Monthly Archives: October, 2016

Worthy Reads: Fed’s Fischer Warns of Risk to Running Too High-Pressure Economy

Investor Cash Levels Jump Toward Levels Not Seen Since 9/11 (Bloomberg) Fed’s Fischer Warns of Risk to Running Too High-Pressure Economy (Bloomberg) Central Bankers Rejoice: There Are Signs...

October is Cyber Security Month: Advice from Fidelity

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, which I discovered logging in to my account this morning at Fidelity Investments. I thought you’d like...

“Profound Implications for the Future of Wind Power”

As MIT Technology Review explains, Texas is leading the way in wind power generation. Technological advances in energy storage, grid operations software, and wind turbines...

A Windfall in the Bond Market

After hiking interest rates for the first time in over a decade last December, the Federal Reserve has sat on its hands all year....

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Are You One of the 77% Who Reported…

Did you know that over three-quarters of Americans had...

The Next Fed Chairman?

In a discussion with reporters on Air Force One,...

EU Sanctions and Refinery Outages Push Diesel Prices Up

The US Energy Information Administration reports that global diesel...

Extreme Weather Hammers U.S. Grid Reliability

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

VA Approves New Rate Class for Large Electricity Users, Including Data Centers

The State Corporation Commission has approved a new electricity...

Does Your Stock Portfolio Look Like Rudolph Taking Flight?

Happy Monday. Want to get away? Hang in there....

DOE Launches $134 Million Push to Build US Rare Earth Supply Chain

The US Department of Energy’s Office of Critical Minerals...

The Macro Impact of the Data Center Investment Boom

Data center construction and high-tech investments, particularly in the...

Poland Cuts Rates Again

Poland’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by...

Christmas Supply Squeeze: Why Trees, Tinsel, and Ornaments Are Scarce

Retailers and consumers are bracing for an unusually strained...