Monthly Archives: October, 2023

Used Commercial Aircraft Market Takes Off

Jon Sindreau of The Wall Street Journal reports that endless manufacturing defects affecting newer planes are increasing the value of older models. He writes: Anyone...

China and Australia Look to Resolve Wine Dispute

Rhiannon Hoyle of The Wall Street Journal reports Beijing’s review of its duties on Australian wine imports is expected to take five months. She writes: Australia—Australia will...

Life: When Others Resent You for Your Success

Let’s not beat around the bush. I’m Your Survival Guy, not Your Get Rich Quick Guy. I’m interested in helping the highly successful, fairly...

High Rates Squeezing Home Sales

Nicole Friedman of The Wall Street Journal report home sales fell in September to the lowest rate in 13 years, showing the corner of...

Troubling Signs from U.S. Freight Carriers

Dean Seal of The Wall Street Journal reports that Union Pacific railroad beat expectations on earnings but signaled dimming strength in industrial, intermodal businesses....

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

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

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

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

How Walmart Is Closing the Gap with Amazon

Walmart has adapted to the online shopping era, delivering...

Breaking Down California’s Gas Prices

California consistently has the highest gasoline prices in the...

The Power of a Compound Interest Table

Compound interest was described as the greatest mathematical discovery...

Russia’s Oil Trade Severely Disrupted by Recent U.S. Sanctions

U.S. sanctions on Russia’s oil trade have grounded 61%...

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

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

The Vanguard Wellesley Way

Vanguard Wellesley is a fund we have long admired...

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

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

Trump Administration Pauses Fossil Fuel Limits on Federal Buildings

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