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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Financial Armadillo: Are You a Compounding Machine?

When Your Survival Guy was a kid, my dad...

Billions of Dollars Floating on the High Seas

Since the end of August, roughly one billion barrels...

America’s Secret Weapon: Rare Earth Free Iron Nitride Magnets

Rare-Earth Access Tightened for US Defense Under China Plan China...

Don’t Miss the Boat By Being Late to the Dock

Have you ever been close to missing the boat...

Justice Department Launches Inquiry into Meatpacking Giants’ Market Power

President Donald J. Trump has ordered the Department of...

Warren Buffett to Step Down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO After Six Decades

Warren Buffett, the 95-year-old “Oracle of Omaha,” announced he...

Looser Rules and Cheap Energy Could Accelerate Chinese AI

Joey Frenette of 24/7 Wall Street reports that at...

Major Indian Refiners Halt Russian Crude Purchases for December

India is cutting back on Russian crude for December...

Neom’s Grand Vision Collides with Reality as The Line Project Shrinks

Saudi Arabia’s ambitious Neom megacity project, centered on the...

US Launches $1.4 Billion Rare Earth Deal to Curb Reliance on China

The Trump administration announced a $1.4 billion partnership with...