Monthly Archives: April, 2025

TikTok Fuels Surge in Direct-from-China Sales

Chinese manufacturers are using TikTok to sell low-cost luxury dupes directly to Americans, claiming ties to major brands amid rising U.S. tariffs, reports Sapna...

BIDENOMICS’ LAST SURPRISE: Productivity Fell in Most Industries in 2024

In 2024, labor productivity declined in most US manufacturing and mining industries, with decreases in 52 of 86 manufacturing and 4 of 5 mining...

Storage Dips After Harsh Winter

The 2024–25 winter saw colder-than-normal temperatures in January and February, driving U.S. natural gas consumption up 16% and storage withdrawals 33% above average, reports...

Your Survival Guy’s First Job in the Investment World

Your Survival Guy’s first job in the investment world was before I even graduated from Babson College in 1994. It was back in 1992...

From Monopoly to Motivation: The Mineral Shift

Zeyi Yang of Wired reports that China is tightening export controls on key minerals used in tech and defense, aiming to pressure the U.S....

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U.S. Families Gain Wealth as Debt Payments Surge

The Federal Reserve’s 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances finds...

$5 Billion Pipeline Brings Texas Fuel to California

California is set to receive a major new fuel...

‘Subdued’ Inflation Fastest in 10 Months

The CPI report released today by the Labor Department...

Developer Plans to Turn Infamous Pennhurst Asylum Into AI Data Center

Real estate developer Derek Strine plans to transform the...

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) factsheet on the Strait...

Investors Ride Shotgun in Bernanke’s Free Money Truck

With a strong start out of the gates in...