Monthly Archives: October, 2017

Currency Traders Don’t Like New Zealand’s New Government

A coalition led by the Labour Party in New Zealand has taken control of the government, and currency traders are punishing the country by...

Wal-Mart Goes Up-Market on the Internet

Wal-Mart's head of U.S. e-commerce, Marc Lore is leading an assault on internet shopping for the traditionally brick and mortar retailer. Wal-Mart is working...

Welcome to Hôtel de Crillon: You’ve Arrived

You know you’ve arrived, literally and figuratively, the minute you see Place de la Concorde up on your left and Hôtel de Crillon on...

The Bears have Punched Themselves Out

You are investing through what has become the third longest bull market in history. Over recent months it has also been one of the...

Will NAFTA Negotiations Help or Hurt?

Negotiators are looking for a "win-win-win" outcome, but they're also talking about the collapse of the trade pact. Will negotiations over NAFTA have a...

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The Mysterious ALS Cluster in the French Alps: Is It Linked to Toxic Mushrooms?

Terence Monmaney of Popular Science reports that in Montchavin,...

When a Dollar is Gone, There is No Redo

One minute you’re climbing up Odell’s Gully in hurricane...

Revitalizing U.S. Mineral Production

President Donald Trump signed the executive order Immediate Measures...

Venezuela’s Oil Trade Disrupted by Trump’s Tariff Order

On March 14, 2025, President Trump issued an executive...

Retirement: Do You Have a Guy to Help You Prepare?

Are you prepared for what you don’t know? “The...

Gold Price Surge Triggers Jewelry Sell-Off

Gold prices have soared more than 15% in 2025,...

Massive Copper Shipments Head to U.S. Amid Tariff Probe

Mercuria estimates 500,000 tons of copper are heading to...

META’s Undersea Cable Navigates Around Global Conflicts

Margo Anderson of IEEE Spectrum reports that Meta's new...

Breakthrough Material Enables Ultra-Fast Battery Charging

Prabhat Ranjan Mishra of Interesting Engineering reports that scientists...

U.S. Tariffs Could Drive Canadian Lumber Mills South

Mrinalika Roy and Seher Dareen of Reuters report that...