Monthly Archives: May, 2017

The Growing Costs of Cybercrime

This week hackers implemented an attack on Gmail users that used a fake authorization for Google Docs to lure users into giving over their...

Can You Live Anywhere You Want in the World?

Have you heard of Sprout? It’s not a food. It’s a company that’s involved with building the future. Literally. Sprout is part of the tiny...

This is What Happens When the Market Crashes and You Need to Innovate

A market crash has a way of focusing the mind. The 2014-2015 crash in oil prices, for example, forced unconventional oil and gas producers...

Gadgets are Cheap Commodities, Services are the Future for the Tech Industry

For years tech companies have been trying to hook your phone to your computer, or your tablet to your computer so you can get...

NASDAQ Has a Diversity Problem

Did you know there are over 3,000 companies in the Nasdaq Composite, and that the index is market weighted—i.e. the biggest companies have the...

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Financial Armadillo: Are You a Compounding Machine?

UPDATE 3.11.26: You may have been following Dick Young's...

War Is Expensive

Since the United States and Israel began bombing Iran...

There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 17)

Beware of the get-rich-quick schemes engineered by Wall Street,...

Europe and Asia See Lower US Oil Shipments Amid Domestic Stockpiling

In 2025, US crude oil exports fell 3%, mainly...

US Existing‑Home Sales Rebound 1.7% in February

The Existing‑Home Sales data from the National Association of...

There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 15)

“He always took good care of me,” she said....

The Strait of Hormuz: Oil’s Global Chokepoint

The Strait of Hormuz remains a vital chokepoint for...

There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 16)

There’s nothing wrong with making money slowly, but let’s...

Middle East Tensions Pose Limited Risk to US Economy, Says BofA

Bank of America analysts say the biggest economic threat...

Kharg Island Could Shift Middle East Conflict

Kharg Island, a key Persian Gulf hub, handles about...