Monthly Archives: October, 2024

What Lies Ahead for the Holiday Shopping Season?

Liz Young of The Wall Street Journal reports that UPS is bulking up on its holiday hires, but most companies are holding back in...

Your Survival Guy in Paris: The Greatest Cafés

Your Survival Guy and Gal went for a late lunch recently at Café de Flore on the Left Bank, in the 6th, in the...

Houthi Attacks Curtail Red Sea Oil Shipments

Dow Jones Newswires reports that Red Sea oil shipments are down more than 50% due to Houthi attacks. They write: Continuing unrest in the Red...

Your Survival Guy in Paris: Pot of Gold

 Action Line: Click here to subscribe to my free monthly Survive & Thrive letter. P.S. Read all about my latest adventure in Paris. Your...

MAYHEM: Porch Pirates Use Tracking Numbers to Steal New iPhones

Esther Fung of The Wall Street Journal reports that thieves can appear within minutes or even seconds to grab packages containing iPhones. Police say...

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Paris Madame? Are You Spending Your Money Foolishly? (Part 9)

Want to go to Paris? Wondering if now is...

Humanoid Robots Hit Mass Production – One Robot Per Hour

Figure AI has successfully scaled humanoid robot production with...

Survive and Thrive April 2026: Are You Spending Your Money Foolishly?

Dear Survivor, You know, there’s nothing wrong with making money...

Cheapest Memorial Day Fill-Up Since 2003: What’s Fueling the Drop?

As of May 19, 2025, U.S. retail gasoline prices...

Oil Falls as Iran Responds to US Peace Proposal Report

Oil prices fell after Bloomberg reported that Iran had...

Why Vanguard is too Big: Part II

Short-term noise is an investor’s worst enemy. As if...

What Do You Know About Vanguard’s Wellesley Income Fund?

I was recently asked some questions about Vanguard's Wellesley...

DOE Launches 92.5M-Barrel Emergency SPR Exchange

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a...

Lumber Prices Soar

Normally in late autumn lumber prices are falling like...

ZPMC’s Cranes Reach US and Jamaica Amid Security and Trade Concerns

In October, the Chinese heavy-lift ship Zhen Hua 29...