Deutsche Bank Seeking a “Guarantee of Existence” with Monster-Merger? by Don Quijones • Mar 27, 2019 • 26 Comments Opposition Is Growing to Merger Between Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank.
How Can a Company with $1.8 Billion in Revenue Lose $1.9 Billion? WeWork Shows How by Wolf Richter • Mar 25, 2019 • 108 Comments The financial world has gone nuts.
What FedEx Just Said About Europe and China by Wolf Richter • Mar 19, 2019 • 52 Comments “Asia volume weakness, which we experienced during peak season, deepened post Chinese New Year.”
Steinhoff Committed $7.4 Billion in Fraud (at least). Here’s How by Wolf Richter • Mar 16, 2019 • 88 Comments It’s not often that we get to see the details of how companies commit $7.4 billion worth of fraud.
Tesla’s Mess at the Top: Moody’s Gets Nervous by Wolf Richter • Mar 15, 2019 • 91 Comments Decision-Making Chaos and Epic Strategy Flip-Flops.
Outsourcing Giant Interserve with 65,000 Employees Collapses by Don Quijones • Mar 15, 2019 • 37 Comments Shareholders wiped out, 14 Months after competitor Carillion Collapsed.
E-Commerce is Wiping Out Mall Retailers One by One. Here’s the Data by Wolf Richter • Mar 13, 2019 • 100 Comments Department store sales hit a new record low in the data going back to 1992.
Video Game Industry Stalls, Stocks Plunge. What’s Going On? by Adam Williams • Mar 13, 2019 • 83 Comments Layoffs and closures—the beginnings of a major shakeout.
US Banks Report $251 billion of “Unrealized Losses” on Securities Investments in 2018, the Most Since 2008: FDIC by Wolf Richter • Mar 12, 2019 • 21 Comments And other juicy banking nuggets.