Silicon Valley Housing Market Hit as Chinese Money “Dried up” by Wolf Richter • May 18, 2016 • 30 Comments “It doesn’t mean the market is going to crash tomorrow.”
European Natural Gas Prices Collapse, as US Exporters Try to Muscle in on Russia, Norway, Qatar by Contributor • May 18, 2016 • 39 Comments US LNG exporters against the low-cost producers.
Mall Owners Begin to Feel the Pain of Brick & Mortar Retailers by Wolf Richter • May 17, 2016 • 89 Comments Previously “pent-up” real-estate demand to “fizzle.”
Monsanto about to Be Given a Taste of its Own Medicine? by Don Quijones • May 17, 2016 • 31 Comments An oligopoly takes shape to corner the human food supply.
These Charts Show the Truly Dismal State of Young People in Bailed-Out EU Countries by Wolf Richter • May 17, 2016 • 41 Comments “Marginalized” and “excluded” “due to the Crisis”: EU poll
US Treasury Quashes Saudi Threat of Dumping Treasuries by Wolf Richter • May 16, 2016 • 33 Comments A secret US-Saudi deal from 1973 falls apart.
Why the Gold and Silver Futures Market Is Like a Rigged Casino by Contributor • May 16, 2016 • 52 Comments The most corruptible, lopsided pricing mechanism.
Blackstone Deal Hammers San Francisco Commercial Real Estate by Wolf Richter • May 15, 2016 • 35 Comments Signs of a bust pile up.
Recession Watch: Freight Volume Drops, Worst Level since 2010 by Wolf Richter • May 14, 2016 • 57 Comments Inventory glut, lousy consumer demand, weak global economy…
ECB Admits: “We’re the Magic People” in a Clown Show by Don Quijones • May 14, 2016 • 43 Comments Negative-Interest-Rate absurdity is another “rabbit out of the hat.”
