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September 18th, 2026 | Fed Rate Hike, Strong Consumer, Scam Conversations, Mortgage Rates, AI Regulation, Pension Lump Sum & More (opens the original)
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Why I’m Glad the Fed Increased Interest Rates on September 16 On Wednesday, September 16, at 2 p.m. Eastern, the Federal Reserve announced its decision to increase interest rates by 0.25% to the range of 3.75% to 4% from 3.5% to 3.75%. This was the first rate hike since July 2023. Your initial reaction might be, “Why would you want the Fed to increase interest rates?” Generally, higher rates are viewed as bad for stocks… The consumer remains stronger than expected The latest retail sales numbers
September 11th, 2026 | Data Center Insurance, AI Targets Seniors, Housing Rate Problem, Apple Under Ternus, Fed Rate Hike, Military Tax Exemption & More (opens the original)
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Another big cost for data centers: insurance! You always hear about the obvious expenses involved in building data centers: incredibly expensive chips, massive energy requirements, cooling systems, and the cost of constructing the facility itself. But there’s another major expense that doesn’t get nearly as much attention: insurance. Once completed, a large data center can be worth anywhere from $20 billion to $50 billion or more. Meta’s data center project in Northeast Louisiana, for example, i
September 4th, 2026 | AI Capex Bubble Bursts, A Market Like 1901, Jobs Report Beats Expectations, Sports Betting as Investing, Big Food Battles Diet Drugs, Be Your Own Bank? & More (opens the original)
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The AI Capex Bubble Is Starting to Look Crazy I keep coming back to the same question when I look at the incredible amount of money being poured into artificial intelligence: Where is all of this capital ultimately going to earn a return? Since the beginning of 2024, roughly $500 billion has been spent on chips, $350 billion on power infrastructure, $200 billion on construction and $100 billion on networking… The Stock Market Today Resembles the Stock Market of 1901 Some people believe they are
August 28th, 2026 | K-Shaped Recovery, Alternative Investment Traps, Dividend Stocks? Dynamic Pricing, AI Disrupts Publishing, GM Loses Ground & More (opens the original)
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The K-Shaped Economy May Be Improving If you’re unfamiliar with the term, the upper arm of the “K” represents higher-income Americans, who are spending more and generally doing better. The lower arm represents lower-income consumers who have been struggling with higher prices and tighter budgets. But there are signs the lower end of the K-shaped economy may finally be improving. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently argued that the K-shaped economy is over and that we’re moving toward what h
August 21st, 2026 | AI Boom Leverage, Oil Supply Risks, Travel Boom, Healthcare Stocks, Treasury Bond Buybacks, Home Insurance Deductible & More (opens the original)
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The AI boom is starting to look a lot more leveraged than investors realize There is a growing risk in the AI infrastructure buildout that isn’t getting nearly enough attention: how much of this spending is being financed, and how much of the risk is sitting off the balance sheet. The headline numbers around capital expenditures are already staggering, but what… Refined oil could be in jeopardy over the next 6 to 12 months U.S. refineries are currently operating at historically high utilization
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