Monthly Archives: August, 2014

Mutual Funds of the Future

"Never pick a stock again," proclaims the headline of a recent article by Money. The California Public Employees Retirement System is considering making cuts...

Higher Wages on the Horizon

Job openings hit a more than 13-year-high yesterday. The rising number of job openings signals continued improvement in the labor market. Job openings are...

Survey Says? Optimism Growing.

The NFIB Research Foundation’s survey of Small Business optimism ticked up this morning, continuing a trend of recovery from some of the worst readings...

The Monday Melee: Friday’s Bounce Explained?

Is This Why Markets Bounced on Friday? What We're Reading: Opportunity in Africa? (Quartz) Minimum Wage No Free Lunch. Cafe charges customers "minimum wage fee" The Richest Person...

Best Day to Buy a New Car: This Sunday

Here’s a fun post for you. According to data from Truecar, presented in the nifty infographic below, the best month of the year to...

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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...

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

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

Extreme Weather Hammers U.S. Grid Reliability

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

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

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

Does Your Stock Portfolio Look Like Rudolph Taking Flight?

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

The Macro Impact of the Data Center Investment Boom

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

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

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

US Oil and Gas Operators Get Extra Time on Methane Emission Rules

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under Administrator Lee Zeldin,...