Monthly Archives: March, 2016

Morning Reads: China’s Looming Currency Crisis

The Spillover of Negative Rates (Bloomberg) China's Looming Currency Crisis (WSJ) Hot Money Moves into Emerging Markets (Financial Times) Investors Not Sold on Robo-advice (Gallup) ECB Distorting Corporate Bond Market (Financial...

Morning Reads: America’s Most Poorly Managed Companies

Airlines: Still America’s Most Poorly Managed Companies (WSJ) Robo-Medicine on the Way (MIT Technology Review) A Currency Rally that is too Good to Last (WSJ) Investors Reach...

Yeti Coolers

Yeti keeps stuff cool. Videos like this help me get through the winter. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaNc4NLgp-E]

The Monday Melee: Buybacks Boosting Market

 Buybacks Near All-Time Highs Forecasts for Q1 2015 show S&P 500 companies nearing all-time high stock buybacks. Almost Half of Cash Spent on Buybacks American companies have...

Morning Reads: Is the Left to Blame for Bubble-Bust Economy?

Is the Left to Blame for Bubble-Bust Economy? (Bloomberg) Mutual Fund Managers view Cash as Trash (WSJ) Oil Supply Finally Responding to Price (WSJ) Oil Executives Incentivized...

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“Investors Need to Beat Back This Mighty Foe,” Dick Young

“Inertia,” Dick Young said to me recently, “is terrible....

Russia’s Oil Trade Severely Disrupted by Recent U.S. Sanctions

U.S. sanctions on Russia’s oil trade have grounded 61%...

Breaking Down California’s Gas Prices

California consistently has the highest gasoline prices in the...

Rebuilding Together: U.S.-Ukraine Forge Economic Future

In a White House press release, they report that...

Escape State: Blue Blob Boston Driving a Flight from Massachusetts?

When blue state politicians were promoting the Summer of...

Amazon Unleashes Vulcan: A Robot That Feels

Amazon has introduced Vulcan, its first robot equipped with...

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

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

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

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

Manufacturing Shines Amid Broader U.S. Productivity Decline

In Q1 2025, U.S. nonfarm business productivity fell 0.8%,...

America’s Hidden Treasure: USGS Map Reveals Seabed Mineral Wealth

The U.S. Geological Survey Global Seabed Mineral Resources report...