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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Wealth Tax Fairytales: There Are No Dragons

You know that California is contemplating a tax on...

FERC Orders New Grid Rules for AI and Data Centers

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has directed the...

When I Think about Fidelity Investments and YOU

When I think about Fidelity Investments and you, I’m...

How Bad Is the Chinese Economy?

In The Wall Street Journal, Joseph Sternberg makes the...

Red Sea Tensions Escalate Between Houthis and Saudi Arabia

Yemen's Houthi rebel movement announced a blockade targeting Saudi-linked...

The Growing Energy Demand of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being adopted rapidly, raising questions...

Constitution Pipeline Seeks Long-Term Gas Buyers

The proposed Constitution Pipeline, backed by President Donald Trump...

Inside China’s Race to Catch Up With US AI Chip Technology

China has launched an aggressive government-backed effort to reduce...

Dow Industrials vs. Gold

In the last 115 years there have been three...

A Country in Decline

Newport, Rhode Island, is a wonderful place to visit...