Monthly Archives: November, 2013

The Truth about Warren Buffett’s Investment in Exxon Mobil

Most stories on Buffett’s purchase of Exxon Mobil shares are missing the most important point. If you don’t already know, Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway recently made...

Have Jobless Claims Hit Bottom?

Nine weeks ago weekly initial claims for jobless benefits hit 294,000. That’s nearly 90,000 claims per week lower than the mean since 1980. Since...

Janet Yellen Confirmation Hearings Begin

Today Janet Yellen will go before the Senate Banking Committee to introduce herself (again) and be questioned by the panel of Senators. Her prepared...

VIDEO: QE cannot continue forever: Yellen

https://plus.cnbc.com/rssvideosearch/action/player/id/3000218171/code/cnbcplayershare From CNBC: Fed Chair nominee Janet Yellen says her staff is monitoring the risks to the bond-buying program, and "does not see the program...

Watch Out! Big Drop in Small Business Optimism

Small businesses are the engine of the American economy. Today’s NFIB Small Business Optimism Index dropped from 93.9 to 91.6. It appears that the...

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

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

The Strait of Hormuz: Oil’s Global Chokepoint

The Strait of Hormuz remains a vital chokepoint for...

The Power of a Compound Interest Table

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

Vanguard Wellesley (VWINX) vs. Wellington (VWELX): Which Fund is Best?

The Vanguard Wellesley (VWINX) and Wellington (VWELX) funds are both...

A Classic Issue from Richard C. Young’s Intelligence Report

Over the weekend, Your Survival guy re-read Richard C....

AWS’s New Data Center Strategy

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is transitioning its data center...

Natural Gas Power Growth Slows, but Big Gains Possible by 2028

The US Energy Information Administration reports that developers plan...

Massive $7B Deal for New AI Hub in North Dakota

Nauman Khan of GuruFocus reports that Applied Digital has...

Natural Gas Consumption Soars in Pennsylvania’s Power Sector

Since 2013, natural gas has become Pennsylvania’s primary fuel...

Graduating from Work to Retirement #15: Lyin’ On the Ocean Floor

If you’re about to graduate from work to retirement,...