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Innovation in Search of a Problem: From Restrooms to Corporate AI
Season 1 Episode 153
Engineers have a remarkable talent for inventing solutions to problems most people didn't even know existed. Consider the humble public restroom. For decades, we managed perfectly well with the trust…
Published on 10 hours ago
#152 - Did You Miss the Gold Rush
Season 1 Episode 152
If you missed the market rotation mid last year to gold and precious metal miners, you may be asking if it's too late to jump on? We started adding gold and silver miners in the first quarter of thi…
Published on 2 weeks ago
#151 - Signals of a Stock Market Crash
Season 1 Episode 151
Investors are enjoying a robust stock market rally with NASDAQ and possibly the S&P 500 completing three consecutive years of 20%+ annual gains. Meanwhile, Berkshire Hathaway has amassed a record-br…
Published on 3 weeks ago
#150 - The Uneasy Rebound: Why Small Business Optimism Remains Fragile
Season 1 Episode 150
Small business owners have endured a difficult four years. Before the global COVID-19 pandemic, many were benefiting from economic growth between 2017 and 2020. But when the pandemic struck, supply c…
Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago
#149 - Housing Boom or Bust?
Season 1 Episode 149
My selection of reports to write about is getting narrowed as multiple reporting US Federal agencies have stopped releasing economic data due to the Federal government shutdown. However, just before…
Published on 1 month ago
#148 - Imports and Exports Costs Declining
Season 1 Episode 148
Last week we reviewed the changes in prices from manufacturers and producers. Based on the reports from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the annual increase of the Producer Price Index (PPI) decli…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
#147 - Inflation is Down and Tariffs are Up?
Season 1 Episode 147
To determine the future costs of consumer goods one needs to monitor the costs to producers. If producer costs go up then it is only a matter of time until your costs increase at the retail level. …
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
#146 - Rescue Work in Hunt, Texas
Season 1 Episode 146
Many of you read about the tragedy in the small town of Hunt in the Texas Hill Country. Torrential rain poured from July 4th to the 7th and then resumed again July 12 -13. The Guadalupe River that…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
#145 - The Stagnant Housing Market of 2025
Season 1 Episode 145
After the Federal Reserve raised their discount rate 500% in 2022 and 2023 taking mortgage rates up with them, housing activity has hit a brick wall. Since mid-2023, prospective home buyers have rem…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
#144 - Perception vs Reality
Season 1 Episode 144
There is a widening range of sentiments between individuals and business owners. The question is who is right and is perception reality? As we have mentioned in past Updates, consumers have only bee…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago