Monthly Archives: March, 2026

US Nonfarm Productivity Rises 2.8% in Q4 2025

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that nonfarm business productivity rose 2.8% in Q4 2025, with unit labor costs up 2.8%. Annual productivity...

There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 13)

“If the phone doesn’t ring, it’s me,” is one of Your Survival Guy’s favorite song phrases. Because when markets get volatile like they are...

Communism Ruined Venezuela’s Productivity

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis reports that Venezuela’s productivity collapsed over the past decade of communist rule, with output per worker —...

US Wine Industry Faces Multi-Year Demand Correction

The Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) State of the U.S. Wine Industry 2026 report finds that the American wine sector is in the midst of...

US LNG SPAs Hit 5.2 Bcf/d, Highest Since 2022

In 2025, US developers signed SPAs for 40 million tons per year (5.2 Bcf/d) of LNG, the highest since 2022, according to the US Department...

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Why Diesel Prices Have Surged Across the U.S.

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

WHAT INDEPENDENCE? The Fed and Treasury Are Yin and Yang

In The Wall Street Journal, Judy Shelton explains that...

How to Become a Millionaire in Only Three Words

When we talk about how you became a millionaire,...

Venezuelan Oil Exports to the U.S. Surge in 2026

The United States significantly increased its imports of Venezuelan...

The Investment Idea that made Warren Buffett Billions

Last week E.J. posted part I in his series on...

Wisdom from The Intelligent Investor

Wisdom from Benjamin Graham’s The Intelligent Investor, first published...

The Dow’s Dismal Performance

This is an excerpt from the August 2014 issue...

DOE Launches Genesis Mission Consortium to Accelerate AI-Driven Science

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced the launch...

This is Why Economic Policy Keeps Getting Worse

Noah Smith wrote a piece last week for Bloomberg...

BEA Reports Growth in U.S. Exports and Imports

According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the...