2020, Already the Year of Zombie Airlines
And the year has just started. By MC01, a frequent commenter on WOLF STREET: In South Korea: Hyundai Development Company (HDC) and Mirae Asset Daewoo (MAD) were “selected” in November by the … Read more
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[Chart] Percentage of Zombie Companies since 1994 – Companies Whose Earnings Don’t Even Cover There Interest Payments.
There was no further information, but I assume its all US only. Zombie companies don’t make enough money to cover their interest payments, they’re slowly bleeding money. They have to … Read more
China, like Japan in the 1990s, Will Be Dominated by Huge Zombie Banks
by Mish Michael Pettis has some words of wisdom for those who believe China will soon overtake the US as the world leader. “Having the smaller banks absorbed by the … Read more
Mexico’s Cancelled $13-Billion Zombie-Airport Refuses to Die
The people voted to scrap the project that was one-third finished, $4 billion over budget, mired in allegations of corruption, and built on an unstable lake-bed. But it has a … Read more
Cash-Flow Zombie Netflix Extracts Another $2 Billion from Befuddled Investors. Here’s How it Tricks Up its Earnings
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Having burned cash for 22 years and counting. “Don’t get me wrong: there is still lots of money out there chasing these companies,” I said in my … Read more
Central Bank ZIRP & NIRP Create, Sustain & Reward More Zombie Companies
Central bank policies of zero interest rate policy (ZIRP) and negative interest rate policy (NIRP) have had weird intended and unintended consequences for corporations including now over $1 trillion dollars … Read more
Zombie Deer Disease Rears Its Ugly Head: Canadian Government Issues Stark Warning About ALWAYS FATAL Infection
By Dagny Taggart Earlier this year, an infectious disease expert warned that a deadly disease found in deer could infect humans in the near future. Often referred to as “zombie deer” disease … Read more
THE ‘ZOMBIE EATERS’… 88% Adults Stare At Screens While Dining
via studyfinds: NEW YORK — So many of us spend a great deal of time each day staring at screens; from computer desktops at work to smartphones or television during our free time, … Read more
Beware Of The Walking Dead: How Zombie Companies Survive On Cheap Debt And Retard Capitalist Growth
by Michael Lebowitz In a previous article, The Fed’s Body Count, we stated: “Markets and economies, like nature itself, are beholden to a cycle, and part of the cycle involves a … Read more
Some bacteria can go into a “zombie” state to survive starvation
by: Edsel Cook (Natural News) A common species of bacteria demonstrated the ability to assume a “zombie” state when faced with inhospitable conditions. This survival strategy might explain why other microorganisms still … Read more
Ned Schmidt – Central Banking Zombie Apocalypse and What About Those Pigs?
from Financial Survival Network First Ned Schmidt and I discussed the impending Hogpocalypse. African Swine Flu has decimated the Chinese pig herd leading to big potential problems for them, as the US is … Read more
Lynette Zang: The Rise Of The Insolvent Zombie Firms
by Lynette Zang of ITM Trading One look at global financial plumbing (which we do in Part 2 of this series) verifies that, short-term debt provided by private corporations is providing the propellent … Read more
The Zombie Epocalypse: A River of Denial Floods Markets Everywhere
by David Haggith The highest summit of irrational exuberance ever not seen by those engaging in it makes the perfect peak for the greatest global economic collapse ever not known by those … Read more
Every zombie company today thinks they will be the next Amazon.
In this Special Episode of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Kevin Smith and Otavio Costa of Crescat Capital, in a continuation of our recent markets coverage, with a particular … Read more
Central Banks Are Heading Toward a Stagnant Global Zombie Economy
by Daniel Lacalle Liquidity injections and zero interest rate policies disguise risk and may give a false sense of security. This risk could not be more evident today. Not only have we … Read more
Deutsche Bank and RBS continue to headline the zombie bank era
by Shaun Richards A feature of the credit crunch era has been like an episode of Hammer House of Horror. This has been the march of the Zombie banks where … Read more