Monthly Archives: February, 2018

Bitcoin: Bubble, Ponzi Scheme, and Environmental Disaster

Bitcoin is a “combination of a bubble, a Ponzi scheme and an environmental disaster,” a top central-banking official recently cautioned, referring to the large...

Shale Oil Production Booming

The WSJ reports here that shale oil production is growing faster this year than it did when oil was at $100 per barrel. The...

Amazon Will Begin Deliveries from Whole Foods

Amazon is beginning to incorporate Whole Foods into its Prime Now delivery program. Prime Now offers one and two hour delivery options in certain...

Stand with Rand: Spending Matters

“I simply asked for one thing in this broken process: a 15-minute vote on whether those caps should or should not be broken. The...

Could Amazon Ever Replace UPS or FedEx?

Does Amazon have a sliver of a chance of amassing the scale necessary to replace UPS or FedEx? The two shipping companies have a...

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Oil Falls Amid Peace Deal Rumors

UPDATE: Iran has reportedly rejected the peace deal. Oil prices...

Ben Graham: Margin of Safety

In 2001, I wrote about Ben Graham and his...

Oil Thefts Surge in the Permian Basin

Fuel thefts are up across the Permian Basin in...

Precious Metals Volatile Amid Global Upheaval

Gold and silver prices are volatile amid rising geopolitical...

Amazon Rural Delivery: The Speed of Progress

Your Survival Guy can’t help but order from Amazon...

TotalEnergies Backs Out of US Offshore Wind Projects

TotalEnergies will give up its North Carolina and New...

Coke Production Plummets: US Steel Industry Shifts to Electric Arc Furnaces

In 2025, the United States produced 10 million short...

Island Hopping: A Campaign for Iran’s Islands

Analysts believe that the United States is preparing to...

Choke Point: Strait of Hormuz Strangled by War

According to various estimates, the Strait of Hormuz is...

LEDs Take Over US Homes: 90% Adoption in 2024

In 2024, 90% of US households used LED bulbs,...