Frenzied Shopping Season, Record Hangover by Wolf Richter • Dec 26, 2017 • 56 Comments And what happens to the returned goods?
The US Cities with the Biggest Housing Bubbles by Wolf Richter • Dec 26, 2017 • 37 Comments But red-hot Seattle sees first back-to-back declines since 2014!
The Glory Days for US High-End Real Estate Are Over by Wolf Richter • Dec 25, 2017 • 36 Comments What does this say about the overall housing market? And are the industry’s home-price numbers inflated to promote higher home prices?
How Opaque Healthcare Pricing Mechanisms Rip Off Consumers by Michael Gorback, M.D. • Dec 25, 2017 • 66 Comments “I’ve been pounding the table about location-based pricing for years. Now we have hard data.”
Cryptocurrency Mania is the Most Fascinating Financial Phenomenon I’ve Ever Seen by Wolf Richter • Dec 24, 2017 • 101 Comments The piquant irony: This was recorded on Wednesday, before the stupendous crypto-crash on Friday when some of the things we’d discussed two days earlier actually occurred.
Next Phase in Forcing Biometric Tracking on Consumers by Don Quijones • Dec 23, 2017 • 66 Comments Ironically, banks in Mexico lead the way.
Cryptocurrencies Crash 25% to 50% across the Board by Wolf Richter • Dec 22, 2017 • 104 Comments You’ll get whiplash just from watching.
What Will the Tax Law Do to Over-Indebted Corporate America? by Wolf Richter • Dec 22, 2017 • 49 Comments A crackdown on excessive debt. Financial engineering gets more expensive.
Big Banks Are All Over Blockchain by Don Quijones • Dec 21, 2017 • 32 Comments Just don’t call it cryptocurrency. It’s a “digital currency.”
PG&E Suspends Dividends, “Uncertainty Related to Causes” of Bay Area Wildfires. Shares Plunge Further by Wolf Richter • Dec 21, 2017 • 77 Comments California utility goes for “cash conservation.” Investors, not just rate payers, to foot the bill.