Monthly Archives: November, 2018

Cryptocosm and Life After Google Part III

You instinctively know something evil is going on when a company’s motto is “Don’t be Evil.” As we learned in parts I and II...

Private Equity’s Secret Sauce May Surprise You

In recent years pension funds have paid more and more in fees to private equity funds, but it turns out that the returns generated...

The Fourth Industrial Revolution?

Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, is calling the future economy, "powered by the mobile internet, automation and artificial intelligence," the fourth...

Cryptocosm and Life After Google Part II

What we learned in Part I is there will be Life After Google as explained in futurist George Gilder’s book by the same name....

Did Apple Raise Prices too Much?

Lumentum, an Apple supplier, told investors it is cutting its outlook for the second quarter, possibly signalling that Apple's business is taking a hit....

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Senate Democrats Plan Luxury Napa Retreat Amid Looming Government Shutdown

Senate Democrats, led by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee...

Under the Buzzing Umbrella: Life Along China’s 2,000-Mile Power Line

China has built the world’s longest and most powerful...

The Power of a Compound Interest Table

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

Got Gold? Price Surges to $4,000 Per Ounce

The price of gold futures has crossed a new...

What Does a Sailboat Have to Do with Center Consoles? (Part 4)

If you’ve ever been to Duxbury, MA, and been...

Phoenix of Kharkiv: Nikolsky Mall Rebuilt in the Heart of War

Kharkiv’s Nikolsky Shopping and Entertainment Center, heavily damaged by...

U.S. Grid Battery Storage Hits 26 GW in 2024

In 2024, the U.S. reached 26 GW of utility-scale...

Semiconductor Sales Surge to $62.1B in July, Up 20.6% Year-Over-Year

In July 2025, global semiconductor sales reached $62.1 billion,...

China Attempts to Use Gold Rally to Challenge Dollar Dominance

China is attempting to leverage a record-breaking gold rally...

The Fight for Guyana’s Stabroek Block Could Reshape Big Oil

Javier Blas of Bloomberg reports that the rights to...