Monthly Archives: May, 2025

Graduate to Retirement #12: Find Your Inner Tom Sawyer

Your Survival Guy was driving to an appointment Tuesday morning when one of my West Coast clients called my cell. “Hey, did you get the...

Hybrids Surge as EV Sales Stall in Early 2025

The US Energy Information Administration reports that in Q1 2025, 22% of U.S. light-duty vehicle sales were hybrid, battery electric, or plug-in hybrid—up from...

DOE Cancels $3.7B in Energy Grants

US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright announced the cancellation of 24 clean energy awards worth over $3.7 billion after a detailed financial review found...

Robot-Like Brains and Eyes: Anduril and Meta Bringing XR to U.S. Warfighters

Anduril and Meta are partnering to develop integrated XR systems that enhance warfighters’ perception and control of autonomous platforms. Funded entirely through private capital,...

First Quarter GDP Revised Upward

In the first quarter of 2025, U.S. real GDP declined at an annual rate of 0.2%, according to the second estimate released today. The...

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Developer Plans to Turn Infamous Pennhurst Asylum Into AI Data Center

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

Why the US Economy Is Less Vulnerable to Oil Shocks Today

A Federal Reserve Bank of Boston paper, "Reassessing the...

US Secures LNG Export Deals Worth $200 Billion

The DOE reports that Secretaries Doug Burgum and Chris...

You Know Diversification’s Best Friend Is Patience

You know about diversification. How about its best friend,...

Antares Reactor Reaches Criticality in Major Nuclear Milestone

The US Department of Energy announced that Antares Nuclear’s...

Pritzker’s Tax Plan Could Drive Data Centers Out of Illinois

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is proposing a two‑year moratorium...

Can the Ultimate Impulse Buy Succeed Online?

CEO of Hershey Co., Michele Buck is trying to...

Who Swoops in When There’s Blood in the Streets?

Your Survival Guy can’t stop thinking about the recent...

Did the Fed Just Signal QE3?

Are you ready for another round of reckless money...

Alternative Investments Beaten-Up

Pension funds and endowments made a dreadful mistake by...