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If you have a seven-figure net worth but don’t really consider yourself wealthy, you may be part of a growing population of "hidden... Read More

How does a massive rail project that was never on track go even further off the rails? Read More

Pilots and flight attendants at American Airlines have become so fed up with the company’s leadership that their frustrations have... Read More

Luke Lango says Bitcoin has hit its Fourth Bust… a “growing consensus” about the government and your wallet… Eric Fry’s pick... Read More

We’ve been saying for months that the reality of the real economy has sprinted past perceptions. We’ve also made the point that... Read More

The meaning in the difference.  Read More

Hundreds of billions have been wasted chasing the “zero emission” phantom. Read More

A few weeks ago in New York, I was sitting at a dinner organized to discuss American trade when the conversation swiftly turned to China.... Read More

January’s above-estimates jobs report tells two very different stories.  One is about the Trump month. The other is about the... Read More

Fracking is essential for U.S. energy security as AI data centers increase power demand, with 9 million barrels daily from hydraulic... Read More

The U.S. economy would be a fraction of its incredibly vibrant self if investors truly keyed on “quarterly earnings.” Amazon and... Read More

Americans of all groups –– young and old, rich and middle-class, the college-educated and not –– are fleeing California.... Read More

Public policy debates in the United States are often framed as efforts to protect consumers from corporate power. However, when policies are... Read More

A sweeping selloff in software and services stocks should be a wake-up call for retirees. Your portfolio needs to be well... Read More

The maximum Social Security check has never looked better than it does in 2026. The richest beneficiaries are now taking home $5,251 per... Read More

Tuesday’s delayed retail-sales data for December undermined expectations for economic growth, leading to an extended rally in U.S.... Read More

Let me let you in on a little secret: leftists hate personal thrift. They believe saving money is a fool’s errand since their goal is... Read More

Podcast Episode · Capital Record · 02/10/2026 · 33m Read More

The top reason young men say they don't go on more dates is "not enough money for dating activities." Read More

Billionaires are hastening the decline of institutional media — and independent writing won't fix it. Read More

When The Washington Post firest adopted its official slogan, “Democracy Dies in Darkness”, it was meant as both... Read More

Ben Shapiro’s remarks upon receiving the City Journal award Read More

Revisions in the January employment report may reveal that job growth stalled over the past year, even without a recession. Read More

AI changes what we build and who builds it, but not how much needs to be built. We need vastly more software, not less. Read More

You bet I did! Read More

The Keynes beauty contest is alive and well. It just happens faster than ever now. Read More

Bitcoin has plummeted from its October 2025 peak of over $126,000 to as low as $60,000 early in the morning of February 6, 2026. Read More

Embrace the uncertainty. Read More

Much to the frustration of the quant community, when the Fed started raising interest rates in 2022, the strong correlation between gold and... Read More

Australia may be sweltering, but rate hikes won’t cause its stocks to wilt. Read More

Assessing the pros and cons of 3 main approaches. Read More

Social Security, even with all its problems, is unquestionably an important component of retirement income for millions of Americans. You... Read More

AI fears sparked major losses this week. Is the market overreacting? Read More