Monthly Archives: July, 2011

The Most Popular Bond Fund

When investors ask me to review their company’s 401(k) investment options, I can’t get over the lack of bond fund choices offered by the...

The Jobs Report

After the blowout payroll employment number reported by ADP yesterday, investors were expecting a similarly strong showing from the government employment report today. They...

Bob Lutz on Manufacturing

Bob Lutz says manufacturers should be creating jobs in the U.S.

S&P 500 Technical Analysis Update

Stocks are up big today on a blowout ADP employment report. Economists were looking for private sector job gains of 70,000 in June. The...

Your Worst Payday

Should you have more invested in the stock market? The Dow has almost doubled from its March 2009 low. And over the last ten...

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Are You One of the 77% Who Reported…

Did you know that over three-quarters of Americans had...

The Next Fed Chairman?

In a discussion with reporters on Air Force One,...

EU Sanctions and Refinery Outages Push Diesel Prices Up

The US Energy Information Administration reports that global diesel...

Extreme Weather Hammers U.S. Grid Reliability

The US Energy Information Administration reports that in 2024,...

VA Approves New Rate Class for Large Electricity Users, Including Data Centers

The State Corporation Commission has approved a new electricity...

Does Your Stock Portfolio Look Like Rudolph Taking Flight?

Happy Monday. Want to get away? Hang in there....

DOE Launches $134 Million Push to Build US Rare Earth Supply Chain

The US Department of Energy’s Office of Critical Minerals...

The Macro Impact of the Data Center Investment Boom

Data center construction and high-tech investments, particularly in the...

Poland Cuts Rates Again

Poland’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by...

Christmas Supply Squeeze: Why Trees, Tinsel, and Ornaments Are Scarce

Retailers and consumers are bracing for an unusually strained...