America Has Room For 714 Million Barrels Of Oil
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve sits at its lowest level in decades after record withdrawals, and President Trump is warning the US could run dry in weeks. What happens to the American economy if the…
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AI Is Much More Dangerous Than You Think
Nobel laureates, economists, and scientists have signed an urgent warning about the next ten years of AI, yet the people with the most to gain seem utterly uninterested in slowing down. The collision between…
Larry Ellison Loses $60 Billion
Oracle's founder has watched his fortune collapse faster than any other billionaire on the planet this year, and the reason has Wall Street questioning whether the company can survive the AI arms race at…
Why I Won’t Buy A Rivian
Rivian keeps winning SUV awards, but a growing list of red flags is making at least one longtime car shopper walk away for good. The quality scores, the pricing, the service gaps, and the…
Is AI Running Out Of Money?
Tech giants are borrowing at a pace that would have seemed unthinkable just a few years ago, betting that AI revenues will eventually justify the load. But skeptical investors, blocked construction projects, and corporate…
Stock Of A Great Dividend King Jumps 24%
While tech giants burn cash chasing AI dominance, one old-school tobacco company is quietly outpacing some of the biggest names in the market, and income investors are starting to take notice.
Shut Down The Post Office, As It Raises Prices Again
The price of Forever stamps will rise from $0.78 to $0.82 this weekend. When the stamp was first issued in 2007, the price was $.41. “Forever” stamps never expire, and the price at which…
This Is The Worst City To Live In The World
Every year, The Economist puts out its “liveable cities” list. This year, it is titled “The world’s most, and least, liveable cities in 2026.” The Economist Intelligence Unit reviews 175 cities. It judges them…
Ford Should Give Back Its J.D Power Quality Award
Ford (NYSE: F | F Price Prediction) should give back its JD Power 2026 U.S. Initial Quality Study award for the best Mass Market Brand. It scored 152 on a scale that rates brands…
Is Rivian Worth Half Of Ford?
Rivian’s (NASDAQ: RIVN | RIVN Price Prediction) stock dropped 18% on news that it would issue new equity to pay off debt. The day before, it was worth half as much as Ford (NYSE:…
Proof That China Is Stealing US AI
Very recently, there have been more than suspicions that China has been stealing US AI secrets to build their own models, inexpensively. Several American companies, led by Anthropic, say it is so. The huge…
Walmart Drops The Price Of Coke By 33%
Walmart (NYSE: WMT | WMT Price Prediction) announced it is dropping prices on thousands of items it sells in its stores. It says the plan is to save Americans money as the nation moves…
Ford Finally Runs Out of EVs
Ford’s (NYSE: F | F Price Prediction) sales of its two flagship EVs dropped to nearly zero in May. Originally, each was to sell hundreds of thousands a year. Sales of the Mustang Mach-E…
What Would Steve Jobs Do Today?
Steve Jobs, the co-founder, long-time CEO of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL | AAPL Price Prediction), and the heart and soul of the company, died in 2011. If he were alive, he would watch his handpicked…
Open AI Should “Strike While The Iron Is Hot”
Borrowing from Barron’s, the newspaper reported that Deutsche Bank’s Adrian Cox, concerned about the IPO pace of OpenAI and Anthropic, wrote, “They and their peers need to strike while the iron is hot to…
China Becomes Biggest Enemy Of US AI
OpenAI and Anthropic may want to get their companies public as soon as possible. Microsoft and Meta may want to close financial deals for data centers sometime this year. Several sources say a new…
Ford Reputation Deeply Damaged by 740,000 Recall
Ford (NYSE: F | F Price Prediction) ranked No. 1 among “Mainstream Brands” in the new J.D. Power Initial Quality Study. It was the first time it had occupied that spot since 2010. Much…
U.S. Creates 1,200 Millionaires Per Day
UBS has released its “Global Wealth Report 2026.” Among the headline conclusions was that “Nearly one million new millionaires were created in 2025, with the United States accounting for almost half of this growth,…
Ford F-150 Is Too Expensive
There is growing expert consensus that car sales in the US will start to decline and may drop sharply. Bain and Company has done some of the best work on this. The consulting firm…
Magnificent Seven Value Drops $2.3 Trillion In June
There has been a great deal of discussion about whether the stock market will eventually start to sell off the Magnificent Seven. In June, as a group, their market cap dropped $2.3 trillion. Of…