We tend to take electricity for granted, but that luxury may not last forever. Two major new factors—bitcoin manufacturing and artificial intelligence-specific servers—are now gulping more terawatt hours than any … Read More
There’s nothing to worry about in this number: the inflation rate rose from 2.5% to 2.7% in July, which is above the 2% target that the Federal Reserve Board is … Read More
This past January 13, a week before the Presidential inauguration, the U.S. dollar was riding high. Measured against a basket of other currencies, including the euro and the yen, it … Read More
If you have trouble getting to sleep at night, one of the surest cures is to read the minutes of the Federal Reserve Board’s Open Market Committee—the summary of a … Read More
The President and the press have named it ‘the one big beautiful bill,’ though the legislation that recently passed the U.S. House of Representatives is more formerly known as the … Read More
The tax code we have lived under for the past decade was written as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which created the existing tax brackets, expanded the … Read More
It’s hard to find any investor who enjoys a market downturn, but there are a few ways to turn these unhappy events to your advantage. Tax professionals recommend that you … Read More
One of the thorniest, most complicated issues facing retirees is how much they can take out each year from their retirement portfolio—safely, which means without running out of money somewhere … Read More
The stock market was rocked over the past weekend by the announcement of a new artificial intelligence system called DeepSeek, which threatens the business models of the entire U.S. AI … Read More
A recent comic strip shows two different office workers in two different cubicles, talking about the great benefits of artificial intelligence on their working lives—and on the company’s productivity as … Read More
