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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There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 21)

You always hear how a well-balanced life is a...

Conditional Ceasefire Reached, But Iran Threatens Shipping Routes

The United States and Iran reached a conditional two‑week...

There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 22)

As chaos weaves its way through private credit, it’s...

The Grocery Battle You Didn’t See Coming

Kroger’s hiring of former Walmart US leader Greg Foran...

US Leaning Mostly on Americas, Gulf Plays a Small Role

In 2025, the US imported 490,000 b/d of crude...

Gulf of America Drives Record Offshore Energy Production

The US Department of the Interior reported that offshore...

Strait Tensions Push Oil and Gasoline Prices to Multi-Year Highs

Crude oil and petroleum product prices surged in 1Q...

Starlink Powers SpaceX Toward Historic $2 Trillion Public Offering

SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, is preparing for a...

Are Any Jobs Safe from AI?

While there are aspects of nearly every job that...

US Gas Turbine Market Faces Supply Crunch Through 2027

The US gas turbine market is facing a major...