Monthly Archives: December, 2020

Why Silicon Valley is Moving to Texas

You read here yesterday that tech billionaire Elon Musk has moved to Texas, but he's not the only one making the break from California...

This Lithium Battery Start-up is Growing Fast

In Barron's, Al Root reports on QuantumScape, a lithium battery start-up that has helped push the industry's valuation to new highs. He writes: The lithium-battery industry is...

Even Elon Musk, Tech Billionaire, is Looking for a Better America

You're not the only one thinking about packing up your business and heading for a low-tax state where politicians treat you like their employer...

If You Can, Tell Retirement “Not Yet”

Not many industries have been devastated by COVID-19 like the airline industry. Airlines are firing personnel, including highly skilled pilots, and asking others to...

The Pipeline Company Advantage You Don’t Often Hear About

Pipeline companies have an advantage that you don't always hear about. It starts with the high barriers to entry for building pipelines. If new...

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Communism Ruined Venezuela’s Productivity

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis reports that...

There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 15)

“He always took good care of me,” she said....

US Wine Industry Faces Multi-Year Demand Correction

The Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) State of the U.S....

Is Oil No Longer the Middle East’s Most Vital Resource?

Javier Blas of Bloomberg reports that in the context...

War Is Expensive

Since the United States and Israel began bombing Iran...

There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 13)

“If the phone doesn’t ring, it’s me,” is one...

Gulf Energy Flows at Risk as Qatar Issues Urgent Warning

Qatar has warned that the ongoing conflict in the...

New Deal Speeds Alaska Native Property Transfers

The US Department of the Interior and the Alaska...

The Power of a Compound Interest Table

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

“An Insurance Company with an Army”

Scary headlines aren’t necessarily wrong, but one mistake to...