Big Shrink Bulks Up in India, Guts US Jobs, to Please Wall Street by Wolf Richter • Sep 28, 2017 • 153 Comments But IBM’s strategy isn’t working out.
Landlord’s View of the Brick and Mortar Meltdown by John McNellis • Sep 28, 2017 • 99 Comments “We are faced with weekly tenant bankruptcies, defaults, and requests for rent or space reductions.”
San Francisco Bay Area Pending Home Sales Plunge, California’s Drop too, and It’s Not a Blip by Wolf Richter • Sep 27, 2017 • 116 Comments Housing bubble, affordability crisis “pushed the market to a tipping point.”
Wall Street and City of London Press Panic Button on Catalonia by Don Quijones • Sep 27, 2017 • 41 Comments “Sometimes you have to keep the black swans in mind.”
The US Cities with the Biggest Housing Bubbles by Wolf Richter • Sep 26, 2017 • 115 Comments Extraordinary asset price inflation in all its beauty.
Lenders Loosen Mortgage Standards, as Demand Falls by Wolf Richter • Sep 25, 2017 • 101 Comments Same phenomenon leading up to the last housing bust?
The Fate of Toys ‘R’ Us after Bankruptcy? by Wolf Richter • Sep 25, 2017 • 28 Comments Brick & Mortar Meltdown: Toys “R” Us can’t solve what’s killing it.
Corporate Mirage: Debt out the Wazoo, Sales Languish, Stocks Soar by Wolf Richter • Sep 24, 2017 • 90 Comments What the phenomenon of cheap credit has accomplished.
The Steep Price of Disaster in Mexico by Don Quijones • Sep 24, 2017 • 26 Comments Rebuilding with no insurance and little government aid.
GM Cuts Entire Shift at SUV Factory, Laments “Moderating” Sales, Layoffs not Temporary by Wolf Richter • Sep 23, 2017 • 69 Comments Hottest segment cools. Harvey and Irma Won’t End Carmageddon.