Monthly Archives: June, 2025

LNG Prices Surge as Asia Weighs Middle East Supply Risks

Asia’s top LNG importers are reassessing Middle East supply routes after U.S. strikes on Iran raised security concerns in the Strait of Hormuz, according...

A New Data Highway for Supercomputers and AI Models

Rachel Berkowitz of IEEE Spectrum reports that Cornelis Networks has introduced the CN500 networking fabric, a new architecture designed to optimize AI and supercomputing...

How Was the Trip?

In my conversations with you, I love to hear about how you’re livin’. In a recent email exchange, you wrote, “I hope your summer...

Trade Imbalance Widens as U.S. Goods Imports Soar

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reports that in Q1 2025, the U.S. current-account deficit rose by $138.2 billion (44.3%) to $450.2 billion, or 6.0%...

Oil Shock? Not So Much

Iran's parliament has voted unanimously to close the Strait of Hormuz, a choke point in the Persian Gulf through which more than a quarter...

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What’s Happening in France could Happen Here

You may have read that France is facing a...

Why Diesel Prices Have Surged Across the U.S.

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

Why Isn’t the Oil Price Coming Down?

President Trump and his administration have been touting a...

‘Subdued’ Inflation Fastest in 10 Months

The CPI report released today by the Labor Department...

Developer Plans to Turn Infamous Pennhurst Asylum Into AI Data Center

Real estate developer Derek Strine plans to transform the...

Saudi and UAE Pipelines Offer Limited Bypass Around Hormuz

The International Energy Agency (IEA) factsheet on the Strait...

The #1 Investment in the World

You may recently have read the outstanding, in-depth article...

U.S. Families Gain Wealth as Debt Payments Surge

The Federal Reserve’s 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances finds...

$5 Billion Pipeline Brings Texas Fuel to California

California is set to receive a major new fuel...

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Legg Mason Value Trust fund outperformed the stock market...