Monthly Archives: June, 2025

Work to Retirement #11: Whatcha Gonna Do?

Originally posted May 29, 2025. OK, so you’re retired. You made it. Much like getting through school, it may have been touch and go along...

Canada Rescinds Tech Tax, Resumes Trade Talks with U.S.

Rob Gillies of the Associated Press reports that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Sunday that trade talks with the U.S. have resumed after...

US Investment Gap Narrows in Q1

At the end of Q1 2025, the US net international investment position stood at –$24.61 trillion, an improvement of $1.92 trillion from Q4 2024,...

Why the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Could Fix America’s Broken Grid

In "How the Big Beautiful Bill will lower energy costs," Chris Wright of the US Department of Energy argues that government subsidies for wind...

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...

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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...

US Refiners Boost Jet Fuel Output Amid Global Price Spike

An EIA report, "US Jet Fuel Market Response 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...