Yearly Archives: 2026

Your Survival Guy Loves Stories about Quiet Wealth

Your Survival Guy loves stories about guys like Ronald Read, pumping gas like he always did, and as I imagine, without a single customer...

USGS Identifies 96 Trillion Cubic Feet of Undiscovered Natural Gas in Alaska

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released an assessment on October 21, 2026, estimating approximately 96 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of technically recoverable, undiscovered natural...

U.S. Construction Spending Faces Continued Downward Pressure

The U.S. Census Bureau’s September 2026 Construction Spending Report shows a slowdown in overall construction activity, with total construction spending down 1.9% from August...

Refinery Recovery Remains Limited Amid Supply Constraints

Global crude oil refinery inputs declined sharply by 4.8 million barrels per day (b/d), or 6%, during the second quarter of 2026 following the...

Pumped Storage Drives Global Hydropower Growth

Global hydropower development is increasingly shifting toward pumped storage hydropower (PSH), which now represents 62% of prospective worldwide capacity, totaling 690 gigawatts (GW), according...

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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...

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...

New US Strikes Raise Stakes in Strait of Hormuz Standoff

The United States carried out limited strikes on Iran’s...

Natural Gas Prices Drive Higher Wholesale Electricity Costs

Average day-ahead wholesale electricity prices across most of the...

Voice Spoofing: Now Criminals Can Deepfake Your Voice

Is that your boss on the phone telling you...

Can Robinhood and SoFi Bring IPOs to the Masses?

For most of history, initial public offerings have been...

US Releases Emergency Heating Oil Ahead of Winter

The U.S. Department of Energy announced an exchange of...