What Will the Coronavirus Do to the US & Chinese Economy? by Wolf Richter • Feb 6, 2020 • 122 Comments Is this the black-swan event people have been predicting for years?
Another Major Employer Leaves San Francisco, 1,000 Jobs Vanish: Macy’s Shuts Tech Center in Broad “Optimization” by Wolf Richter • Feb 4, 2020 • 140 Comments In total, 2,000 tech, admin, and management jobs to be cut and offices closed around the country. In addition, one-fifth of Macy’s stores to close. Brick & Mortar Meltdown.
I’m in Awe of How Tesla is Now a Supernatural Phenomenon by Wolf Richter • Feb 4, 2020 • 193 Comments The WTF stock chart of the year. And another WTF chart of just how tiny Tesla is compared to the top 10 automakers.
THE WOLF STREET REPORT: What Will the Coronavirus Do to the US & Chinese Economy? by Wolf Richter • Feb 2, 2020 • 179 Comments Is this the black-swan event people have been predicting for years?
Tesla’s Revenues +2%, Auto Revenue +0.7%. Net Income Plunges 25%. Without “Regulatory Credits,” it Would Have Lost $28 Million. Annual Loss Hits $862 Million. Shares Spike 12% by Wolf Richter • Jan 29, 2020 • 137 Comments OK, let’s look at the Tesla magic briefly.
What Happens When Investors Stop Fueling Cash-Burn Machines: At MoviePass Parent, Everything Goes to Zero by Wolf Richter • Jan 29, 2020 • 94 Comments Shares, which at peak-hype spiked 1,200% in a month, go to zero. Board of Directors goes to zero. Executives go to zero. Sales already zero.
Startup Unicorn Casper Sets IPO Price Range to Dish Out 36% Loss to Prior Investors by Wolf Richter • Jan 27, 2020 • 96 Comments Another money-losing, cash-burning, over-hyped unicorn in a ho-hum low-tech business (bedding retailer) tries to make it out the IPO window.
Tesla’s Global Deliveries Compared to the Top 10: Volkswagen, Toyota, GM, Ford, Honda, FCA, Mercedes… Here’s the Chart by Wolf Richter • Jan 24, 2020 • 218 Comments Tesla’s Stock Makes it the Second Most Valuable Automaker in the World. But How About its Size?
Australian Construction Giant CIMIC Writes Off Disastrous Arabian Adventure, After Being Bludgeoned over Opaque Debts by Nick Corbishley • Jan 24, 2020 • 27 Comments Shares plunged 20% on the spot, and are down 44% in nine months.
Union Pacific Cut 17% of its Workers, Will Cut 8% in 2020. Revenue Fell 9.5%, Income 10%. Bought Back $5.8 Bn in Shares. Stock Hits New High by Wolf Richter • Jan 23, 2020 • 100 Comments Its debt surged to fund the share buybacks. And truckers ate its lunch. But don’t tell any of this to the “market.”