Monthly Archives: February, 2025

“I’ve Been Doing This Since 1971,” He Said

The first time I read The Intelligent Investor, by Benjamin Graham, was in 1997 while working at Fidelity Investments. The book was a Christmas gift...

What Could a Mineral Deal Mean for the U.S. and Ukraine?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is traveling to the United States today to sign a deal on mineral development in Ukraine with President Donald Trump....

Fusion Power Plant to Be Built in Washington with Microsoft

Helion Energy is preparing to build the world's first fusion power plant in Malanga, Washington. The planned 50-megawatt plant will initially supply power to...

The Prudent Man or the Robot?

I think you know where Your Survival Guy stands, but that doesn’t mean I don’t read plenty about AI and bots taking over the...

Amazon’s New Ocelot Chip Cuts Quantum Computing Costs by 90%

Fernando Brandão and Oskar Painter of Amazon Science report that AWS has introduced Ocelot, a quantum computing chip that cuts error correction costs by up...

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What’s Happening in France could Happen Here

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

Why Diesel Prices Have Surged Across the U.S.

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

Is China’s Economy Addicted to Real Estate?

In The Wall Street Journal, Nathaniel Taplin explains the...

The Payday Indicator

Alert! My Payday Indicator is signaling the worst environment...

Why Isn’t the Oil Price Coming Down?

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

Junk Bond Yields

What do junk bonds yield today? The table below...

Consumers Forecasting Recession

In the almost 60 year history of the Michigan consumer sentiment survey, every time the index dropped below 60 as it did in August, the economy was in recession.

Moving the Goal Posts

The Federal Reserve met yesterday and Chair Yellen held...

Simple is Sophisticated: My Grandchildren’s “Rich as Croesus” Strategy Part II

Scene from Greek history: The deaf-mute son of King...

Welcome to Florida

In response to reports of the sagging luxury real...