Uber Loses Another $1.2 billion, Stock Dives Again by Wolf Richter • Nov 4, 2019 • 82 Comments Burning cash is easy; It’s quite flammable and just goes up in smoke.
Panama Canal: Slowdown in US-Asia/China Trade? by MC01 • Nov 1, 2019 • 41 Comments One of the world’s critical choke points for maritime traffic.
Dual-Track Economy: Slowdown in Industrial Sectors Hits Truckers & Railroads. But Consumers Are Still Buying Stuff by Wolf Richter • Oct 14, 2019 • 30 Comments The hangover after the tariff-front-run boom last year.
Global Air Freight Sinks into Longest Recession since 2008 by Wolf Richter • Oct 11, 2019 • 27 Comments US-China trade war, falling business confidence, slowdown in China, German exports, and new: the temporary shutdown of Hong Kong’s airport, the largest cargo hub in the world.
Orders of Heavy Trucks Collapse, Layoffs Start by Wolf Richter • Oct 3, 2019 • 24 Comments “Fleets are nervous. The latest manufacturing and construction numbers are concerning. The trade issue with China looms.”
The September Airline Massacre in Europe by MC01 • Sep 24, 2019 • 82 Comments And these are still the good times, with growing passenger traffic.
Thomas Cook Collapses, up to 600,000 Travelers Stranded in Hotel & Airline Chaos, Triggers “Biggest Peacetime Repatriation in UK History” by Nick Corbishley • Sep 23, 2019 • 73 Comments Rescue deal fell through at the last moment. China’s Fosun and other shareholders are toast. Creditors get to fight over the debris.
Light at End of Tunnel or Oncoming Train for the Goods-Based Economy? by Wolf Richter • Sep 15, 2019 • 54 Comments What US Freight Shipments and Pricing Say About the Slowdown.
Orders for Heavy Trucks Plunged 80% in August by Wolf Richter • Sep 5, 2019 • 52 Comments Here’s why — and how that’s impacting truck makers.
The Airline Fiasco in Argentina as Peso Collapses and New Plan Goes Awry by MC01 • Aug 28, 2019 • 48 Comments The curse of pushing volume by selling tickets below cost became an even bigger curse with the peso massacre.
