Monthly Archives: October, 2024

American Grid Evolution Needs Massive Transmission Buildout

Emily Mercer of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory reports that the nation's electric grid will have to grow even larger to enable an affordable, sustainable,...

Kicking the Can: Port Strike Pushed Past Election

Paul Berger and Annie Linskey of The Wall Street Journal report that companies sweeten contract offer to a 62% wage increase to reopen ports...

America’s Largest IV Fluid Producer Warns of Shortages

Joseph Walker and Peter Loftus of The Wall Street Journal report that Baxter, America's largest producer of intravenous fluids, has told Mass General Brigham...

Hurricane Helene Wrecked Mining Town Crucial to Semiconductor Industry

Update 10.4.24: Tae Kim of Barron's reports that through an effective risk management system and close partnerships with suppliers, chipmakers currently do not anticipate...

How You Know If You’re Spending Too Much

When my mom and dad come over for dinner, they will always bring something. Last week, it was tomatoes they grew in their garden,...

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There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 13)

“If the phone doesn’t ring, it’s me,” is one...

US Wine Industry Faces Multi-Year Demand Correction

The Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) State of the U.S....

Communism Ruined Venezuela’s Productivity

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis reports that...

There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 12)

When lost in the woods, rather than shelter in...

Will Washington Kill the Golden Goose?

You know that Your Survival Guy favors states with...

Argentina’s $40 Billion Copper Bet Hinges on Glacier Law Reform

Bloomberg reports that a potential $40 billion copper boom...

Expansion Makes Corpus Christi 2nd-Largest US LNG Exporter

The US Department of Energy has approved a 12%...

There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 11)

“Survival Guy,” my father-in-law Dick Young, said to me...

What the Iran Situation Means for Gold

UPDATE 2.20.26: It appears that the Trump administration is...

US LNG SPAs Hit 5.2 Bcf/d, Highest Since 2022

In 2025, US developers signed SPAs for 40 million...