Monthly Archives: October, 2025

Trouble in Subprime?

PrimaLend Capital Partners, an auto financing company focused on subprime borrowers, has filed for bankruptcy, and it's not the first to do so. Just...

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

A combination of supply chain disruptions, including an aluminum shortage and rising geopolitical tensions, is bringing US auto production to a standstill, impacting companies...

US Sanctions Threaten to End Russian Oil Flows to India

US sanctions on Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil are set to drastically cut Russian crude supplies to India, which has relied on Russia...

The Dawn of America’s AI Chip Revolution

NVIDIA and TSMC have reached a major milestone in US-based semiconductor manufacturing, producing the first NVIDIA Blackwell AI chip wafer at TSMC’s new facility...

Hermès and Luxury: Still Not in the Clear

Despite lines out the door at the Paris store, Hermès and other European luxury companies have been lagging. China's weaker-than-normal economy has plagued luxury...

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US Shifts to Low-Profile Strategy to Secure Strait of Hormuz Shipping

A Bloomberg report says the United States is quietly...

Why the US Economy Is Less Vulnerable to Oil Shocks Today

A Federal Reserve Bank of Boston paper, "Reassessing the...

Developer Plans to Turn Infamous Pennhurst Asylum Into AI Data Center

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

You Know Diversification’s Best Friend Is Patience

You know about diversification. How about its best friend,...

US Secures LNG Export Deals Worth $200 Billion

The DOE reports that Secretaries Doug Burgum and Chris...

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...

China, Mexico, and the Rewiring of US Supply Chains

A paper by the Board of Governors of the...

Does Your Lazy Cash Need a Summer Job?

When you look at today’s U.S. Treasury bill (T-bill)...

After a Year of Retail Misery, Shoppers Finish 2017 Strong

Throughout 2017 it seemed that every week a brick...