Monthly Archives: February, 2018

Bitcoin: Bubble, Ponzi Scheme, and Environmental Disaster

Currencies and Gold

E.J. Smith - February 13, 2018

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

Commodities

Young Research - February 13, 2018

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

Retail

Young Research - February 13, 2018

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

Taxes

E.J. Smith - February 12, 2018

“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?

Transportation

Young Research - February 12, 2018

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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Inflation Threatens Long Bond Yield

Retirement Investing Young Research - August 19, 2011

Should savers and retired investors take the Fed’s bait and invest in long bonds? Not when you have a Fed chairman with a money-printing habit and prominent economists such as Ken Rogoff, the former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, calling for a “sustained burst of moderate inflation, say, 4–6% for several years.”

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Kevin Warsh Faces Senate Scrutiny in Fed Chair Hearing

Economy Young Research - April 20, 2026

Kevin Warsh, nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, will...

A $65-Billion Bet

Authors Young Research - September 2, 2011

I was listening to Bloomberg radio the other day...

Rail Giant Rebounds, Pushes for Transcontinental Merger

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Norfolk Southern says it has emerged stronger after years...

Natural Gas Stocks Set to Climb on Record Production

Commodities Dick Young - April 21, 2026

US natural gas storage entered the 2026 injection season...

The U-Shaped Recovery?

Economy Young Research - February 17, 2010

Historically, housing recoveries follow a V-shaped trajectory. Even with significant government support, the current housing recovery, appears to be taking more of a U-shaped path. A healthy skepticism on the pace of a housing recovery remains warranted.

Need Yield?

Compound Interest Young Research - August 27, 2010

Do you invest in stocks for income? Is your...