Monthly Archives: October, 2018

Look What’s Rising While Everything Else is Falling

Since the end of August, the Dow is down, the Russell 2000 index of small stocks is down, bonds are down, oil is down,...

Retail Fight: Prepare for the Holidays

Target is ramping up its efforts to compete with rivals Walmart and Amazon by offering free two-day shipping on online orders during the holiday...

Your Retirement Life: A Dire Warning Part IV

Last week Facebook revealed a data breach affecting 30 million accounts and shares are down about 27% since July. These and other longer-term problems...

Buyer Beware: Goldman Goes Retail

Goldman Sachs has signaled it is taking a step down to provide services to the masses. With online banking offerings, mutual funds and ETFs,...

Calper’s OPM

Turns out, members of California’s public pension don’t like it when the C-suite are activists with other people’s money. The workers expressed their dissatisfaction...

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Why Diesel Prices Have Surged Across the U.S.

U.S. diesel prices have risen sharply due to high...

Saudi Arabia Cuts Crude Supplies to European Refiners

Saudi Aramco has told at least two European refiners...

From Rush to a Hole-in-One: A Week to Remember

Wow, OK. Your Survival Guy has had quite a...

Record Heat, El Niño Cloud Crop Production Outlook

The USDA’s September 2026 WASDE report shows mixed conditions...

The Strait of Hormuz: Oil’s Global Chokepoint

The Strait of Hormuz remains a vital chokepoint for...

Breakthrough Process Turns COâ‚‚ Into Fuel

Yale researchers have developed a new method that combines...

Is This Just the Beginning of the FAANG Collapse?

Barbara Kollmeyer, reporting at MarketWatch, rounds up a host...

Vanguard Wellesley (VWINX) vs. Wellington (VWELX): Which Fund is Best?

The Vanguard Wellesley (VWINX) and Wellington (VWELX) funds are both...

After Years Offline, Japan Restarts Major Nuclear Reactor

Japan has restarted Unit 6 at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear...

Endless Summer: Want to Buy a Boat?

It’s a windy, chilly Monday morning. Sunday was a...