Secret French Plan In the European War Of The Automakers by Wolf Richter - Jan 8, 2013 4:41 pm A desperate, misbegotten, taxpayer-funded deal
Corruption At “Decontaminating” Radioactive Towns In Japan by Wolf Richter - Jan 6, 2013 4:09 pm Big Bucks: the initial step alone costs ¥650 billion
North Korea's New Master Plan by Wolf Richter - Jan 4, 2013 8:26 pm Something is going on that reeks of the dreaded phrase, “this time, it’s different”: secret discussions in Germany.
As Cars Burn In France, The Industry Of Hope Is Booming by Wolf Richter - Jan 3, 2013 8:13 pm 40% of the population surrendered more of their money than ever before for a tiny sliver of hope
Blowing Up Now: The Transfer Of French Nuclear Technology To China by Wolf Richter - Dec 28, 2012 9:04 pm Selling nuclear and industrial secrets and know-how to China in order to conclude a deal that had been “aborted”...
Where The Heck Was The “Festive Spirit?" by Wolf Richter - Dec 26, 2012 6:47 pm When the magic of Christmas, boiled down to just one number, got ugly.
“Trench Warfare” And “Civil War” Over Confiscatory Taxes In France by Wolf Richter - Dec 23, 2012 6:34 pm It’s getting hot: “unprecedented waves” of people are bailing out — not just the super-wealthy
Japan’s Export Debacle: Revenge In China, A Crash In Europe, Offshoring All Around by Wolf Richter - Dec 19, 2012 9:48 pm An abysmal indicator for Europe
Japan’s NO EXIT Strategy by Wolf Richter - Dec 17, 2012 8:52 pm Ministry of Finance official: “That’s why the MoF is trying to gain control over the Bank of Japan.”
The Price Of “Collective Trauma”: Greece At The Brink of Civil War by Wolf Richter - Dec 15, 2012 10:51 pm “How much can this society endure before it explodes?”
Germany’s Favorite Rabble-Rouser Economist Lashes Out by Wolf Richter - Dec 13, 2012 10:05 pm The longer you delay needed “radical measures,” the more private investors will be able to sell “their toxic paper without haircut to governmental bailout funds, and then hightail.”
Small Business Apocalypse Or Political Vendetta? by Wolf Richter - Dec 11, 2012 9:54 pm Not the sudden apocalypse that the headline number promised, but of a depression that started in 2005
The Socialist Heart Of France Spits Out Its First Victim by Wolf Richter - Dec 10, 2012 10:06 pm Nationalizations and protectionism have run into a buzz saw.
It’s Official: The Consumer (And The Economy) Is Alive and Dead by Wolf Richter - Dec 8, 2012 8:57 pm