Monthly Archives: July, 2016

Gasoline vs. Rigs: Which Signal is Right?

Gasoline stocks in the U.S. are in uncharted territory, at all time highs for this point in the year. Simultaneously, the rig count has...

Worthy Reads: Dollar Traders Call Fed’s Bluff

Dollar Traders Call Fed’s Bluff (WSJ) Cowen: Maybe Negative Yields Are a Sign of Prosperity (Bloomberg) The Oil Price Recovery Is Drowning in Gasoline (WSJ) Housing prices, mortgage interest rates...

Silver Up 44% in First Half: Investment Demand Booms

Investment demand and sales of silver coins have surged in 2016. The Silver Institute notes that in the first half of 2016, the price...

Worthy Reads: Older Americans Are Holding On to Their Jobs

Fed Doves Won't Be Able to Rule the Roost Forever (Bloomberg) Fed Readies Enforcement Action Against Goldman in Theft of Secrets (WSJ) Older Americans Are Holding On to...

States and Cities Struggle under Pension Weight

Timothy Martin writes at the Wall Street Journal that public pensions in the United States are about to record their lowest long-term returns ever....

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Trump Announces Vietnam Trade Deal

President Trump announced a trade deal with Vietnam that...

Grand Theft Cargo: California’s Cargo Thefts Thrive

Cargo theft in California is surging, with estimated losses...

Smartphone Satellite Communications Are Here

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Nuclear Surpasses Coal in U.S. Energy Mix for the First Time

The US Energy Information Administration reports that in 2024,...

Every 50 Minutes: The Alarming Pace of Cargo Theft in Mexico

Cargo theft in Mexico has reached crisis levels, with...

Survive and Thrive June 2025: The Lay of the Land: Who Can You Trust?

Dear Survivor, In times like these, it’s good to get...

Chinese Goods Price Increases Outpace Core Inflation

Prices for Chinese-made goods sold on Amazon have risen...

Why the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Could Fix America’s Broken Grid

In "How the Big Beautiful Bill will lower energy...

Job Market Remains Strong

US job openings held steady at 7.8 million in...