Monthly Archives: August, 2024

Warning: China Tightens Grip on Critical Mineral

Andy Home of Reuters reports that the reliance of the United States on China for antimony—a critical component in various industrial applications—highlights a significant...

U.S. Employment Projections from 2023 to 2033

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the U.S. economy is projected to add 6.7 million jobs from 2023 to 2033. Total employment...

Global Off-Shore Wind Forecast

Petra Manuel and Kartik Selvaraju of RystadEnergy report that global offshore wind installations are to surpass 520 GW by 2040. They write: Global offshore wind...

Investing in a World of “Big Bets”

We live in a world of big bets. You can’t watch a sporting event without being bombarded with advertisements for ways to bet on...

U.S. Experiences a Surge in Demand for Used Cooking Oil

Shariq Khan and Chen Aizhu of Reuters report that demand for used cooking oil (UCO) from U.S. renewable diesel producers has grown much faster...

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Why the US Economy Is Less Vulnerable to Oil Shocks Today

A Federal Reserve Bank of Boston paper, "Reassessing the...

Developer Plans to Turn Infamous Pennhurst Asylum Into AI Data Center

Real estate developer Derek Strine plans to transform the...

US Secures LNG Export Deals Worth $200 Billion

The DOE reports that Secretaries Doug Burgum and Chris...

You Know Diversification’s Best Friend Is Patience

You know about diversification. How about its best friend,...

US Refiners Boost Jet Fuel Output Amid Global Price Spike

An EIA report, "US Jet Fuel Market Response to...

Who Swoops in When There’s Blood in the Streets?

Your Survival Guy can’t stop thinking about the recent...

Does Your Lazy Cash Need a Summer Job?

When you look at today’s U.S. Treasury bill (T-bill)...

Simple is Sophisticated: My Grandchildren’s “Rich as Croesus” Strategy

My father-in law Dick Young wrote this timeless issue...

Risk Analysis for Consistent, Positive, Prudent Returns

Through the years, I have been relentless in my...

MOVING TIME: You Know Where the Vans Are Headed

When was the last time you rented a U-Haul?...