Monthly Archives: May, 2025

Optimism Rises: Confidence Index Surges

The Conference Board reports that consumer confidence jumped in May, rising to 98.0 after five months of decline, boosted by improved outlooks on jobs,...

Trade Tensions Ground Jet Engine Sales to China

Reuters reports that the U.S. has suspended some technology sales to China, including licenses for jet engine components used in the COMAC C919 aircraft,...

Graduating from Work to Retirement #10: “Someday I Will”

When you graduate from school into the real world, it can be jolting. Suddenly, you’re going from cookouts on the quad to a 9-5...

NVIDIA Unveils Cheaper Blackwell GPU for China Sales

Ashar Jawad of Insider Monkey reports that NVIDIA is set to launch a new, lower-spec AI chip for China based on its Blackwell architecture,...

The Challenges of California’s Solar Boom

The US Energy Information Administration reports that in 2024, CAISO curtailed 3.4 million megawatt-hours (MWh) of solar and wind power—a 29% increase from 2023,...

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Developer Plans to Turn Infamous Pennhurst Asylum Into AI Data Center

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

Why the US Economy Is Less Vulnerable to Oil Shocks Today

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

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...

Antares Reactor Reaches Criticality in Major Nuclear Milestone

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

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

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

How Many Utilities are in Your Portfolio?

A powerful relative strength rally in utilities stocks is...

VIDEO: Bullard Says Fed QE3 Would Have Pretty High Hurdle

https://player.ooyala.com/player.js?embedCode=9xZmw3NTrv_GNY54Yq5RuD0MKijvLeSs&playerBrandingId=8a7a9c84ac2f4e8398ebe50c07eb2f9d&width=639&deepLinkEmbedCode=9xZmw3NTrv_GNY54Yq5RuD0MKijvLeSs&height=360&thruParam_bloomberg-ui=FALSE June 22 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Bank of St....