What the Layoffs at Ford’s Medium-Duty Truck Plant Mean by Wolf Richter • May 5, 2017 • 73 Comments Demand from businesses in the real economy is slumping.
Here’s What Oil Did Today and Over the Past Three Weeks by Wolf Richter • May 4, 2017 • 40 Comments It’s ugly. With a long list of culprits.
Manufacturing Might Come Back to the US, but Robots will Get the Jobs: Apple CEO by Wolf Richter • May 4, 2017 • 102 Comments Robots are the Great Equalizer.
Puerto Rico Triggers Largest Ever US Muni Bankruptcy Process by Wolf Richter • May 3, 2017 • 52 Comments “We’re going to protect our people”: Governor Rosselló. Hedge funds reel.
#Carmageddon Not Yet, But Hot Air Hisses out of Auto Bubble by Wolf Richter • May 2, 2017 • 56 Comments Despite record incentives, sales decline speeds up, inventory bloat spreads to zombie malls.
The Great Unwind Grips the 12 Hottest US Rental Markets by Wolf Richter • May 1, 2017 • 89 Comments Peak Rent. Traces of relief for renters. Landlords scramble. But in some cheaper cities, rents soar.
Are American Debt Slaves Getting in Trouble Again? by Wolf Richter • May 1, 2017 • 153 Comments The economy depends on them, but they’re cracking.
Chilling Thing Insiders Said about Canada’s House Price Bubble by Wolf Richter • Apr 29, 2017 • 111 Comments What are homes & mortgages worth when push comes to shove?
Economy “Surprises” to Downside, Growth Near Zero. Atlanta Fed GDPNow Forecast just about Nailed it by Wolf Richter • Apr 28, 2017 • 97 Comments Lousy consumer spending and the “weather.” Inflation hits Fed target.
Goldman Sachs Prepares to “Better Weather Future Disasters” by Wolf Richter • Apr 27, 2017 • 35 Comments Regular prudent savers and government guarantees to the fore.
