Yearly Archives: 2025

Survive and Thrive December 2024: Boom or Bust: “What Do You Think of Bitcoin?

Dear Survivor, If you’ve been breathing, then you’ve heard about bitcoin. Your Survival Guy is asked all the time, “What do you think of bitcoin?”...

Reshoring Surge Highlights Critical Worker Shortage in U.S. Factories

Paul Berger of The Wall Street Journal reports that U.S. manufacturers, like Craig Jones’s company, are facing a critical shortage of skilled workers as...

Automation Dispute Continues to Threaten U.S. Dockworker Deal

Laura Curtis of Bloomberg reports that U.S. dockworkers and employers will resume contract talks on January 7, as a potential strike threatens major East...

Flat Tax: The Next Step in Tax Reform

You saw during the pre-Covid era in the first Trump administration what kind of economic power the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (aka, the...

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Shipping Reverts to Fossil Fuels

The Financial Times reports that the shipping industry is...

US Foreign Investment Surges 50% in 2025

Foreign direct investment in the United States climbed to...

There’s Saving, and Saving Til It Hurts

You have read the stories of some incredible savers...

Oil Glut Weakens Iran’s Leverage in Diplomatic Talks

The Wall Street Journal explains that a surge in...

Natural Gas Breaks Out to 3-Month High

Big upside breakout is bullish for natural gas. Excess...

“Honey, I Think It’s Time I Retire:” Part 8

When the song “Down the Road” (the Kenny Chesney...

White House Rules Out “FDA for AI” Under Trump Policy

The Financial Times reports that Trump’s administration does not...

The Final Richard C. Young’s Intelligence Report

After meeting monthly strategy report deadlines since 1978, I...

AI Infrastructure Fuels Surge in High-Speed Battery Demand

Battery startups are increasingly targeting AI data centers as...

My Favorite Leading Indicator

My favorite leading indicator is Young Research’s Moving the...