Monthly Archives: October, 2025

Surviving Your Retirement Life: Rocky Mountain High

In my conversations with you, you’ve been telling me about your retirement life and the trips you’re looking forward to taking. It feels like...

White House Warns of $15B Weekly Hit from Shutdown

The White House’s October 2025 report, Economic Consequences of a Government Shutdown, warns that an extended federal shutdown could significantly damage the U.S. economy....

US–Mexico Energy Trade Falls to $57B in 2024

The US Energy Information Administration reports that in 2024, US–Mexico energy trade fell to $57 billion, down from nearly $72 billion in 2023, mainly...

BlackRock Acquires Aligned Data Centers

BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is in advanced talks to acquire Aligned Data Centers in a deal that could value the company at around...

Penn State Tests Streetlight EV Charging to Expand Access

Researchers at Penn State have developed a scalable framework for using streetlights as cost-effective and accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, aiming to improve...

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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...

Is China’s Economy Addicted to Real Estate?

In The Wall Street Journal, Nathaniel Taplin explains the...

The Payday Indicator

Alert! My Payday Indicator is signaling the worst environment...

Why Isn’t the Oil Price Coming Down?

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

Junk Bond Yields

What do junk bonds yield today? The table below...

A Simple Recipe for Beating the Market 3 to 1

Over more than eight decades of stock market history,...

The Truth Behind the S&P 500

Let’s get a few things straight about the S&P...

Does Private Equity Race for the Exit Spell Trouble?

Stephen Gandel, writing for Bloomberg, explains that private equity...