Dear Fellow Expat: Her tail wagged. Then, it wagged harder. Then she jumped on the table. Gracie, our nine-year-old (give or take) Chihuahua mix, couldn't contain her excitement. After a six-week delay, we finally got our new couch. But she wasn't thrilled about a new place to sleep during the afternoon. The two men assembling […]
Archives for September 2023
September 2023 - Page 2 of 4 - Money Morning - Only the News You Can Profit From
This Is My Biggest Economic Fear
Dear Fellow Expat: Tucker Carlson will release an interview tonight with Argentine presidential candidate and front-runner Javier Milei. Follow the U.S. media focus on Milei, and you’ll see he’s labeled as “right-wing,” “radical”, and “libertarian.” The attacks on his economic plans are all-out nuclear assaults… largely because he’s exposing the endgame of problems still building […]
Rapid Intensification
The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him. — […]
The Green Tragedy… and Red Momentum
Dear Fellow Expat: This morning’s CPI reading didn’t surprise anyone except for Paul Krugman. The embarrassing (but never embarrassed) economist has said over the last few months that inflation is falling. The same message goes for sycophants who are: Protecting their political asses. Doing all they can to deflect from the inflation they caused by […]
Tesla’s (Driverless) Route to Dominance?
There’s an old saying in Tennessee – I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee – fool me once, shame on… shame on you. Fool me – you can’t get fooled again. -George W. Bush In 2016, Elon Musk promised every Tesla (TSLA) shipped would “have the hardware needed for full self-driving capability at a […]
The Oil Counter-narrative
Dear Fellow Expat: I’d prepared a screed on our Department of Energy. The incompetence at the top. The mismanagement of oil output in America. And how we’ll probably screw up what might be the largest global lithium deposit discovery. But that must wait until tomorrow. There’s something FAR more important… RIGHT NOW… As you know, […]
Tales from Nextdoor and the Naples “Mom Page”
Dear Fellow Expat: Nextdoor.com is a social media site allowing neighbors to discuss all things local… Restaurant reviews, updates about loose dogs, requests for handymen, gardening tips, and – of course – rants and insults over politics. One of the nice things about Nextdoor is the lack of anonymous accounts. People must speak under their […]
Take A "Fantasy Break" and Make Some Actual Money This Weekend
Dear Fellow Expat: Psst… I know football season has started. I know your team's defense is "offensive"… And if you're like millions of Americans who play fantasy football, you already want to drop nearly every player on your team after Week 1. I played fantasy football in my early 20s with a religious fervor. I […]
Mark It "Zero"... The Roof of the World... and the Week Ahead
Dear Fellow Expat: Let’s pick up where we left off last Friday. Russia is working overtime to pump crude oil and natural out of ports in the Arctic Circle. It’s a workaround as Western sanctions crank down on Russia and its energy firms and politicians in Moscow. Think of it as Prohibition… But to get […]
You’ll Want to Take the Stairs After This…
Dear Fellow Expat: Greetings from Doc's Beach House. This iconic dive bar sits 50 yards from the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Ian wiped out the entire first Floor of the establishment but was kind enough to leave the Chicago Cubs-themed sports bar on the second Floor untouched. From this beach ($10.33 for a chair, $20.66 […]