Yearly Archives: 2024

Billions of Tax Dollars Flow into Microchips

Yuka Hayashi of The Wall Street Journal is telling her readers that the Biden administration, eager for an economic win, is injecting billions into...

Electric Vehicle Industry Rocked by Setbacks

Ryan Felton and Christina Rogers of The Wall Street Journal are reporting a bumpy start for what was supposed to be a big year...

What if Today’s Opinions Are Wrong?

I would be surprised if the average investor understands how major securities indices are composed. Take the S&P 500, for example. It’s a market cap...

Durable-Goods Unchanged in December

Economists expected a slight rise in durable goods orders, but they were dragged down by the transportation sector and by capital goods in the...

Warm Temps Pushing Down Natural Gas Prices

Ryan Dezember of The Wall Street Journal tells his readers that warmer temperatures in December have pushed down prices for natural gas despite the...

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Regional Powers Rush to Tehran to Prevent a New Iran War

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sent senior officials to...

Why Isn’t the Oil Price Coming Down?

President Trump and his administration have been touting a...

Is There a Defense Against My ‘Bezos Law’?

If you're a regular reader, you are familiar with...

Coal Plant Retirements Hit Lowest Level Since 2010

In 2025, the US power sector retired just 2.6...

Graduating from Work to Retirement #19: A Teacher for Life

When you graduate from work to your retirement life,...

This is What Terrorizes the Fed

Imagine for a moment that you’re the Fed. You...

Trump Mobile Targets Conservative Consumers with U.S.-Made Service

The Trump Organization has launched Trump Mobile, a new...

What’s Happening in France could Happen Here

You may have read that France is facing a...

Learn an Investment Lesson from an Ivy League’s Mistakes

One of the country’s top Ivy League universities lost 27% of its endowment in the last fiscal year while this fund was down only 3.6%…

The Final Richard C. Young’s Intelligence Report

After meeting monthly strategy report deadlines since 1978, I...