Steinhoff Committed $7.4 Billion in Fraud (at least). Here’s How by Wolf Richter • Mar 16, 2019 • 88 Comments It’s not often that we get to see the details of how companies commit $7.4 billion worth of fraud.
The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in Canada Deflate by Wolf Richter • Mar 14, 2019 • 127 Comments How do they stack up against the most splendid housing bubble in America? Holy cow!
E-Commerce is Wiping Out Mall Retailers One by One. Here’s the Data by Wolf Richter • Mar 13, 2019 • 100 Comments Department store sales hit a new record low in the data going back to 1992.
THE WOLF STREET REPORT by Wolf Richter • Mar 10, 2019 • 75 Comments The Risks of American Consumer Debt Hide Beneath the Averages.
State of the World’s Biggest Debt Slaves: Americans Wimp Out in 11th Place by Wolf Richter • Mar 9, 2019 • 131 Comments And where do Chinese consumers fit in?
Fed’s QE Unwind Reaches $501 Billion, Balance Sheet Falls Below $4 Trillion. “Autopilot” Engaged by Wolf Richter • Mar 7, 2019 • 97 Comments The albatross of $617 billion in bonds that mature in over 10 years.
Trucking Boom U-Turns by Wolf Richter • Mar 5, 2019 • 28 Comments Another Gauge of the Goods-Based Economy Heads South.
THE WOLF STREET REPORT by Wolf Richter • Mar 3, 2019 • 75 Comments Another Global Financial Crisis, with China at the Epicenter?
US is Cleanest Dirty Shirt Among Manufacturing Giants. China, Japan & Germany Sink by Wolf Richter • Mar 3, 2019 • 56 Comments The four account for 58% of global manufacturing value added. And the big exporters are getting hit.
The Biggest Retailers Are Too Scared to Disclose this Data. But Nordstrom Just Did by Wolf Richter • Mar 1, 2019 • 75 Comments How its own online sales, now one-third of its total sales, eat its brick & mortar. But it’s a matter of survival.