Monthly Archives: August, 2026

SHOTS FIRED: Hostilities Resume in the Persian Gulf

After nearly a month of quiet, the United States attacked Iranian targets, and Iran fired back at American positions around the region. CENTCOM explained...

U.S. Uranium Output More Than Triples in 2025

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. uranium concentrate production reached 2.1 million pounds of U3O8 in 2025, the highest level since...

Fed’s Warsh: AI Could Boost Growth and Productivity

Kevin Warsh says the U.S. economy is stronger than it may appear, with solid consumer spending, investment, corporate profits, and a stable labor market. He...

The Next AI Boom Could Depend on Robotics Supply Chains

Robotics a $2.5 Trillion AI Opportunity? J.P. Morgan says robotics and “physical AI” could become one of the biggest technology investment opportunities of the next...

Your Money: Equal Strain on All Parts

All those little things that my grandfather said Not so little now, here in my grown-up head I didn’t always see the wisdom at the time But...

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What’s Happening in France could Happen Here

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

Alert! My Payday Indicator is signaling the worst environment...

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...

Consumers Forecasting Recession

In the almost 60 year history of the Michigan consumer sentiment survey, every time the index dropped below 60 as it did in August, the economy was in recession.

Moving the Goal Posts

The Federal Reserve met yesterday and Chair Yellen held...

Simple is Sophisticated: My Grandchildren’s “Rich as Croesus” Strategy Part II

Scene from Greek history: The deaf-mute son of King...