Monthly Archives: August, 2010

Wall Street Begging for More Stimulus

The stock market mounted a powerful rally in July. The S&P 500 jumped almost 7% for the month and has tacked on another 2%...

Back to Even and Then Some

Are you tired of the media’s nonstop market analysis yet? It’s distracting at best and harmful to your health at worst. With the Dow...

Wheat Prices Skyrocket

Wheat prices are up more than 50% in a month. Droughts in Russia, a major world wheat producer, are threatening the country’s crop.  Traders...

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“Honey, I Think It’s Time I Retire”

“Honey, I think it’s time I retire,” you said,...

The Evolution of the Dow Jones Utilities Average Index

In 1929, Dow Jones spun out utilities from its...

“Pay A Little More”

You know states are taking sides in a war...

Solar and Storage Boom Reshapes California’s Electricity System

In the first five months of 2026, utility-scale solar...

IEA Warns Oil Market Heading Toward Future Surplus

The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Oil Market Report (June...

America’s Energy Future

You can see in the chart below the dramatic...

Your Survival Guy’s RAGE Gauge: Develop a Plan

You are living in a “haves and have yachts”...

Risk

Risk, it means different things to different people. If...

Ben Graham: Margin of Safety

In 2001, I wrote about Ben Graham and his...

Largest US Fuel Delivery to Cuba in Decades Halted

A planned shipment of 250,000 barrels of gasoline and...