Monthly Archives: January, 2026

Consumer Channels: From Four to Infinite

I remember when, as a boy, my family got its first large outdoor antenna for our home. My father pounded a piece of metal...

Arkansas Forestry Shows Resilience Amid Timber Price Declines

The Pine Bluff Commercial reports that Arkansas’s forestry sector remains resilient in 2025 despite lower timber prices, continuing to play a major role in...

Rising Middle Class Fuels India’s $2 Trillion Retail Opportunity

India’s retail and consumer market is poised for significant growth, with IMF and Reserve Bank of India 2026 GDP forecasts at 6.6–6.8 percent, driven...

Energy Secretary Orders Colorado Coal Plant to Stay Online

US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright has issued an emergency order to keep Unit 1 of the Craig Station coal plant in Colorado operational....

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Why Diesel Prices Have Surged Across the U.S.

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

From Rush to a Hole-in-One: A Week to Remember

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The Strait of Hormuz: Oil’s Global Chokepoint

The Strait of Hormuz remains a vital chokepoint for...

Get It While It’s Cheap

Natural gas is super cheap today, but…

Ginnie Mae (GNMA) Bond Yields

What do Ginnie Mae (GNMA) bonds yield? The table...

The Geothermal Revolution: How Deep Drilling Is Unlocking Terawatts of Clean Power

A geothermal energy boom is emerging in the American...

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

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

Trade War Cooling Chinese Demand for American Housing?

For some time now Chinese demand for American real...

After Years Offline, Japan Restarts Major Nuclear Reactor

Japan has restarted Unit 6 at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear...

Is This Just the Beginning of the FAANG Collapse?

Barbara Kollmeyer, reporting at MarketWatch, rounds up a host...