Monthly Archives: April, 2021

World’s Largest Asset Manager Is Using Your Money for Everything But Profit

BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, is run by Chairman and CEO Larry Fink. Fink has decided that with the power of his position,...

What’s the Rationale for Subsidizing the Mortgage Market?

The Federal Reserve's low interest rates are subsidizing the mortgage market, and creating a bubble in housing. Randall W. Forsyth explains in MarketWatch, writing: When...

The Fallout from Archegos Capital Management and More

What risks do certain "family" offices pose to outside investors, considering most, if not all, of the money is the "family’s?” Well, as it...

UPS Results Show Pandemic Easing is Bringing Back Small Business

Small businesses showed that they're still in the game in the first quarter, pushing UPS to surging revenues. The growth in average daily volume...

Timeless Wisdom from Vanguard Founder Jack Bogle

With few guarantees in the investment world, here’s one: Avoid companies growing their client base through acquisitions. It’s happening all the time, thanks to...

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The White House reports that President Trump’s landmark "One,...

Data Centers Could Dominate U.S. Commercial Power Use by 2050

The US Energy Information Administration’s Annual Energy Outlook 2025...

Unleashing American Energy: Largest Deregulation in DOE History Announced

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched the...

Smartphone Satellite Communications Are Here

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The Mysterious ALS Cluster in the French Alps: Is It Linked to Toxic Mushrooms?

Terence Monmaney of Popular Science reports that in Montchavin,...

Trump Announces Vietnam Trade Deal

President Trump announced a trade deal with Vietnam that...

Nuclear Surpasses Coal in U.S. Energy Mix for the First Time

The US Energy Information Administration reports that in 2024,...

The Profound Implications of a Shifting Advertising Landscape

This has profound implications for all sorts of businesses....

Babson College Announces New President

"Babson College, which marks its centennial next year, has...