Facebook Tries to Clean Up its Tattered Image by Safehaven • Aug 23, 2018 • 22 Comments Suddenly in a hurry to remove discriminatory ads.
Introducing My New Fed Hawk-O-Meter by Wolf Richter • Aug 22, 2018 • 72 Comments It spikes 150% from year ago. Caveats apply. Grain of salt helpful.
Another Sears Holdings Spinoff Dies by Wolf Richter • Aug 22, 2018 • 55 Comments Lowe’s finally seems to get the brick-and-mortar meltdown.
Subprime Begins to Haunt Credit Card Balances by Wolf Richter • Aug 21, 2018 • 60 Comments Delinquencies soar past Financial-Crisis peak at the nearly 5,000 smaller US banks, and these are the good times. What’s going on?
Petro-Yuan Not Quite Yet: Chinese Oil Futures a Risky Endeavor by Irina Slav • Aug 21, 2018 • 19 Comments The death of the petrodollar has been delayed.
Average Age of Cars & Trucks by Household Income and Vehicle Type over Time by Wolf Richter • Aug 21, 2018 • 79 Comments A deep dive based on the report by the Federal Highway Administration for 2017 compared to 2009.
The Hype is No Longer with Tesla: Suppliers & Creditors Start to Fret by Wolf Richter • Aug 20, 2018 • 82 Comments 18 of 22 suppliers believe Tesla is now a financial risk to their companies.
Dagong, which Slashed the US to BBB+, Suspended in China for Selling Fake AA and AAA Ratings to Chinese Outfits by Wolf Richter • Aug 20, 2018 • 32 Comments China struggles to contain its corporate bond morass.
Don’t Fall for This Scary “Critical Alert from Microsoft” Scam that just Happened to Me by Wolf Richter • Aug 19, 2018 • 109 Comments Here’s how I dealt with it — screenshots and all. And now you can have some fun at their expense, literally.
Spain’s Competition Commission Just Made Airbnb’s Day by Don Quijones • Aug 19, 2018 • 22 Comments To heck with the concerns of local citizens and city councils.