What, Bid-Rigging at Foreclosure-Crisis Auctions? by Wolf Richter • Apr 19, 2017 • 53 Comments No crisis can be let go to waste.
Meltdown of Houston Auto Sales Has Eerie Financial Crisis Look by Wolf Richter • Apr 18, 2017 • 38 Comments Several simultaneous booms have turned to busts.
So China’s Authorities Crack Down on Housing Speculation? by Wolf Richter • Apr 18, 2017 • 28 Comments Who’s Behind China’s Wild House Price Bubble? State-Owned Property Developers, Funded by State-Owned Banks.
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Will Market US Homes in China by Wolf Richter • Apr 17, 2017 • 61 Comments Second largest US brokerage chases after Chinese investors.
What the Heck’s Going On with Classic Cars? by Wolf Richter • Apr 17, 2017 • 74 Comments The asset class of Beautiful Machines heads south.
So Who Are the Debt Slaves in this Rich Nation? by Wolf Richter • Apr 16, 2017 • 93 Comments The American economy has split in two: how averages of wealth and debt obscure the profound risks.
Is Barcelona’s Crazy Tourist Boom Too Much of a Good Thing? by Don Quijones • Apr 16, 2017 • 56 Comments It brings buckets of money, but what are the consequences?
Uber Confirms Horrendous Loss in 2016 by Wolf Richter • Apr 15, 2017 • 62 Comments On Good Friday, when no one was supposed to pay attention.
Atlanta Fed GDPNow Forecast Spirals Closer to Zero by Wolf Richter • Apr 14, 2017 • 45 Comments From bad to worse, hammered by retail sales and inflation.
Restaurants in Worst Tailspin since 2009/2010 by Wolf Richter • Apr 13, 2017 • 85 Comments This thermometer for discretionary spending is the first to react when consumers hit their limits.