How Did Things Get This Bad This Fast for Oil Giant, Pemex? by Don Quijones • Aug 27, 2017 • 36 Comments A slew of reasons. But one stands out, and it’s not the price of oil.
Why Suddenly Two Mega Utility Takeovers? by Leonard Hyman and Willian Tilles • Aug 26, 2017 • 69 Comments Do the buyers know something that we don’t?
US Sanctions May Play into China’s and Russia’s Hands by Contributor • Aug 24, 2017 • 30 Comments Venezuela is going to have one heck of an “Oil Fire Sale.”
Minsky Visits South Carolina by Bill Tilles • Aug 13, 2017 • 43 Comments Who pays for excessive risk taking on nuclear power investments?
Nuclear’s Demise Continues: Another Huge Project Cancelled by Leonard Hyman and Willian Tilles • Aug 3, 2017 • 55 Comments Billions in cost overruns. Years behind schedule. Westinghouse bankruptcy didn’t help.
Are More Bankruptcies Next for US Shale Oil Drillers? by Irina Slav • Jul 18, 2017 • 29 Comments Behind the hype, shale drillers have entered a vicious circle,
$2-Billion Private Equity Fund Collapses to almost Zero by Wolf Richter • Jul 17, 2017 • 68 Comments Worst PE-fund collapse ever. The oil bust just keeps on giving.
Financial-Crisis-Style Carmageddon Descends on Houston by Wolf Richter • Jul 13, 2017 • 37 Comments Houston is recovering from the oil bust. Didn’t consumers get the memo?
Is This a Contrarian Buy Signal for the Commodities Bust? by Wolf Richter • Jul 9, 2017 • 52 Comments Here’s how commodities fared in the first half (lean hogs up 43%?)
Goldman Sachs Accused of “Aiding and Abetting” Venezuela’s “Dictatorial Regime” by Wolf Richter • May 29, 2017 • 43 Comments A very risky bond deal with a huge yield.
