Monthly Archives: May, 2025

Feds Halt Planned Plant Shutdown to Protect Grid Reliability

US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright issued an emergency order to keep the J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan operational, preventing its planned May...

Study Finds Precious Metals Rising from Earth’s Volcanoes

Researchers from the University of Göttingen have discovered traces of the rare metal ruthenium (Ru) in Hawaiian volcanic rocks that point to an origin...

Graduating from Work to Retirement #9: EF

When you graduate from work to retirement, it’s an emotional time. It’s right up there on the stress meter as one of the most...

BYD Sparks New EV Price War in China

BYD has reignited China’s electric vehicle price war by cutting prices across its lineup, including a 20% drop on its low-cost Seagull hatchback and...

MicroLED Tech Could Fuel Energy-Efficient Data Centers

Rachel Berkowitz of IEEE Spectrum reports that TSMC has partnered with startup Avicena to develop microLED-based optical interconnects for AI data centers, aiming to...

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

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The Strait of Hormuz: Oil’s Global Chokepoint

The Strait of Hormuz remains a vital chokepoint for...

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Natural gas is super cheap today, but…

Ginnie Mae (GNMA) Bond Yields

What do Ginnie Mae (GNMA) bonds yield? The table...

The Geothermal Revolution: How Deep Drilling Is Unlocking Terawatts of Clean Power

A geothermal energy boom is emerging in the American...

Is This Just the Beginning of the FAANG Collapse?

Barbara Kollmeyer, reporting at MarketWatch, rounds up a host...

Saudi Arabia Cuts Crude Supplies to European Refiners

Saudi Aramco has told at least two European refiners...

Vanguard Wellesley (VWINX) vs. Wellington (VWELX): Which Fund is Best?

The Vanguard Wellesley (VWINX) and Wellington (VWELX) funds are both...

After Years Offline, Japan Restarts Major Nuclear Reactor

Japan has restarted Unit 6 at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear...