Monthly Archives: August, 2023

Your Survival Guy Goes Back to College for Year 2

It was a typical Saturday morning, except Your Survival Guy was heading back to college to drop off my son for year two. What...

Is the Pandemic Retail Boom Finally Over?

Retailers are reporting weakening profits as consumers are "being more judicious in how they spend." Dean Seal reports in The Wall Street Journal: Shoppers have...

Walmart Teams Up with Google for Long Distance Drone Deliveries

Two of America's best-known companies are working together on using drones to deliver products up to six miles away from stores. Bloomberg's Brendan Case...

Logistics Industry Looks Beyond China

The world's logistics industry is looking to build facilities and infrastructure in Asia outside of China as manufacturers look to diversify their supply chains...

Your Survival Guy at Fidelity and Your RMD Compliance

Originally posted April 21, 2023.  Staying on top of your IRA RMD can be a hassle, especially with the IRS changing the start dates. The...

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The Next Fed Chairman?

In a discussion with reporters on Air Force One,...

EU Sanctions and Refinery Outages Push Diesel Prices Up

The US Energy Information Administration reports that global diesel...

VA Approves New Rate Class for Large Electricity Users, Including Data Centers

The State Corporation Commission has approved a new electricity...

DOE Launches $134 Million Push to Build US Rare Earth Supply Chain

The US Department of Energy’s Office of Critical Minerals...

The Macro Impact of the Data Center Investment Boom

Data center construction and high-tech investments, particularly in the...

Does Your Stock Portfolio Look Like Rudolph Taking Flight?

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Extreme Weather Hammers U.S. Grid Reliability

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

The Genesis Mission Unites Supercomputers and AI to Drive Next-Gen Science

President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order launching...

Poland Cuts Rates Again

Poland’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by...