U.S. Primary Bond Market Seized Up, Junk Bond Issuance Frozen, Chaos in China, Greece, Puerto Rico, Commodities Cited by Wolf Richter • Jul 10, 2015 • 14 Comments Financial contagion spreads to the US.
China Is Just Another Front in the Zombie War by Bill Bonner • Jul 9, 2015 • 5 Comments This morning, a desperate message from our analyst in Beijing….
US Companies Left Out in Russia as EU, Asia Ignore Sanctions by Oilprice.com • Jul 9, 2015 • 6 Comments Russia Sanction Busting: “If You’re Not Blatant About It, You’re fine”
Microsoft Tallies True Costs of M&A Boom: Layoffs, Write-Offs, Shut-Downs, Economic Decline by Wolf Richter • Jul 9, 2015 • 13 Comments That’s what’s beyond the insufferably rosy corporate speak.
“A Situation That Spirals Out Of Control Quickly” by Wolf Richter • Jul 8, 2015 • 11 Comments My interview on “The Shadow of Truth.”
Today It’s Brussels’ Turn to Tighten the Noose on EU Citizens by Don Quijones • Jul 8, 2015 • 2 Comments “Whatever it Takes” to Pass the Secretive US-EU Trade Pact.
How to Avoid Epic Collapses in the Resource Sector by Contributor • Jul 8, 2015 • Comments Off on How to Avoid Epic Collapses in the Resource Sector Once a commodity is left for dead, things often get better.
China Syndrome Burns Stocks, Commodities by Wolf Richter • Jul 8, 2015 • 11 Comments “We simply just don’t know where these events in China will take us.”
The Chilling Thing Gartner Just Said About a Once Hot Engine of Global Growth by Wolf Richter • Jul 7, 2015 • 22 Comments Hope took a hit from the fickle, strung-out consumers.
Petrobras Scandal Balloons, Losses Pile Up, Forces Brazil’s Hand by Nick Cunningham • Jul 7, 2015 • Comments Off on Petrobras Scandal Balloons, Losses Pile Up, Forces Brazil’s Hand As Petrobras’ troubles just get worse, Brazil suddenly sees the private sector.