US Banks Disclose Biggest Unrealized Losses on Security Investments since Q1 2009: FDIC by Wolf Richter • Dec 13, 2018 • 36 Comments The price of rising interest rates.
Parker Drilling Bankruptcy Kicks off “Oil Bust 2” by Wolf Richter • Dec 12, 2018 • 26 Comments But look how the bonds got manipulated up 24% in one minute at the close.
US Bank Stocks Spiral Down by Wolf Richter • Dec 11, 2018 • 86 Comments Something’s not right: Banks are heavily exposed to record business debt as credit quality deteriorates.
Ugly Week for Stocks: Bad Sign that Even the WSJ’s Mega-Effort to Reflate them Fizzled by Wolf Richter • Dec 7, 2018 • 99 Comments Apple plunges. FANGMAN stocks down 10.4% for the week, down $1.12 trillion from peak.
Treacherous Times for Bond Funds Ahead by Wolf Richter • Nov 29, 2018 • 82 Comments They sound conservative in marketing materials, but they pack special risks & surprises in a downturn that can entail a catastrophic loss for investors.
New-Home Prices Drop Nearly 7%, Supply Spikes to Highest since Housing Bust 1 by Wolf Richter • Nov 28, 2018 • 44 Comments Homebuilders not amused.
After Wasting $14 billion on Share-Buybacks, GM Prepares for Carmageddon & Shift to EVs, Cuts Employees, Closes 8 Plants by Wolf Richter • Nov 26, 2018 • 192 Comments A big shift, at a cost of $3.8 billion – which it now has to borrow.
Why I Think this Sell-Off is Just One Step in Methodical Unwind of Stock Prices by Wolf Richter • Nov 23, 2018 • 143 Comments One after the other, individual stocks are getting crushed.
438 Stocks on the NYSE Have Already Plunged 40%-94% from 52-Week Highs by Wolf Richter • Nov 22, 2018 • 37 Comments Bloodletting beneath the surface. Big names too. Here they are.
Stock-Market Margin Debt Plunges Most Since Lehman Moment by Wolf Richter • Nov 21, 2018 • 118 Comments It gets serious. Margin calls?
