Monthly Archives: July, 2026

Canada Sends Record Power to New York as Heat Wave Drives Demand

On July 3, 2026, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) imported 52 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of...

Slay Inflation

When Your Survival Guy was a kid, a candy bar was twenty-five cents at the Mattapoisett Pharmacy, as was a scoop of ice cream...

How Bad Is the Chinese Economy?

In The Wall Street Journal, Joseph Sternberg makes the case that the Chinese economy "is in worse shape than you think." Sternberg notes that...

Iran Threatens New Red Sea Crisis Through Houthi Pressure

Reuters reports that Iran has instructed Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement to be prepared to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if the United States attacks...

US Trade Prices Show Continued Inflation Pressure in June

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in its US Import and Export Price Indexes, June 2026, that US import prices increased 0.3% in...

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America’s Nuclear Comeback: Five States Chosen for $50 Billion Energy Push

The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected Utah, Tennessee,...

Government Grocers: No Free Lunch

You may have heard that New York City Mayor...

GE Vernova Sees Strong Demand Despite Weak Wind Business

GE Vernova reported strong second-quarter 2026 results, with double-digit...

Mamdani’s War on Landlords

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

Global Mining Race Intensifies Over Kenya’s Rare-Earth Treasure

Mrima Hill in Kenya's Kwale County, a forested area...

Blowing Asset Bubbles

A misguided strategy is endangering the wealth of millions of investors...

Dividend Religion

Here’s a shocker: Sun Life, Canada’s third-biggest insurer, will...

Calling the Crash of ‘29

If you look at a enough charts it’s not...

Are Index Funds Today’s Nifty-Fifty?

According to one seasoned value investing team that has been...

Out With the Artificial at McDonald’s

When most people think of fast food they immediately...