Monthly Archives: December, 2016

Trump is Going to Make 2017 an Interesting Year

  Love him or hate him, Trump was undeniably an unconventional candidate for President and he promises to be an unconventional President. Unlike many in...

Fail to Adapt to New Technologies, Fail to Survive

Here is the first in my series of eight breakthroughs that bp.com predicts will be significant in the energy world. As year’s end, I will...

SHENZHEN, China—A Sea of Skyscrapers too Massive to be Rolled Back

Here the WSJ explains Shenzhen’s deeply entrenched electronics manufacturing infrastructure and its thrust into design and branding. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump ’s threat to compel...

Are Parents Sick and Tired of Living with their Kids?

New data from the Census Bureau shows that almost 40% of young Americans were living with their parents in 2015. That's the highest rate...

What is the Auto Market Forecasting about the Economy

Despite the positive signal that the Trump rally in the stock market is sending about the state of the U.S. economy, the auto market...

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State Taxes: Time to Flee?

Your Survival Guy just received the latest State Tax...

MIT Develops Soft Robot Muscle with Coordinated Flexing

Jennifer Chu at MIT News reports that MIT engineers...

What Do You Want from Life, Lazy Cash?

You know what needs to be done. Why, then,...

GAO Report: Five Agencies Hold 98% of IIJA Grant Funds

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) allocated $711.8...

US Plans More Tanker Seizures to Pressure Maduro Regime

The US seizure of a tanker carrying $80 million...

The $200 Cup of Joe

In my conversations with you, we talk about what...

BIDEN’S AMERICA: Foreign Investment Fell to $151 Billion in 2024

Bureau of Economic Analysis reports that in 2024, Joe...

EIA Forecasts First Decline in Crude Production Since 2021

The latest US Short-Term Energy Outlook projects crude oil...

Your Fairly Rich Children and Grandchildren

You are to be congratulated. Because living in the...

The Macro Impact of the Data Center Investment Boom

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