Saturday, May 23, 2020

Car rental giant Hertz files for bankruptcy as its vehicles remain idled by pandemic — John Solomon

Car giant was already saddled with debt before COVID-19 struck.
Anomaly, or indication of systemic risk owing to debt?

Just the News
Car rental giant Hertz files for bankruptcy as its vehicles remain idled by pandemic
John Solomon

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1 comment:

Andrew Anderson said...

Anomaly, or indication of systemic risk owing to debt? Tom Hickey

Government privileges for private credit creation constitute a means for the more so-called "credit worthy" to steal from the less so-called "credit worthy" in terms of purchasing power and investment opportunity.

It thus creates perverse incentives to go into debt.

Ooops! Whocouldanode?