Monthly Archives: May, 2016

Worthy Reads: Billionaire Investor Loads up on Gold, Buys Stock Insurance

Billionaire investor loads up on gold, buys stock insurance (ZeroHedge) Ending the Fed’s Inflation Fixation (WSJ) The real problem with negative interest rates? They are a...

Pensions in a Load of Trouble, Part II

The state of Rhode Island has been a big-time investor, through its pensions, in hedge funds. Retired teachers who depend on this money for...

Worthy Reads: Buffett Heirs Bet on Apple

Buffett Heirs Bet on Apple (WSJ) This is No. 1 financial regret of older Americans (MarketWatch) Online Loan Pioneer Boomed, Then Tripped (WSJ) Bull Market Losing Big...

How I Built My Survival Cache. It’s Never Too Late to Start Building Yours

No one likes to lose money. That’s why when I started building my survival cache over ten-years ago I started with gold. Back then, I...

The Monday Melee: Saudi Treasury Holdings Exposed

Saudi Treasury Holdings Detailed for the First Time in Decades After four decades of secrecy, the Treasury Department has released a report including Saudi Arabia's...

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How Bad Is the Chinese Economy?

In The Wall Street Journal, Joseph Sternberg makes the...

Semiconductor Giant Commits Another $100 Billion to US

According to the Financial Times, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...

Red Sea Tensions Escalate Between Houthis and Saudi Arabia

Yemen's Houthi rebel movement announced a blockade targeting Saudi-linked...

Chevron and Iraq Plan New Oil Route to Bypass Strait of Hormuz

The Financial Times reports that Chevron and Iraq are...

More Can Be Done for American Nuclear

On May 23, President Donald Trump issued four executive...

Helium Squeeze: Semiconductor and MRI Industries Face Growing Shortages

According to the Financial Times, Europe’s helium supply crisis...

Critical Mineral Security Becomes Strategic Priority for Energy and Defense

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that...

Communism Ruined Venezuela’s Productivity

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis reports that...

Iraq’s Oil Finds a New Route as Trucks Bypass Hormuz

According to Bloomberg, Iraq is moving thousands of truckloads...

Inside China’s Race to Catch Up With US AI Chip Technology

China has launched an aggressive government-backed effort to reduce...