Monthly Archives: December, 2024

Jobless Claims Show Economy Steady for Now

Jeffry Bartash of MarketWatch reports that most businesses are reluctant to reduce staffing. Bartash writes: The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits during...

Oil Prices Flat After OPEC+ Delays Production Increases

William Wates of MarketWatch reports that a decision by OPEC+ to delay production increases bought some time for the oil cartel, but producers could...

Global Air Cargo Demand and Outlook

Damian Brett of AirCargo News reports that air cargo demand was robust in October, up year on year for the fifteenth consecutive month, but...

EV Startups From Bad to Worse

Electric-vehicle startups are struggling, with several, including Fisker and Arrival, filing for bankruptcy. A dozen more are at risk of running out of cash...

Get Your Lazy Cash Working

As CDs come due, investors aren’t seeing CD yields as high as they were. This can be a tricky situation because you don’t necessarily...

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Study Challenges Claims About Data Center Energy Costs

A new study by researchers at Harvard University and...

Why Diesel Prices Have Surged Across the U.S.

U.S. diesel prices have risen sharply due to high...

Many States to Increase Fuel Taxes in 2026

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

The Investment Idea that made Warren Buffett Billions

Last week E.J. posted part I in his series on...

This is Why Economic Policy Keeps Getting Worse

Noah Smith wrote a piece last week for Bloomberg...

Your Survival Guy’s RAGE Gauge for My Millionaires

Your Survival Guy’s RAGE Gauge is in, and I...

Solid-State Transformers Could Transform the Future of the Power Grid

The global electricity grid is facing growing pressure from...

How to Become a Millionaire in Only Three Words

When we talk about how you became a millionaire,...

Top 10 Mistakes #6

Entry #6 on my list of the 10 biggest mistakes investors make is failing to focus on the Fed’s federal funds rate beacon. Today the fed funds rate is basically zero. That means rates have only one way to go-up!

This Has Never Ended Well

The latest quarterly update on consumer balance sheets, out...