The Chilling Fact “Record Median Household Income” is Hiding by Wolf Richter • Sep 14, 2017 • 68 Comments Which Households Got the Spoils? Not Many. Or Why Consumer Spending Has Been Dragging for Years.
The Crushing of Equifax by Wolf Richter • Sep 13, 2017 • 115 Comments Banks, credit card companies, and other Equifax customers squeal. Consumers (the product) squeal. Congress squeals. Investors squeal.
The Terrible Facts about Real Earnings of Men by Wolf Richter • Sep 12, 2017 • 124 Comments The annual income data from the Census Bureau is here. Men, sit down.
The Startling Thing the CEO of Restoration Hardware Said about Online Ad Spending by Contributor • Sep 11, 2017 • 76 Comments One of the most lucrative sectors in Silicon Valley is at risk.
Harvey Hits Chain Restaurants – But Not Just Harvey by Wolf Richter • Sep 9, 2017 • 41 Comments Worst downturn in foot traffic and same-store sales since 2009.
Worst US Consumer Data Hack Ever? Equifax Confesses by Wolf Richter • Sep 7, 2017 • 165 Comments Your data was likely stolen. Here’s what you can do to protect yourself even after the hack, and Equifax doesn’t want you to do it.
What Will Markets Do if Congress Pushes US into Default? And “Trump Nationalism” Faces the Globalist System by Wolf Richter • Sep 4, 2017 • 80 Comments Wolf Richter on “This Week in Money.”
Albertsons IPO Hopes Crushed by Amazon Whole Foods Entry into Supermarket-Meltdown Price War by Wolf Richter • Aug 28, 2017 • 85 Comments Store traffic already spirals down at Albertson’s and Safeway.
NAFTA Negotiations Start in Secrecy. Lobbying Heats by Wolf Richter • Aug 19, 2017 • 50 Comments After promises of transparency, Americans aren’t allowed to know what’s being negotiated at their expense.
How Insane Home Prices in Silicon Valley & San Francisco Trip up Jobs Growth by Wolf Richter • Aug 14, 2017 • 79 Comments Bay Area housing affordability nightmare hits home, so to speak.
