Yearly Archives: 2023

What the U.S. Leading Index is Signaling

Jeffry Bartash of MarketWatch reports that the economy appears headed for recession. He writes: The numbers: The leading economic index declined 0.5% in November, falling for...

“Take Cover! Get Out of the Market!”

In my conversations and emails with you, you tell me about the many predictions being made for next year. As I wrote to you...

Consumer Confidence Jumps in December

From the Conference Board's December release on Consumer Confidence: The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® increased in December to 110.7 (1985=100), up from a downwardly revised...

EV Battery Supplier Drops Plan for Factory in Oklahoma

River Davis of The Wall Street Journal is reporting that site conditions and potential subsidies coupled with uncertainty in EV business growth caused Panasonic...

A Stock Market Boom or Bust for 2024?

Your Survival Guy received some Christmas emails asking about a certain economist’s stock market prediction that the bubble’s about to burst. My take? Why ruin...

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What’s Happening in France could Happen Here

You may have read that France is facing a...

Why Diesel Prices Have Surged Across the U.S.

U.S. diesel prices have risen sharply due to high...

The Payday Indicator

Alert! My Payday Indicator is signaling the worst environment...

Why Isn’t the Oil Price Coming Down?

President Trump and his administration have been touting a...

Junk Bond Yields

What do junk bonds yield today? The table below...

Is China’s Economy Addicted to Real Estate?

In The Wall Street Journal, Nathaniel Taplin explains the...

Cyprus Depositors Get Robbed

By now you have probably heard that depositors with...

The $18 billion Name

Here’s a head-scratcher. Google announced on Monday that it...

Is the Old Retirement Model Broken?

In an interview with Fidelity Viewpoints, Stanford Center for...

Is This the Best Gift You Can Get Your Kids or Grandkids?

With Christmas nearly here, many parents and grandparents are...