Monthly Archives: October, 2024

Scarce Coffee Supplies Stuck in East Coast Ports

Marcelo Teixeira of Reuters reports that U.S. coffee stocks are at a historically low level since importers have been avoiding high inventories to reduce...

Perishable Foods Hardest Hit by Port Strikes

Dominick Reuter and Erin Snodgrass of Business Insider report that the work stoppage at East and Gulf Coast port facilities is set to impact...

U.S. Vehicle Sales Fall in Third Quarter

Christopher Otts of The Wall Street Journal reports that U.S. car sales are stuck below pre-pandemic levels despite better vehicle availability and more deals....

US Utility-Scale Solar Electricity Generation Continues to Grow

Kimberly Peterson and Chris Peterson of the US Energy Information Administration report that utility-scale U.S. solar electricity generation continues to grow in 2024. They...

JD Vance Wins Debate Over Weak Harris Administration

JD Vance clearly won last night's debate. It wasn’t even close. He looked into the camera and explained to Americans the problems with the...

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Financial Armadillo: Are You a Compounding Machine?

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War Is Expensive

Since the United States and Israel began bombing Iran...

There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 17)

Beware of the get-rich-quick schemes engineered by Wall Street,...

Trump Administration Reports Trillions in New US Investments

Since taking office, the administration reports that it has...

There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 16)

There’s nothing wrong with making money slowly, but let’s...

Europe and Asia See Lower US Oil Shipments Amid Domestic Stockpiling

In 2025, US crude oil exports fell 3%, mainly...

Iron-Air Batteries Power a New Era for Data Centers

A major shift is underway in how data centers...

There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 15)

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There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 14)

Are you working with a fiduciary? If not, why?...

New Deal Speeds Alaska Native Property Transfers

The US Department of the Interior and the Alaska...