Monthly Archives: October, 2012

What We’re Reading 10-19-12

Bernanke Advocates Stronger Currencies, Jon Hilsenrath, Wall Street Journal In boom times or bust, balance has made the difference, Vanguard Gas Market Stung by Rapid Traders,...

Housing Recovery: Your Best Investment Today or Already Overplayed?

Yesterday the Census Bureau released the September report on the number of Housing Starts and Building Permits. Both increased much more than expected—permits surged...

The Truth about Last Week’s Jobless Claims

Last week we cautioned you to be skeptical of the weekly jobless claims numbers. They didn’t include quarterly claims from California, the nation’s most...

VIDEO: Lagarde – Fiscal cliff a big risk

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The Great Gold Bull Market

In the last five years the price of an ounce of gold has increased 131%. Easy monetary policies and the downgrade of many sovereign...

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When a Dollar is Gone, There is No Redo

One minute you’re climbing up Odell’s Gully in hurricane...

Revitalizing U.S. Mineral Production

President Donald Trump signed the executive order Immediate Measures...

The Mysterious ALS Cluster in the French Alps: Is It Linked to Toxic Mushrooms?

Terence Monmaney of Popular Science reports that in Montchavin,...

Trump Aims to Cut China Off from U.S. Tech

The U.S. Commerce Department has added over 70 Chinese...

Gold Price Surge Triggers Jewelry Sell-Off

Gold prices have soared more than 15% in 2025,...

Venezuela’s Oil Trade Disrupted by Trump’s Tariff Order

On March 14, 2025, President Trump issued an executive...

META’s Undersea Cable Navigates Around Global Conflicts

Margo Anderson of IEEE Spectrum reports that Meta's new...

Breakthrough Material Enables Ultra-Fast Battery Charging

Prabhat Ranjan Mishra of Interesting Engineering reports that scientists...

Massive Copper Shipments Head to U.S. Amid Tariff Probe

Mercuria estimates 500,000 tons of copper are heading to...

The Power of a Compound Interest Table

Compound interest was described as the greatest mathematical discovery...