Airbnb Turns to Brussels for Help as Anti-Tourist Backlash Intensifies in Europe by Don Quijones • May 9, 2018 • 33 Comments The trend in its European markets is not Airbnb’s friend.
As IT Fiasco Drags On, UK Bank’s Next Big Problem Could Be Internal Revolt by Don Quijones • May 6, 2018 • 35 Comments It’s time for executive bonuses.
UK Bank’s IT Disaster Enters 2nd Week, Contagion Fears Rise by Don Quijones • Apr 30, 2018 • 28 Comments “This turned what was a super-hard systems job [into] a clusterfuck in the making.”
Are European Companies Ready for Life Without Draghi? by Don Quijones • Apr 29, 2018 • 35 Comments Not going to be easy, especially for “zombie” companies.
Airbnb Just Lost a Limb in its Fourth Biggest Market by Don Quijones • Apr 26, 2018 • 35 Comments Amid a blossoming backlash against mass tourism.
UK Bank’s Tech Chaos Blocks Customers from Their Funds: Day 5 by Don Quijones • Apr 24, 2018 • 30 Comments But Spanish parent, Banco Sabadell, proclaimed triumphantly to its Spanish audience that the botched IT transition was a resounding success.
EU Moves to Protect Financial System from Failing Banks by Don Quijones • Apr 19, 2018 • 29 Comments Too Little, Too Late?
US-China Trade-War Threats Rattle Germany AG by Wolf Richter • Apr 17, 2018 • 15 Comments Unlike the New York Fed yesterday, ZEW named names and pointed fingers.
Construction Giants in Spain Panic over Prospect of Losing one of their Biggest Rackets by Don Quijones • Apr 11, 2018 • 12 Comments Government gets ready to cave.
After a String of Corporate Scandals & Collapses, “Big Four” Accounting Giants Face Breakup in the UK by Don Quijones • Apr 9, 2018 • 19 Comments UK regulators may be on the verge of doing something right, but doubts remain over how genuine their stated intentions are.