Monthly Archives: June, 2025

Gold Gains as Fed Uncertainty Weighs on Dollar

Reuters reports that gold rose 0.5% on Thursday to $3,347.39 as the U.S. dollar weakened amid concerns over the Federal Reserve’s independence and ahead...

Greener Gold: Scientists Unveil Safer Extraction Method

Mrigakshi Dixit of Interesting Engineering reports that Scientists at Flinders University have developed a safer, eco-friendly method to extract high-purity gold from ore, electronic...

The Lay of the Land: Who Can You Trust?

In times like these, it’s good to get your bearings. But sometimes there’s too much going on to do so. It’s why in my...

Data Centers Could Dominate U.S. Commercial Power Use by 2050

The US Energy Information Administration’s Annual Energy Outlook 2025 projects that electricity use for commercial computing—especially in data centers—will grow faster than any other...

UBS Predicts Robot Boom: 300 Million Humanoids by 2050

A new UBS report, led by China-based analysts and backed by over 30 contributors, forecasts that 2 million humanoid robots will be deployed within...

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The Difference Between Your Problems and Another Guy’s

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“It Is All About Compound Interest, Brother”

“It is all about compound interest, Brother. Tell that...

Grocery Prices See Biggest Drop Since 2020

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that consumer...

Fed Monitors Penny Flows as Coin Production Ends

The Federal Reserve Financial Services (FRFS) announced that starting...

IEA Report Explores the Energy Impacts of Artificial Intelligence

The IEA’s Energy and AI special report examines the...

US Pressures Venezuela to Cut China and Russia Ties in Oil Standoff

The Trump administration has told Venezuela’s interim president that...

Are You Missing an Opportunity with Incremental Retirement?

Are you missing an opportunity with incremental retirement? Just...

The Mysterious ALS Cluster in the French Alps: Is It Linked to Toxic Mushrooms?

Terence Monmaney of Popular Science reports that in Montchavin,...

Auto Industry on Edge: Aluminum Shortage and Geopolitics Halt US Production

A combination of supply chain disruptions, including an aluminum...

What a Difference a Day Makes

What a difference a day makes. As I wrote...