Monthly Archives: June, 2025

Smartphone Satellite Communications Are Here

You know Your Survival Guy has been a fan of satellite phones as a backup communications device for decades. Now, T-Mobile is working with...

Income Falls as Government Cuts Welfare Spending

The Bureau of Economic Analysis reports that in May, US personal income fell by 0.4% ($109.6 billion), while disposable income declined 0.6% ($125.0 billion),...

US and China Finalize Rare Earth Trade Deal

The US and China have finalized a trade agreement based on the talks held in Geneva last month, with China committing to export rare...

GPS Jamming Disrupts Strait of Hormuz Despite Ceasefire

According to The Maritime Executive, shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has returned to near-normal levels following a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and...

Could Blue Blob New York City Get a Lot Worse?

In response to COVID-19 and the rioting and crime spree that began during the Summer of 2020, residents began fleeing New York City at...

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Are You One of the 77% Who Reported…

Did you know that over three-quarters of Americans had...

The Next Fed Chairman?

In a discussion with reporters on Air Force One,...

EU Sanctions and Refinery Outages Push Diesel Prices Up

The US Energy Information Administration reports that global diesel...

VA Approves New Rate Class for Large Electricity Users, Including Data Centers

The State Corporation Commission has approved a new electricity...

The Macro Impact of the Data Center Investment Boom

Data center construction and high-tech investments, particularly in the...

DOE Launches $134 Million Push to Build US Rare Earth Supply Chain

The US Department of Energy’s Office of Critical Minerals...

US Import Prices Flat in September as Nonfuel Costs Rise, Fuel Prices Fall

In September, US import prices were unchanged from the...

Does Your Stock Portfolio Look Like Rudolph Taking Flight?

Happy Monday. Want to get away? Hang in there....

US Oil and Gas Operators Get Extra Time on Methane Emission Rules

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under Administrator Lee Zeldin,...

The Genesis Mission Unites Supercomputers and AI to Drive Next-Gen Science

President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order launching...