Subprime “Alt”-Mortgages from Nonbanks, Run by former Countrywide Execs, Backed by PE Firms Are Hot Again by Wolf Richter • Dec 1, 2015 • 46 Comments Housing Bubble 2 comes full circle. But this time, it’s even bigger.
There Better Be a Miracle for Retailers by Wolf Richter • Nov 30, 2015 • 46 Comments They tried to spin it in the most favorable light, and even then it was ugly.
M&A Spikes to Craziest Frenzy Ever, even as Bottom Falls out of Riskiest End by Wolf Richter • Nov 25, 2015 • 17 Comments CEOs, Wall Street are furiously making hay while the storm moves in.
Capital Destruction Rages Beneath S&P 500 Tranquility by Wolf Richter • Nov 20, 2015 • 7 Comments Chesapeake’s Bonds & Shares Collapse amid Junk-Bond Market Rout.
Stunning Blow to EU Scaremongers over Brexit by Wolf Richter • Nov 19, 2015 • 17 Comments French investment bank Natixis sides with rebellious islanders.
Financially Engineered Stocks Drag Down S&P 500 by Wolf Richter • Nov 18, 2015 • 18 Comments Magic trick turns into toxic mix.
The Chilling Thing Caterpillar’s President Said about China by Wolf Richter • Nov 17, 2015 • 31 Comments Those good years won’t come back.
Foreign Investors Bail out of Canada’s Money Machine by Wolf Richter • Nov 16, 2015 • 4 Comments First net outflow from Canadian securities since 2008.
Bloodletting 8 Trading Days in a Row: Junk Bonds Go to Heck by Wolf Richter • Nov 16, 2015 • 16 Comments Investors “sit on large amounts of potential and realized losses”: Moody’s
Business Inventory Glut Hits US Ports, Container Imports Plunge in Peak Shipping Season by Wolf Richter • Nov 15, 2015 • 14 Comments That didn’t even happen during the Financial Crisis.
