The Biggest Oil Story of 2017 by Nick Cunningham • Dec 29, 2017 • 48 Comments US oil exports boom as OPEC cuts production.
Turns out, Uber Shareholders Are Eager to Sell at 30% Discount by Wolf Richter • Dec 28, 2017 • 29 Comments Big pain and some relief for Saudi Arabia.
I’m in Awe of How Far the Scams & Stupidities around “Blockchain Stocks” are Going by Wolf Richter • Dec 28, 2017 • 89 Comments This can happen only during the very late stage of a bubble.
Peak Good Times? Stock Market Risk Spikes to New High by Wolf Richter • Dec 27, 2017 • 31 Comments Leverage, the great accelerator on the way up and on the way down.
Post-Deepwater-Horizon Regulations Get Rolled Back by Nick Cunningham • Dec 27, 2017 • 32 Comments “They’re blocking research into the risks. What is Secretary Zinke afraid of?”
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.
