Monthly Archives: March, 2024

A Looming U.S. Housing Crisis

Leslie Kaufman, Saijel Kishan, and Nadia Lopez of Bloomberg tell their readers about a hidden housing crisis in the making. In places most prone...

“Survival Guy, What Have You Done for Me Lately?”

“Hey, Survival Guy, what have you done for me lately?” you ask. “Good question.” Let’s refresh our memories. One of the more important tasks of an...

U.S. New Car and Truck Sales Rose 5.4% in February

Jeffry Bartash of MarketWatch tells his readers that automobile sales are back on track for another increase in 2024. He writes: Sales of new cars...

New Jersey Airbnb Rentals Booming After NY Ban

Amanda Hoover of WIRED tells her readers that after New York placed strict restrictions on short-term rentals six months ago, rents still remain high...

“We Want Preservation…” No Soup for You!

When prospective clients tell me, “We want preservation of principal and growth,” I think of the Soup Nazi from Seinfeld and feel like responding,...

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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...

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,...

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

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

Volcanic Heat Beneath the Sea Could Power the Future

Endurance has raised $54 million in Series A funding,...

Trump Turns Up the Heat on Canada

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

New Record Low Yield for 30-Year Treasury

Thirty year Treasury rates are the lowest they've ever...

No Signal? iPhone Satellite Tools Can Help in a Crisis

In emergencies where power and cell networks are down,...