First, the greenback is soaring globally because of Trump and what FX traders expect he’s going to do. That is, simply, to step on the gas. This reversed a months-long decline in the US currency and ...

Daily this blog is deluged with bot comments promoting crypto. Lately they’ve been supplemented with the fanatical enthusiasm of Bitcoin fans calling people like me dinos and dinks. They all get ...

The total cost of the American dream is no small sum—$4.4 million—exceeding the average lifetime salaries of both men ($3.3 ...

The share of first-time homebuyers in America has also descended to an historic low. But it’s not 10%, like here. Instead ...

Seven months ago I toyed with buying a marina which makes most of its money from leasing a slew of docks and boathouses. Sit on a wharf. Suck on a drink with an umbrella in it. Be refreshed by a ...

Dan and his squeeze recently had a kid. The first. A girl. As with most new parents, his mind went somewhat to goo. But as an entrepreneur, he’s trying to be analytical, too. Fortunately he’s a blog ...

Because it’s tiring being pissed off and victimized all day, let’s move on from Wexit. Alberta will not leave Canada, of course. Neither that flat province next door. Nor Quebec. There’s simply no ...

“You won’t be doing that much longer,” she said caustically, as I pulled out my snappy, sorta-new Blackberry. I looked at my wife with disdain, toyed with a retort, but gave it up. She was probably ...

Reality is that elites – much, much monied folks – subscribe to a believe that the U.S. elections are far, far too important to simply allow the U.S. citizens to decide the outcome on their own. Good ...

What’s old is new again. And what used to be young is now haulin’ in a mini-van. Sadly it’s all being set up for a rude awakening down the road. Speaking of roads, the 401 is the country’s busiest ...