Monthly Archives: August, 2024

MY PAYDAY INDICATOR: Are You Getting Paid to Invest?

The market believes the Federal Reserve is poised to cut rates in September and that the Fed could cut them by 75 basis points...

Raising Food Prices Have Hit Consumer Limits

Jesse Newman and Heather Haddon of The Wall Street Journal report that companies are dangling $5 burger meals and flakier biscuits to encourage consumer...

Vanguard Leadership and Fund Ownership: You Have Choices

Your Survival Guy was recently told that Vanguard no longer wants to be in the administration business for SEP IRAs, and therefore, accounts would...

U.S. Jobless Claims Jump

Jarrell Dillard of Bloomberg reports that initial applications for jobless benefits rose to 249,000 last week, the most since August 2023. Dillard writes: Initial applications...

The Juice Has Been Squeezed

Keeping rates higher for longer would be the right thing to do. But it turns out that the Fed will likely join the political...

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Shipping Reverts to Fossil Fuels

The Financial Times reports that the shipping industry is...

US Foreign Investment Surges 50% in 2025

Foreign direct investment in the United States climbed to...

There’s Saving, and Saving Til It Hurts

You have read the stories of some incredible savers...

Oil Glut Weakens Iran’s Leverage in Diplomatic Talks

The Wall Street Journal explains that a surge in...

Natural Gas Breaks Out to 3-Month High

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

“Honey, I Think It’s Time I Retire:” Part 8

When the song “Down the Road” (the Kenny Chesney...

AI Infrastructure Fuels Surge in High-Speed Battery Demand

Battery startups are increasingly targeting AI data centers as...

The Final Richard C. Young’s Intelligence Report

After meeting monthly strategy report deadlines since 1978, I...

White House Rules Out “FDA for AI” Under Trump Policy

The Financial Times reports that Trump’s administration does not...

My Favorite Leading Indicator

My favorite leading indicator is Young Research’s Moving the...