[Weekend Roundup] The High Price of “Free”
North Korea gave our politicians a run for their tantrum-throwing money this week. But the Massachusetts Senate decided no-one was going to one-up them.
North Korea gave our politicians a run for their tantrum-throwing money this week. But the Massachusetts Senate decided no-one was going to one-up them.
An important OPEC+ meeting takes place on Saturday, June 1. Most everyone anticipates that voluntary production cuts will remain steady. But there are two other scenarios that could unfold… Regardless, this leads to a no-brainer investment for the next decade.
After years of underinvestment (and lack of planning), exacerbated by major environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disincentives, we may be looking at a bona fide energy crisis ahead. But, as our Freeport Society friend John Pangere points out, this energy crisis is also a fantastic energy opportunity… if you know where to look.
Today we honor our fallen… those who had real skin in the game. We see you. We thank you.
There is a growing resistance to ESG and DEI mandates. The tariffs that both the Biden and Trump administrations seem so hell bent on will prove to incredibly damaging to Americas. And the budget deficit situation gets worse by the day.
A look at the markets would fool most people into believing that everything was rosy with the American economy… if they didn’t actually live in the real world. We are deep in the Age of Chaos… and only getting deeper… while the mainstream media and markets look the other way.
Target is slashing the price of 5,000 items in its stores. Walmart recently slashed the price of 7,000 items. The Fed is powerless in the fight against inflation… but private companies and the invisible hand of capitalism may have what it takes to save us.
More student loan forgiveness piled on top of a deficit too large to even comprehend anymore… and the “experts” wonder why inflation is so sticky and stagflation is such a real threat. Let’s look at how to protect against the mess that just keeps getting messier…
Most investors believe they’ve missed out on the investment opportunities that arose during the AI Boom. They needed worry. What we’ve seen so far was only the first wave of AI. Now, we’re starting the second way, and investors have a new chance at investing profitably. Here’s how…
The average worker has to work about 20% longer to buy a Big Mac today than in the 1980s. And houses, education, and the basic necessities that used to define middle-class living are all vastly more expensive. What happened? More importantly, what happens next?