The Financialization of the US Economy by Wolf Richter • Sep 6, 2019 • 143 Comments Services are Hopping. The #1 Biggie is Hopping the Fastest. It all adds to GDP!
Woodford’s Shuttered Fund Crushed Further by Plunging Stocks in its Holdings, such as Muddy-Waters Target Burford Capital by Nick Corbishley • Aug 26, 2019 • 39 Comments Hedge funds have field day front-running the liquidation. 300,000 investors left twisting in the wind.
Liquidity Crunch Mangles UK Equity & Real Estate Funds by Nick Corbishley • Aug 24, 2019 • 43 Comments Exodus from funds with illiquid assets forces funds to block redemptions.
Suddenly Leveraged Loan Issuance Gets Rough by Wolf Richter • Aug 22, 2019 • 62 Comments Fifth deal croaked in August. Moody’s has a cow over Ancestry.com’s deal. Deals had to be sweetened to find buyers. Retail investors bail out.
In Hilarious IPO Filing, WeWork Dreams of $3 Trillion in Revenue But Has Billions in Losses. Red-Ink Massacre to Come in 2nd Half by Wolf Richter • Aug 14, 2019 • 145 Comments All in next-gen corporate speak to give you the warm & fuzzies. Meanwhile, Uber hits new low, down 24% from IPO price.
Fuel for the Next Mortgage Bust? by Wolf Richter • Aug 14, 2019 • 66 Comments Cash-out refi hype is back full-blast. And for the first time since early 2006, people are doing it in large numbers.
Subprime Auto Loans Blow Up, Delinquencies at 2009 Level, Biggest 12-Month Surge Since 2010 by Wolf Richter • Aug 13, 2019 • 99 Comments But these are the good times. Automakers are not amused.
THE WOLF STREET REPORT: Fuel for the Next Mortgage Bust? by Wolf Richter • Aug 11, 2019 • 130 Comments Here we go again: Cash-out refi hype is back full-blast, and for the first time since early 2006, people are doing it in large numbers
How Can a Company Lose $5.2 Billion on $3.2 Billion in Revenue? Uber Shows How by Wolf Richter • Aug 8, 2019 • 152 Comments And rideshare revenue is stagnating.
Is the Everything Bubble Ripe Yet? by Wolf Richter • Aug 8, 2019 • 110 Comments Suddenly – I mean the signs had been everywhere for a long time and “suddenly” doesn’t really apply – the whole house of cards came tumbling down.
