Monthly Archives: May, 2025

Sell In May?

Should you sell in May and go away? You know Your Survival Guy doesn’t do predictions, but if you sold a year ago in...

U.S. Considers Easing Nvidia Chip Curbs for UAE Amid Trump Visit

Mackenzie Hawkins, Ben Bartenstein, and Ryan Gould of Bloomberg report that the U.S. is considering easing restrictions on Nvidia’s AI chip sales to the United Arab Emirates,...

Job Growth Steady in April: Health Care and Transport Lead Gains

U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose by 177,000 in April, while the unemployment rate remained 4.2%. Job growth was led by health care (+51,000), transportation and...

Did You Make It a Good Month?

As many of you remember from Richard C. Young’s Intelligence Report, he would leave you with these wise words: “Make it a Good Month.”...

Inflation Steady, Income and Spending Up

The Bureau of Economic Analysis reports that in March, U.S. personal income rose by $116.8 billion (0.5%), with disposable income up 0.5% and consumer...

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Study Challenges Claims About Data Center Energy Costs

A new study by researchers at Harvard University and...

Why Diesel Prices Have Surged Across the U.S.

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

Many States to Increase Fuel Taxes in 2026

The US Energy Information Administration reports that many states...

The Investment Idea that made Warren Buffett Billions

Last week E.J. posted part I in his series on...

Solid-State Transformers Could Transform the Future of the Power Grid

The global electricity grid is facing growing pressure from...

This is Why Economic Policy Keeps Getting Worse

Noah Smith wrote a piece last week for Bloomberg...

Your Survival Guy’s RAGE Gauge for My Millionaires

Your Survival Guy’s RAGE Gauge is in, and I...

The Dow’s Dismal Performance

This is an excerpt from the August 2014 issue...

Wisdom from The Intelligent Investor

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

Coke Production Plummets: US Steel Industry Shifts to Electric Arc Furnaces

In 2025, the United States produced 10 million short...