Monthly Archives: May, 2015

Sell in May Go Away?

You can learn a thing or two from history. For one, it happened, it’s a fact, and 2) not many people predicted it correctly. In...

The Monday Melee: Carl Icahn and Apple

Icahn vs. Cook Today Carl Icahn and his Icahn Capital LP wrote a letter urging Apple CEO Tim Cook to buyback more AAPL shares (below)....

Spring Still Not Here for the Economy

The early economic data for the second quarter is beginning to come in and it doesn’t look promising so far. Industrial Production data was...

$100 Million Room with a View, or Not

You just gotta love the obnoxious real estate prices in Manhattan. Vornado Realty Trust’s 220 Central Park South has already secured $1.1 billion, or...

Vanguard GNMA Outlook 2015

What is the outlook for mortgage backed securities and in particular GNMA Mortgage Backed Securities?

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State Taxes: Time to Flee?

Your Survival Guy just received the latest State Tax...

MIT Develops Soft Robot Muscle with Coordinated Flexing

Jennifer Chu at MIT News reports that MIT engineers...

What Do You Want from Life, Lazy Cash?

You know what needs to be done. Why, then,...

BIDEN’S AMERICA: Foreign Investment Fell to $151 Billion in 2024

Bureau of Economic Analysis reports that in 2024, Joe...

GAO Report: Five Agencies Hold 98% of IIJA Grant Funds

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) allocated $711.8...

US Plans More Tanker Seizures to Pressure Maduro Regime

The US seizure of a tanker carrying $80 million...

The $200 Cup of Joe

In my conversations with you, we talk about what...

Your Fairly Rich Children and Grandchildren

You are to be congratulated. Because living in the...

EIA Forecasts First Decline in Crude Production Since 2021

The latest US Short-Term Energy Outlook projects crude oil...

Trump Wants One AI Standard While States Battle Rising Energy Costs

Diana DiGangi of Utility Dive reports that President Trump...