Monthly Archives: May, 2018

Millennials Still Aren’t Forming Families

Writing at Bloomberg, Peter Coy examines why, despite the second-longest economic expansion on record, Millennials, whose family formation was suppressed by the Financial Crisis,...

A Warning for the Global Economy

The WSJ Logistics Report raises the red flag on a major warning sign for the global economy. Copper, known as Dr. Copper for having...

If You Had to Choose, Cell Phone or Car?

Apparently U.S. consumers would rather keep their cell phones than their automobiles. Consumers who are struggling financially are prioritizing payments on their latest iPhone...

What Does Growing Chaos in Venezuela Mean for its Economy?

After Nicolas Maduro's win in the recent Venezuelan "election," The Wall Street Journal examines what that could mean for the nation facing growing chaos. The...

Wealth Shock! “All of a Sudden Their Wealth is Gone”

You simply cannot afford to take heavy losses in or near retirement. From a financial standpoint the arithmetic of losses is devastating—lose half your...

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State Taxes: Time to Flee?

Your Survival Guy just received the latest State Tax...

MIT Develops Soft Robot Muscle with Coordinated Flexing

Jennifer Chu at MIT News reports that MIT engineers...

What Do You Want from Life, Lazy Cash?

You know what needs to be done. Why, then,...

The $200 Cup of Joe

In my conversations with you, we talk about what...

BIDEN’S AMERICA: Foreign Investment Fell to $151 Billion in 2024

Bureau of Economic Analysis reports that in 2024, Joe...

GAO Report: Five Agencies Hold 98% of IIJA Grant Funds

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) allocated $711.8...

US Plans More Tanker Seizures to Pressure Maduro Regime

The US seizure of a tanker carrying $80 million...

EIA Forecasts First Decline in Crude Production Since 2021

The latest US Short-Term Energy Outlook projects crude oil...

Your Fairly Rich Children and Grandchildren

You are to be congratulated. Because living in the...

AWS’s New Data Center Strategy

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is transitioning its data center...