Monthly Archives: June, 2018

Growing-Up in Mattapoisett/Rochester/Marion: Going on Survival, Part III

You learn a lot about life and investing by simply putting one foot in front of the other. Today is day five of my nephew’s...

Landmark E-Commerce Decision by the Supreme Court

Today the Supreme Court has decided states are allowed to collect taxes from online retailers. Ten states already have laws requiring out of state...

Hyundai and Audi Make a New Push for Hydrogen Cars

Fuel cell technology, like cold fusion, is one of those often promised but never delivered dream-technologies. Hydrogen fuel cells could, on paper, solve many...

Growing-Up in Mattapoisett/Rochester/Marion: Going on Survival, Part II

As I wrote to you yesterday in Part I, my nephew is on a week-long camping trip called Survival with his seventh grade class...

Housing Starts Rise 5% in May

In a surprise to many economists, housing starts rose 5% in the month of May. Despite rising housing starts, the housing market is still...

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Reviving Nuclear: U.S. Moves Toward 400 GW Capacity by 2050

The Trump administration is actively reversing prior energy policies...

Navigating Uncertainty: Key Trends Shaping the Global Energy Sector

The global energy sector faces unprecedented uncertainty, driven by...

Rich Man, Poor Man and the Greatest Generation

Happy Election Day. It’s nice to know one candidate...

Retired Military Jet Engines Could Theoretically Power Arizona

The US Air Force’s “Boneyard” at Davis-Monthan Air Force...

The Fed Should Be Careful with Lower Rates

From August 15, 1971, the day President Nixon officially...

Trump Delivers Lower Inflation and Rising Wages

Inflation remains low under President Trump, with May’s CPI...

Exports Rise and Imports Fall, Narrowing October Trade Gap

In October 2025, the U.S. goods and services trade...

$1 Trillion in California Homes Misclassified as Low Wildfire Risk, AI Warns

A ZestyAI analysis of 11.8 million California homes shows...

The Power of a Compound Interest Table

The principles written about here are as true today...

New U.S. Magnet Plant Announced in Multibillion-Dollar Defense Deal

MP Materials announced in a press release that it...