“Yes, it Was a Brutal Week for the Oil & Gas Loan Sector” by Wolf Richter • Dec 8, 2014 • Comments Off on “Yes, it Was a Brutal Week for the Oil & Gas Loan Sector” Junk debt explodes. Yields go exponential. Offshore drillers hit the worst.
Cheniere’s Big Gamble With Other People’s Money by Oilprice.com • Nov 30, 2014 • Comments Off on Cheniere’s Big Gamble With Other People’s Money With $9 billion in debt and no profit in its entire history, Cheniere is priced as if the future is not just rosy, but guaranteed, and that is not the case.
For Tesla, Other EV Makers: It’s All in the Battery, and that’s a Problem by WOLF STREET Reader • Nov 29, 2014 • 1 Comment Whoever owns the battery IP will make all the money.
Comedians Clarke & Dawe Spoof G-20 Mantra of ‘Growth’ by Wolf Richter • Nov 24, 2014 • Comments Off on Comedians Clarke & Dawe Spoof G-20 Mantra of ‘Growth’ Hilarious take-down of the G-20.
Can Russia Survive An Oil Price War? by Oilprice.com • Nov 21, 2014 • Comments Off on Can Russia Survive An Oil Price War? Low demand and increasing supply, US shale included, spell trouble for a number of major players, Russia among them.
Soaring Dollar, Plunging Oil, Crummy Global Growth by Wolf Richter • Nov 20, 2014 • Comments Off on Soaring Dollar, Plunging Oil, Crummy Global Growth In one chart.
Fracking Wastewater Injected into Clean Aquifers in Parched California by Wolf Richter • Nov 18, 2014 • Comments Off on Fracking Wastewater Injected into Clean Aquifers in Parched California “Errors were made….” NBC Bay Area report and video.
Chicago’s Per-Capita Pension Debt, Visualized (Gulp!) by Contributor • Nov 17, 2014 • 2 Comments It’s unmatched — in a bad way.
“We Deserve a Better Banking System” by Wolf Richter • Nov 15, 2014 • 4 Comments An utterly frustrated banking reporter unloads about banks that are always getting away with it (pungent 2 min. video).
Oil Trains on the East Coast: “It’s Getting Crazy” by WOLF STREET Reader • Nov 12, 2014 • 1 Comment Crude from the tar sands and the Bakken.