richter • Dec 9, 2016 • 115 Comments What are they seeing from their perch that we don’t?
Things Are Getting Serious in Mexico’s Corporate Debt Crisis by Don Quijones • Nov 28, 2016 • 16 Comments Fearing of “a large-scale crisis” in foreign currency debt.
China Inc. & Billionaires Dodge Capital Controls via Global Buyout Binge. Government Not Amused by Wolf Richter • Nov 27, 2016 • 64 Comments The fear of further yuan devaluation.
Black-Friday Woes: The Death of the Department Store by Wolf Richter • Nov 25, 2016 • 141 Comments They no longer shop till they drop.