Monthly Archives: February, 2025

Apple’s $500B U.S. Expansion Amidst China Tariff Pressures

Mark Gurman of Bloomberg reports that Apple will invest $500 billion in the U.S. over four years, creating 20,000 jobs and building AI servers...

Port Peace Through 2030?

Paul Berger of The Wall Street Journal reports that unionized dockworkers will vote this week on a contract lasting through September 2030, which is...

Eurozone Struggles with High Energy Costs

The eurozone economy remained sluggish in February, with Germany showing signs of recovery and France seeing a sharp decline, according to Ed Frankl of...

Unmanned Autonomous Planes Cut Pesticides and Peril

Rafaela Jinich of Bloomberg reports that Pyka’s Pelican Spray, an autonomous electric crop duster, reduces emissions and chemical use in banana plantations, achieving 96%...

Generational Wealth: “We Used to Have a Lot More”

One of the saddest phrases about money is, “We used to have a lot more.” And yet, it’s a common refrain because investors forget...

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Why Diesel Prices Have Surged Across the U.S.

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

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Top Gold Mining Stocks for Long-term Profit

Although the stock market is basically flat YTD, there...

Wisdom from The Intelligent Investor

Wisdom from Benjamin Graham’s The Intelligent Investor, first published...

What’s Behind the Bull Run in Emerging Market Stocks?

Emerging market stocks have had a solid bull run...

Strong Diesel Demand Drives U.S. Refinery Activity to Record Highs

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S....

FINALLY: Auto Parts Shortages Subside, Deliveries Accelerate

After enduring years of parts shortages, Japanese automobile manufacturers...

US Ethane Production and Exports Reach Record Levels in 2024

In 2024, US ethane production, consumption, and exports reached...

Cities Turn Red States Blue in Geographical Rebuke

Big blob cities turned red states blue in yesterday’s...

Inflation Threatens Long Bond Yield

Should savers and retired investors take the Fed’s bait and invest in long bonds? Not when you have a Fed chairman with a money-printing habit and prominent economists such as Ken Rogoff, the former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, calling for a “sustained burst of moderate inflation, say, 4–6% for several years.”