Monthly Archives: October, 2024

Robots Hitting the Unemployment Line

Bob Tita of The Wall Street Journal reports that orders for robots have fallen as labor shortages ease and production volumes slide; ‘it doesn’t...

American Ethanol Exports Hit Record Highs

Karen Braun of Reuters reports that August marked the fifth consecutive month in which a new monthly ethanol export record was set. Braun writes: Despite...

Your Survival Guy in Paris: 14,000 Steps

Your Survival Guy and Gal walked 14,000 steps for lunch yesterday from Le Bristol Hotel to Breizh Café for oysters, crepes, and cider. It’s...

Shrugging Off the Mother of All Oil Shocks

Javier Blas of Bloomberg reports that oil traders are taking a “this time is different” approach to war risk. Blas writes: When Israel invaded Lebanon...

U.S. Warehousing Boom Has Ended

Liz Young of The Wall Street Journal reports that warehouse vacancy rates are rising, and payrolls in the sector also contracted sharply last month...

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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...

What We’re Reading 4-5-12

Fed Policy and Inflation Risk, Martin Feldstein, Project Syndicate Physician...

Saint Laurent: Are You Spending Your Money Foolishly? (Part 10)

You can learn a lot about the world from...

Stocks with the Highest Prospective Returns

For decades, I have advised my monthly strategy report...

The Rise of Healthy Sodas: Fizz Meets Wellness

Deena Shanker of Bloomberg reports that a new wave...

Why Vanguard is too Big: Part II

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