Harley-Davidson Spirals Down, Announces US Layoffs, Builds Factory in Thailand by Wolf Richter • Jul 18, 2017 • 133 Comments Trying to manage a structural decline in a terrible industry.
Despite Financial Engineering & Clever Reporting Schemes, S&P 500 Earnings per Share Stuck for 3+ Years, but Stocks Soar by Wolf Richter • Mar 20, 2017 • 30 Comments $1.7 trillion blown on making EPS look less bad.
S&P 500 Earnings Stuck at 2011 Levels, Stocks up 87% Since by Wolf Richter • Feb 19, 2017 • 80 Comments Grounded in some sort of new reality? LOL
What Will Prick the “Leveraged Share Buyback” Craze? by Wolf Richter • Jan 20, 2017 • 34 Comments Fitch Gets Nervous.
What the Heck’s Happening to Our Share Buyback Boom? by Wolf Richter • Dec 20, 2016 • 34 Comments Going down the drain, putting this wondrous stock market at risk?
Will Trump’s New Financial-Engineering Loophole Make Stocks Rally and Bonds Crash? by Wolf Richter • Nov 21, 2016 • 73 Comments Goldman and the rest of Wall Street are smelling the money.
When Will the Record Corporate “Debt Binge” Collapse? by Wolf Richter • Aug 10, 2016 • 23 Comments “This year is unlike anything ever seen in the history of finance.”
“Shockingly, Boards of Directors Encourage this”: Gallup CEO by Wolf Richter • Aug 4, 2016 • 65 Comments Why this economy is so rotten to the core.
Share Buybacks Now Bought Out, American Enterprise in Decline by Contributor • May 22, 2016 • 33 Comments “The practice is even starting to reek of death to market bulls.”
Who the Heck Is Buying the US Stocks that Chinese and other Foreign Investors Are Massively Dumping? by Wolf Richter • Apr 19, 2016 • 43 Comments The relentless dumb bid.