Monthly Archives: September, 2026

Why Diesel Prices Have Surged Across the U.S.

U.S. diesel prices have risen sharply due to high crude oil prices, tight global supplies, and elevated refinery margins. As of September 14, the...

ADNOC Buys Discounted Iraqi Oil as Supply Routes Shift

ADNOC, the UAE’s state oil company, has increased purchases of discounted Iraqi crude as regional conflict disrupts oil supplies. It agreed to buy 32...

AI Needs Evidenced Standards, Not A Cartel

Aidan Gomez, Co-Founder & CEO of Cohere, which builds enterprise artificial intelligence tools and large language models designed specifically for businesses and regulated industries,...

Housing Starts Decline as Construction Activity Cools

The U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development report shows mixed new residential construction in August 2026. Building permits were issued...

Savers Catch a Break as Warsh Raises Rates

Your Survival Guy is all for Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s quarter-point rate increase yesterday, especially because it earned unanimous support from all 12 members...

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The Trouble with Balanced Mutual Funds and ETFs

In the past, when I thought about balanced mutual...

Retail Sales Growth Worrisome

Growth in sales at retail chain stores has fallen...

December RAGE Gauge: Boom! Small Business Outlook Jumps

Wow, isn’t it amazing what a difference one month...

Risk and Reward: An Efficient Frontier

Originally posted July 26, 2018. The Efficient Frontier, created by...

What We’re Reading 10-4-13

Albert Edwards accuses Fed of inequality cover up, Katrina...

Be Great at One Thing and…

You may know Mark Knopfler, the “Sultan of Swing,”...

Do Presidential Elections Hurt or Help Consumer Confidence?

From the end of July, through the end of...

Private Equity’s Secret Sauce May Surprise You

In recent years pension funds have paid more and...

COVID-19 Retail Survivors Could Benefit from Less Competition

COVID-19 shutdowns have strangled many retailers to death. The...

Buying a Car? Don’t Expect a Discount

Negotiating with car dealers is hard enough, after two...