Recession Watch: Freight Volume Drops, Worst Level since 2010 by Wolf Richter • May 14, 2016 • 57 Comments Inventory glut, lousy consumer demand, weak global economy…
This is Why No One Should Bail Out the “Smart Money” Stuck in Brick-and-Mortar Retailers: Let them Shed their Own Tears by Wolf Richter • May 3, 2016 • 74 Comments Another bankruptcy. Toxic Safeway-Albertsons combo waiting in the wings.
Why this Economy Feels Even Lousier than the Lousy GDP Print by Wolf Richter • Apr 29, 2016 • 81 Comments But the numbers are hushed up.
Consumers, Small-Business Owners Souring on This Economy by Wolf Richter • Apr 27, 2016 • 33 Comments “Flashing a recession signal.”
Retailer Bankruptcies Are Hailing Down on the US Economy by Wolf Richter • Apr 21, 2016 • 102 Comments There’s no respite in sight.
Recession Watch: Inventory Glut, Iffy Consumer Demand Sink US Freight Volume by Wolf Richter • Apr 19, 2016 • 21 Comments Worst March, worst first quarter since 2010.
The Revolt of the Debt Slaves Has Started by Wolf Richter • Apr 15, 2016 • 78 Comments Ah yes, the Millennials.
Big Pharma Trips Over the Maxed-out American Consumer by Wolf Richter • Apr 14, 2016 • 58 Comments Even as Prescription Drug Volume Stagnates, Prices Soar.
Why This Economy Is Now Running Aground by Wolf Richter • Apr 13, 2016 • 62 Comments Business sales worst since 2012, inventories at crisis level, jobs next.
BlackRock CEO Fink: Negative & Low Interest Rates Eat into Consumer Spending at Worst Possible Time by Wolf Richter • Apr 11, 2016 • 39 Comments “A hostile landscape.”