Weirdest U.S. Labor Market I’ve Ever Seen: Supply of Labor Shrinks Further while Private-Sector Jobs Grow by Wolf Richter • May 8, 2026 • 91 Comments Federal government sheds more jobs, now down to 1966 levels. This labor market isn’t bad, just weird.
Two More Imploded Real-Estate Brokerage Stocks Tie the Knot: REMAX -85% from Peak, Real Brokerage -70% by Wolf Richter • Apr 27, 2026 • 37 Comments Been brutal for real-estate stocks plunging from overhyped or meme-stock valuations amid thick losses, lots of debt, and a frozen housing market: Compass, Redfin, Anywhere Real Estate, eXp, and Douglas Elliman.
Hedge-Fund Meme-Stock Short-Squeeze Queen Avis Budget [CAR] Implodes by 72% in 26 Hours by Wolf Richter • Apr 23, 2026 • 34 Comments “Stairs up, express elevator down” as hedge funds sock it to each other.
Humana, Caught up in the Metastasizing Medicare Overbilling Scandal, Enters Our Imploded Stocks by Wolf Richter • Mar 30, 2026 • 72 Comments Government crackdown and legal entanglements take all the fun out of the Medicare Advantage plan bonanza.
Serious Delinquency Rates for Subprime & Prime Auto Loans, Balances, and Debt-to-Income Ratio in Q4 2025 by Wolf Richter • Feb 17, 2026 • 50 Comments The high-risk, high-profit ecosystem of subprime auto loans is not for the squeamish.
Software Company monday.com Plunges 22% today, -82% from High, -50% from IPO Price, into our Imploded Stocks by Wolf Richter • Feb 9, 2026 • 43 Comments Is it finally time to bottom-fish this stock? Or is it a falling knife?
Bitcoin Treasury Company Strategy [MSTR] Plunged 77% from its High, Joins our Imploded Stocks. Bitcoin Plunged only 50% by Wolf Richter • Feb 5, 2026 • 105 Comments The miracle of valuing the company’s stock far higher than its bitcoin holdings came unglued. Then bitcoin plunged.
PayPal Shares Plunged 86% from the 2021 Goofball High and Right into our Imploded Stocks by Wolf Richter • Feb 3, 2026 • 104 Comments The sudden CEO switcheroo was just the latest spooky thing.
Figma, IPO Hotshot AI-Powered Design Software Firm, Joins Our Imploded Stocks by Wolf Richter • Feb 2, 2026 • 47 Comments After riding up the AI-hype mania for two days.
CarMax Enters our Imploded Stocks. Used-Car Dealers Face Reckoning after Jacking Up Prices by 55% in 2 Years by Wolf Richter • Nov 6, 2025 • 80 Comments Consumers have had it with high prices. In addition, these dealers have company specific issues.
