Monthly Archives: May, 2016

Joseph’s Garage Featured in Babson Magazine

You will love this story about the Joseph brothers featured in Babson Magazine Spring 2016. They run a third-generation business in Norwell, MA started...

The Monday Melee: Student Loans Soar

Graduates Face Tidal Wave of Debt As another crop of students graduates from colleges and universities across America, they face uneven job prospects and the...

Worthy Reads: U.S. Corporate Debt Stirs Concern

Valeant Investor Sequoia Fund to Limit Stakes in a Single Stock (WSJ) Why there could be a Laffer curve — for the fed funds rate...

Existing Home Prices Red Hot

The average prices paid in sales of existing homes is nearing it 2006 high (12 month moving average). Historically low Federal Reserve rates and...

Yields Resume Their Climb

Yields for 10-year Treasury securities surged from mid-May on, but retraced their steps on Thursday the 19th, but on Friday resumed climbing. On Friday...

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Why Diesel Prices Have Surged Across the U.S.

U.S. diesel prices have risen sharply due to high...

Saudi Arabia Cuts Crude Supplies to European Refiners

Saudi Aramco has told at least two European refiners...

From Rush to a Hole-in-One: A Week to Remember

Wow, OK. Your Survival Guy has had quite a...

The Strait of Hormuz: Oil’s Global Chokepoint

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

Breakthrough Process Turns COâ‚‚ Into Fuel

Yale researchers have developed a new method that combines...

Record Heat, El Niño Cloud Crop Production Outlook

The USDA’s September 2026 WASDE report shows mixed conditions...

Endless Summer: Want to Buy a Boat?

It’s a windy, chilly Monday morning. Sunday was a...

Is This Just the Beginning of the FAANG Collapse?

Barbara Kollmeyer, reporting at MarketWatch, rounds up a host...

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

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

After Years Offline, Japan Restarts Major Nuclear Reactor

Japan has restarted Unit 6 at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear...