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...

U.S. Retail Sales Rise 5% From Year Ago Despite July Dip

U.S. retail and food services sales totaled $763.6 billion...

Do You Love Oysters and Crêpes?

Do you love oysters and crêpes? Your Survival Guy...

France Probes Cyberattacks on Supermarket Fridges

French investigators are searching for hackers who remotely manipulated...

Your Survival Guy: Happy Monday from Paris

Happy Monday from Paris. After a quiet weekend, it’s...

The Impact of Aging Populations and Falling Fertility Rates

Falling fertility rates are causing population declines in many...

Russia-Ukraine Energy War Intensifies Amid Ceasefire Dispute

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia continued attacking Ukraine’s...

Dow 38,000 and Beyond

Let’s not get too excited about Dow 38,000. Your...

Russia and China Tighten Grip on Arctic: A Warning to the West

Daniel Kiss, Thomas Grove, Vipal Monga, Austin Ramzy, and...

Energy Infrastructure Becomes a New Battlefield in Europe

Poland and other European countries are increasingly treating energy...