Defaults and Restructuring Next for Retailers by Wolf Richter • Jan 6, 2016 • 36 Comments It’s getting tough for our over-indebted, junk-rated LBO queens.
The Risks of the War on Cash by Don Quijones • Jan 2, 2016 • 51 Comments On January 1st, Londoners woke up to a rather perplexing reality.
Google Sarcasm, or How I (and the Entire Industry) Make a Living by Wolf Richter • Dec 30, 2015 • 48 Comments This can produce bizarre results.
Which State Has the Most Per-Capita Household Debt? Despite What You Think, it’s Not California by Wolf Richter • Dec 24, 2015 • 19 Comments And look what happened to per-capita mortgage debt.
“Sudden Withering Demand” & End of Housing Bubble 2, or just an “Anomaly?” by Wolf Richter • Dec 22, 2015 • 16 Comments NAR blames an “anomaly” for plunging home sales, then destroys that theory.
Freight Shipments Hammered by Inventory Glut, Weak Demand by Wolf Richter • Dec 15, 2015 • 19 Comments The goods-based economy swoons.
Retail Sales in Texas Plunge by Wolf Richter • Dec 14, 2015 • 14 Comments Oil Bust Contagion Spreads.
There Better Be a Miracle for Retailers by Wolf Richter • Nov 30, 2015 • 46 Comments They tried to spin it in the most favorable light, and even then it was ugly.
Consumers Lose Grapple with Reality, “Decline in Economic Aspirations” Sets in by Wolf Richter • Nov 27, 2015 • 33 Comments People can easily “adapt to the worst conditions….”
Recession Watch: Turning Point in Unemployment Claims? by Larry Kummer • Nov 19, 2015 • 5 Comments A new era has begun for the US and global economy.
