I Was Asked About J.P. Morgan’s Blockchain-Based “JPM Coin.” I Ruthlessly Expand it to Other Payment Systems by Wolf Richter • Feb 16, 2019 • 74 Comments Are banks trying to send credit-card-processing fee-gougers Visa, MasterCard et al. the way of Friendster?
This Retailer Bankruptcy Will Lead to the Largest Liquidation by Store Count in the US. Liquidation Sales to Start Next Week by Wolf Richter • Feb 15, 2019 • 117 Comments Brick-and-Mortar Meltdown for its new shareholders: All of them PE firms.
Bond Funds Are “Potential Source of Financial Instability,” after Years of Global QE and Low Interest Rates: Fitch by Wolf Richter • Feb 11, 2019 • 45 Comments “Liquidity issues at bond mutual funds could result in wider contagion and affect other parts of the financial system and the macro economy.”
THE WOLF STREET REPORT by Wolf Richter • Feb 10, 2019 • 82 Comments The New Battle-to-the-Death in the Auto Industry.
Carmageddon for Tesla Model 3: US Deliveries Plunge 55% to 60% from Q4, Laid-off Delivery Employees tell Reuters by Wolf Richter • Feb 9, 2019 • 121 Comments Pent-up demand for high-priced luxury cars in the era of Carmageddon is a tricky thing, especially when tax credits phase out.
New Trucks are Hot, Prices Surge. But Cars Face Carmageddon. And Total Sales Fall by Wolf Richter • Feb 5, 2019 • 91 Comments Americans love paying big profit margins for big equipment, and automakers love them for it, but total sales are declining, and something doesn’t add up.
What the CEO of America’s Largest Mall REIT, Simon Property Group, Just Said about the Brick & Mortar Meltdown and How it’s Trying to Manage It by Wolf Richter • Feb 2, 2019 • 62 Comments “I prefer not to scare you at this point, okay. But it’s something that we’ve been able to withstand”: CEO David Simon.
New House Prices Drop 12% as Supply Surges by Wolf Richter • Jan 31, 2019 • 59 Comments Unwinding years of price gains as homebuilders try to make deals.
Preparing for a Coming Winter Storm? WeWork Pivots to Minimize Risk for Itself by John McNellis • Jan 28, 2019 • 56 Comments WeWork landlords in America are likely to learn: In a down market, they’re all going to be partners, voluntarily or otherwise.
The Chilling Thing Nvidia Just Said about China & Tech by Wolf Richter • Jan 28, 2019 • 57 Comments China anguish is piling up.