Monthly Archives: October, 2023

The Magical Word We’re Taught in School

Not to bore you with math, but investing is math. Hoping for a stock to get to some price is just that, a hope....

Global Economic Activity Outlook

John Kemp of Reuters reports that the global business cycle is in transition. He writes: Global economic activity was mixed during the third quarter of...

Could Cooling Inflation Provide a Reason to Hold Rates?

Justin Lahart of The Wall Street Journal tells readers that investors are pretty sure that not only will the Fed not raise rates this...

U.S. Soybean Meal Shipments to Break Record in 2024

Kim Chipman and Tarso Veloso Ribeiro of Bloomberg are telling readers that oil from crushed soybeans is the key ingredient in green diesel. They...

Spooky Prices for Halloween Candy

Joseph De Avila and Joseph Pisani of The Wall Street Journal report that prices for candy and gum jumped 7.5% in September, compared with the same...

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Mamdani: Residency Important When It Suits Him

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has repeatedly called...

Developer Plans to Turn Infamous Pennhurst Asylum Into AI Data Center

Real estate developer Derek Strine plans to transform the...

Would the Pat Buchanan Plan Work Today?

In July 2014, I outlined for readers a plan...

Thank You Julia Child

You never know the power of a hand-written thank...

What Tax Reform Means for You: Part II

One of the big disappointments (among many) in the...

Will Mamdani’s Grocery Stores Deliver Savings or Regret?

A Bloomberg Opinion article examines that Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s...

A Father and Son Team for the Ages

Here’s an excellent article in today’s Boston Globe about...

Taxes Always Find Bottom

You often hear when new taxes are proposed that...

Natural Gas Breaks Out to 3-Month High

Big upside breakout is bullish for natural gas. Excess...

How Chartreuse Became the New Luxury Spirit of Paris

Chartreuse, the centuries-old herbal liqueur made by Carthusian monks,...