Monthly Archives: March, 2026

Is Oil No Longer the Middle East’s Most Vital Resource?

Javier Blas of Bloomberg reports that in the context of the conflict involving the US and Iran, the most critical strategic resource in the...

There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 12)

When lost in the woods, rather than shelter in place, there’s an instinct to keep going.  There can be a feeling that you think...

After Years Offline, Japan Restarts Major Nuclear Reactor

Japan has restarted Unit 6 at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station, which had been offline since the 2011 Fukushima disaster. As this large reactor...

Expansion Makes Corpus Christi 2nd-Largest US LNG Exporter

The US Department of Energy has approved a 12% expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi LNG Terminal in...

Iraq Cuts Output at Rumaila as Storage Fills

Iraq has begun cutting oil output at the giant Rumaila field — one of the country’s largest producers — because storage facilities are filling...

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You may have read that France is facing a...

Why Diesel Prices Have Surged Across the U.S.

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

Is China’s Economy Addicted to Real Estate?

In The Wall Street Journal, Nathaniel Taplin explains the...

The Payday Indicator

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Why Isn’t the Oil Price Coming Down?

President Trump and his administration have been touting a...

Junk Bond Yields

What do junk bonds yield today? The table below...

A Simple Recipe for Beating the Market 3 to 1

Over more than eight decades of stock market history,...

The Truth Behind the S&P 500

Let’s get a few things straight about the S&P...

Does Private Equity Race for the Exit Spell Trouble?

Stephen Gandel, writing for Bloomberg, explains that private equity...