Why the Investment Outlook is Unappealing Going Forward by Wolf Richter • Mar 18, 2018 • 63 Comments Most asset prices, after soaring in near-unison over the past 8 years, are targeted, also in near-unison, for a haircut.
US Gross National Debt Spikes $1.2 Trillion in 6 Months, Hits $21 Trillion by Wolf Richter • Mar 16, 2018 • 99 Comments These dang trillions are flying by so fast, they’re hard to see.
Bain Capital Wins Again: $20-Billion Leveraged-Buyout Queen Topples, Biggest in Years, Another Private Equity Casualty by Wolf Richter • Mar 15, 2018 • 44 Comments iHeartMedia finally files for bankruptcy, whole sector under pressure.
SEC Cracks Down on Silicon Valley’s “Disruptive Tech” by Safehaven • Mar 15, 2018 • 37 Comments “It’s an important lesson for Silicon Valley,” said SEC’s Jina Choi. “Innovators who seek to revolutionize and disrupt an industry must tell investors the truth….”
AI Hedge Funds Got Crushed the Worst Ever During Selloff: Machines Learned the Wrong Things in One-Way Market by Wolf Richter • Mar 12, 2018 • 39 Comments But Cryptocurrency hedge funds fell off a cliff.
QE Unwind Is Too Slow, Says Fed Governor, Thus Launching First Trial Balloon by Wolf Richter • Mar 9, 2018 • 65 Comments “The very slow pace may still be contributing to a buildup of various financial imbalances.”
Corporate Bond Market Gets Ready for Big Reset by Wolf Richter • Mar 7, 2018 • 29 Comments Investors are still blowing off the Fed. But not much longer.
Retail Investor Bullishness Collapses by Wolf Richter • Mar 5, 2018 • 42 Comments It started before the sell-off.
Blue Apron Shares Hit New Low, as Anyone Can Do “Meal Kits,” Even Walmart by Wolf Richter • Mar 5, 2018 • 59 Comments Former unicorn gets trampled. 150 startups and grocery giants are at it. Americans are not so convinced.
Fed’s QE Unwind Marches Forward Relentlessly by Wolf Richter • Mar 1, 2018 • 82 Comments During the sell-off, it ignored the whiners on Wall Street.