Monthly Archives: October, 2024

Thoughts to Text: Combining Man and Machine

Ashlee Vance of Bloomberg reports that Science Corp. is selling devices and software that make it easier for researchers to probe the mind, resulting...

Thermal Runaway – Lithium Battery Fires on the Rise

Clara Harter of the Los Angeles Times reports that lithium-ion battery fires are causing dangers on California freeways, and have sparked calls for safety...

Your Survival Guy in Paris: The Magic of Christian Dior

“Haute couture is one of the last repositories of the marvelous, and the couturiers the last possessors of the wand of Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother.”...

Is Taiwan Losing Its ‘Silicon Shield’?

Mackenzie Hawkins of Bloomberg reports that TSMC Arizona's planned production yields were higher than the Tawain facilities. Hawkins writes: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has achieved...

Tech Must Pay for More Power Upgrades

Naureen S. Malik of Bloomberg reports that the big tech companies building the data centers driving the need for new electricity infrastructure must pay...

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There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 3)

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US Household Debt Rises to $18.8 Trillion in Q4 2025

US household debt continued to grow in the fourth...

US Payrolls Rise 130,000 in January, Beating Expectations

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that nonfarm...

Could U.S. Gas Prices Fall 3% in 2025?

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts a decrease...

There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 2)

There’s nothing wrong with making money slowly, because when...

Many States to Increase Fuel Taxes in 2026

The US Energy Information Administration reports that many states...

Vanguard Wellington (VWELX): The Original Balanced Fund

The Vanguard Wellington Fund (VWELX) is the original balanced...

There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 5)

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

The Power of a Compound Interest Table

The principles written about here are as true today...

Think Your ETF Portfolio is Diversified?

If you are buying ETFs because you hope to...