Monthly Archives: January, 2026

US Gasoline Prices Fall Steeply in 2025

In 2025, the US retail price for regular gasoline averaged $3.10 per gallon, down $0.21 from 2024, according to the US Energy Information Administration....

Revised Data Shows Faster US Productivity Growth This Cycle

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the US labor productivity rose sharply in the third quarter of 2025, driven by strong output...

Walking on the Moon with Your Survival Guy

OK, Your Survival Guy wasn’t in sunny Key West this holiday season, but there was sand. That would be the sand from the snowplows...

Oil, Isolation, and Anxiety: Why Cuba’s Regime Looks More Vulnerable Than Ever

Cuban-Americans in Miami, long accustomed to toasting a distant hope of returning to a free Cuba, are newly energized by the US capture of...

AI-Powered Jortty Steps In as ‘911 for the Internet’

Jortty, Inc. has launched an AI-powered tech concierge to help users—especially older Americans—detect scams and get 24/7 tech support. The platform offers email and...

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Vanguard Wellesley (VWINX) vs. Wellington (VWELX): Which Fund is Best?

The Vanguard Wellesley (VWINX) and Wellington (VWELX) funds are both...

US Petroleum Fuel Exports Held Steady in 2025

In 2025, US exports of diesel, gasoline, and jet...

Alaska Energy Boom Stands Out as US Oil and Gas Reserves Decline

US proved reserves of crude oil and natural gas...

Short-termism Reigns at the Fed

For those of you who know our philosophy on...

Your Retirement Life: On the Road Again

If you like the idea of seeing the country...

Flipping Water for Fuel

The Interesting Engineering reports that water splitting to produce...

Mamdani’s War on Landlords

You would think that in New York, a city...

Hackers Target Coinbase: DOJ Opens Investigation into Data Breach

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation...

Economic Mirages

Yesterday the markets were looking for the Durable Goods...

VIDEO: Expectations for Central Banks Concern Plosser

https://player.ooyala.com/player.js?embedCode=h1djZpYjq6XJjgmpU_fn0OO7AeWTPRtk&playerBrandingId=8a7a9c84ac2f4e8398ebe50c07eb2f9d&width=500&deepLinkEmbedCode=h1djZpYjq6XJjgmpU_fn0OO7AeWTPRtk&height=300&thruParam_bloomberg-ui=FALSE May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia...