Monthly Archives: November, 2020

The Swedish Firm that Could Turn Amazon into an Also-ran

As we all know, Amazon dominates online commerce. Wal-mart is a strong, but distant number two. The pandemic exacerbated those trends, but it may...

Lumber Prices Soar

Normally in late autumn lumber prices are falling like the leaves, but it's 2020, and lumber price activity is just as crazy as everything...

A Small Victory for Free Markets

Late yesterday, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced the unprecedented amount of central bank intervention in private credit markets would end on December 31st. The...

Apple Bows to Regulatory Pressure to Cut Services Business Fees

Apple is cutting fees at its app store in half for most developers. Developers who produce up to $1 million in revenue from their...

Why Your Retirement Survival is No Easy Task

You know how I feel about keeping what you’ve made and perhaps working a side hustle. You Owe it to Yourself to Continue Doing...

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“Investors Need to Beat Back This Mighty Foe,” Dick Young

“Inertia,” Dick Young said to me recently, “is terrible....

HELP: I’m Caught in the Tariff Crossfire, Part 2

As I wrote to you three months ago, Your...

America’s Hidden Treasure: USGS Map Reveals Seabed Mineral Wealth

The U.S. Geological Survey Global Seabed Mineral Resources report...

China Cuts Rates to Offset U.S. Tariffs Ahead of Trade Talks

Ken Moritsugu and Elaine Kurtenbach of the Associated Press...

Escape State: Blue Blob Boston Driving a Flight from Massachusetts?

When blue state politicians were promoting the Summer of...

Rebuilding Together: U.S.-Ukraine Forge Economic Future

In a White House press release, they report that...

Energy Dominance: DOE Outlines FY2026 Budget Under Trump Directive

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testified before Congress...

Amazon Unleashes Vulcan: A Robot That Feels

Amazon has introduced Vulcan, its first robot equipped with...

Trump Administration Pauses Fossil Fuel Limits on Federal Buildings

The U.S. Department of Energy has delayed by one...

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When the lights go out, like they did last...