Monthly Archives: November, 2023

Are Investors Ready to Pounce?

Investors waiting to pounce? Not buying it. They finally have rates they can sink their teeth into. They’re in no rush to take on...

Payment for Gifts Is Upending Retailers

Suzanne Kapnar and Imani Moise of The Wall Street Journal report that consumers are shifting away from store credit cards as brand loyalty wanes...

Stockpiles Running Low as Peak Shopping Demand Starts

Liz Young of The Wall Street Journal reports that a sharp pullback in stockpiles comes as merchants are trying to focus on getting a...

A New Top Dog in the Delivery Business

Dana Mattioli and Esther Fung of The Wall Street Journal tell their readers that Amazon is eclipsing both UPS and FedEx in the delivery...

Happy Black Friday

You know how Your Survival Guy feels about money: save a third, spend a third, pay taxes with a third. Well, today, let’s focus again...

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How China Survived the Iran Oil Crisis

China absorbed the Iran oil shock by cutting its...

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Canada Sends Record Power to New York as Heat Wave Drives Demand

On July 3, 2026, the US Energy Information Administration...

New U.S. Sanctions Aim to Push Iran’s Economy to the Brink

Iran is bracing for a new round of U.S....

US Ethane Exports Set to Surge

The US Energy Information Administration reports that US ethane...

America’s Nuclear Comeback: Five States Chosen for $50 Billion Energy Push

The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected Utah, Tennessee,...

Trump Turns Up the Heat on Canada

The U.S. and Canada appeared close to a trade...

USPS Contracted Trucking Company Abruptly Closes

Clarissa Hawes of Freight Waves reports that postal contractor...

Pritzker’s Tax Plan Could Drive Data Centers Out of Illinois

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is proposing a two‑year moratorium...

“Stocks Always Go Up Over Time” Maybe Not

When markets are volatile, the refrain “stocks always go...