Sign of a Stock Market “Top” at a Classic Car Auction by Wolf Richter • Mar 19, 2015 • 13 Comments Fearless American investors, white-hot classic cars, and breath-taking prices.
Junk-Rated Oil & Gas Companies in a “Liquidity Death Spiral” by Wolf Richter • Mar 15, 2015 • 6 Comments The bottom of the energy sector – smaller junk-rated companies – is falling out.
In Global Food War, Monsanto Trips Over Mexican Judge by Don Quijones • Mar 12, 2015 • 10 Comments The battle for control and ownership of the most crucial resource.
The Great Immoderation: How The Fed Is Sowing The Next Recession by David Stockman • Mar 11, 2015 • 6 Comments At some point, realty protrudes.
Last Time This Ratio Spiked, Stocks Crashed by Wolf Richter • Mar 11, 2015 • 13 Comments A sudden Lehman-Moment-like spike, but worse than in October 2008.
Apple Comes Out with a Watch, and Look What Happens by Wolf Richter • Mar 9, 2015 • 14 Comments Total dominance over the media.
West-Coast Port Fiasco Does ‘Permanent, Irrevocable Damage’ by Wolf Richter • Mar 6, 2015 • 14 Comments Both sides hold gun to nation’s head. Gun backfires.
“Default Monday”: Oil & Gas Companies Face Their Creditors by Wolf Richter • Mar 5, 2015 • 14 Comments It has started: “restructuring” and “bankruptcy” suddenly the operative terms.
In Search of Cheap Labor in Tech: Behind the H1-B Visa Scenes by Wolf Richter • Feb 5, 2015 • 49 Comments “They’re bringing in people with a couple of years’ experience to replace us, and we have to train them.”
How Long Can Central Banks Push Bonds to Absurdity? by Wolf Richter • Feb 4, 2015 • 14 Comments Throw enough money at anything, and you’ll kill it.