Yearly Archives: 2026

Oil, Isolation, and Anxiety: Why Cuba’s Regime Looks More Vulnerable Than Ever

Cuban-Americans in Miami, long accustomed to toasting a distant hope of returning to a free Cuba, are newly energized by the US capture of...

AI-Powered Jortty Steps In as ‘911 for the Internet’

Jortty, Inc. has launched an AI-powered tech concierge to help users—especially older Americans—detect scams and get 24/7 tech support. The platform offers email and...

Loose Wire on Containership Led to Fatal Key Bridge Collapse

The NTSB reported that a single loose wire on the 984-foot containership Dali caused an electrical blackout, leading the vessel to lose propulsion and...

Education, Health, and Hospitality Lead U.S. Hiring Growth

Hiring at U.S. companies picked up modestly in December, with private-sector payrolls rising by 41,000, according to ADP Research. Gains were led by education,...

Your Survival Guy’s Weather and Ski Outlook? Variable

Happy New Year. Your Survival Guy’s New Year's weather and ski outlook? Variable. As always, good or bad weather has a say in how...

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The Year of the Speculator

If you are a serious long-term investor you are...

This Book is a Fixture in My Office

“The more flippant the investing cliché, the more you...

US Economic Growth Accelerates to 2.2% in Q2

The U.S. economy grew at a 2.2% annual rate...

U.S. Consumer Confidence Rises as Gasoline Prices Ease

U.S. consumer confidence rose to 91.7 in October 2026,...

A Forgotten Truth about Money

In a scene from the movie Moneyball, Scott Hatteberg...

There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 15)

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These are the Most Expensive Housing Markets in the Country

Janet Yellen's 8-year yield heist has done wonders to...

U.S. Oil Revolution Looms over OPEC

When OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers met in Vienna...

A New Era in Naval Speed: “Fastest Ship Built Since WWII”

Saronic Technologies held a keel-laying ceremony on 22 August...

U.S. Invests $237 Million in Domestic Power Grid Supply Chains

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a...