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.
THE WOLF STREET REPORT by Wolf Richter • Jan 27, 2019 • 68 Comments And then the Stock Selloff Starts All Over Again.
Low-Cost Airlines Are Crashing into Bankruptcy One After the Other as Financial Conditions Tighten in Europe by MC01 • Jan 26, 2019 • 43 Comments But traffic is up, and these are still the good times.
Stock-Market Margin Debt Plummets Most Since Q4 2008 by Wolf Richter • Jan 18, 2019 • 69 Comments Wow, that was fast. Margin calls.
Another Retail Chain Bought & Stripped Bare by Sun Capital Goes Bankrupt by Wolf Richter • Jan 17, 2019 • 97 Comments Number five in two years. Here’s the list.
4 Months of Carmageddon in the EU Wipe Out Gains for 2018 by Wolf Richter • Jan 16, 2019 • 19 Comments Ford is big loser, Hyundai-Kia big winner, and Opel is someone else’s problem.