China’s Startup Bubble Runs Aground by Wolf Richter • Dec 27, 2018 • 77 Comments “It now appears bike sharing is the stupidest business, but the smartest brains of China all tried to get in,” said Wu Shenghua, founder of one of the collapsed bike-share companies. “It really now seems ridiculous.”
Government Shutdown Stops Nasty Housing Data in its Tracks by Wolf Richter • Dec 27, 2018 • 29 Comments Homebuilders, a bedraggled bunch, breathe a sigh of relief, but get crushed anyway.
My Theory About Gold as Diversification to the Busted “Everything Bubble” by Wolf Richter • Dec 25, 2018 • 138 Comments And over the long term? It gets complicated, as they say.
Nasdaq, “Tech,” & IPOs are in for Gut-Wrencher by Wolf Richter • Dec 24, 2018 • 71 Comments Nasdaq down 24% already. Renaissance IPO ETF down 31%. But Uber and other unicorns plan record IPOs in 2019, à la dotcom-crash-debut in 2000.
The Global Battle over Subsidies for Money-Losing Airlines by MC01 • Dec 23, 2018 • 24 Comments The US and EU slug it out with the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.
Nothing Goes to Hell in a Straight Line, Not Even Stocks by Wolf Richter • Dec 22, 2018 • 122 Comments But a whole generation of investors has never been through a Nasdaq-bubble unwind, and they’re shocked.
$1.3 Trillion “Leveraged Loan” Boom Comes Unglued by Wolf Richter • Dec 21, 2018 • 70 Comments The Fed has warned about them, and investors fear a run-on-the-fund.
Stocks Tank 3% in 2 Hours after the Fed Refuses to Flip-Flop by Wolf Richter • Dec 19, 2018 • 129 Comments Under tremendous pressure, the Fed sticks to its guns, mostly, and the crybabies are having a cow.
Is All Lost? Record Share Buybacks But Stocks Get Crushed by Wolf Richter • Dec 18, 2018 • 98 Comments The vengeance of share buybacks: buyback queen Apple plunges.
THE WOLF STREET REPORT by Wolf Richter • Dec 16, 2018 • 64 Comments Peak “Everything Bubble?” The data is piling up.
