‘Excessive Amounts of Capital’ Doom Startup Bubble by Wolf Richter • Sep 16, 2014 • 1 Comment Even venture capital is worried. ‘The crazier things get, the worse people execute’
Algos Saved the Day, but What if They Turn Bearish? by Wolf Richter • Sep 11, 2014 • 5 Comments The spike came with no trader buzz. The buying was all electronic and instantaneous. But what will algos do when momentum flips?
‘Smart Money’ Unloads, Sits on Cash, Waits for Stocks to Swoon by Wolf Richter • Sep 10, 2014 • 3 Comments LBO volume plunges to the lowest level since crisis year 2009.
Big Tech Teeters, May Sack Most People since 2009 by Wolf Richter • Sep 5, 2014 • 8 Comments Financial engineers have taken over; actual engineers are relegated to an expense category that must be cut.
Minsky Moment for Markets Driven by “Relentless Bids” by Contributor • Sep 3, 2014 • 1 Comment “We run carelessly to the precipice after we have put up a façade to prevent ourselves from seeing it.”
Subprime Blows up on Retailer, CEO Warns on ALL Subprime, Hits Auto Sales by Wolf Richter • Sep 3, 2014 • 10 Comments Subprime giveth, subprime taketh away.
Mexican Judge Departs From Script, Turns Monsanto’s Mexican Dream Into Legal Nightmare by Don Quijones • Sep 1, 2014 • 14 Comments The tide may well be subtly turning against Monsanto and its fellow GMO oligopolies and in favor of independent food growers and consumers.
Pump and Dump: How to Rig the Entire IPO Market with just $20 Million by Wolf Richter • Aug 28, 2014 • 9 Comments The price of market manipulation keeps dropping.
Economist: Stocks No Longer Risky, Will Go Up ‘Steadily’ by Wolf Richter • Aug 26, 2014 • 8 Comments With fundamentals and economic realities having become totally irrelevant these days, economists are reassigned to tout stocks.
Hewlett-Packard Reports a Miracle by Wolf Richter • Aug 20, 2014 • 3 Comments After 11 straight quarters of declining sales, they tick up for the wrong reason, and net profit plunges nearly 30%. But no problem. “I’m very pleased with the progress we’ve made,” bragged CEO Meg Whitman.
