The Monkeypox Melodrama is Right on Schedule
The monkeypox virus (MPXV) has been endemic in parts of the African continent for decades. Isolated outbreaks have occurred on other continents as recently as 2021, and the world didn’t freak out. Now that cases are emerging in numerous countries, the West and the WHO...
A Diesel Fuel Shortage Storm on Top of Record High Prices
The crisis with oil and gasoline prices in the U.S. has grown much worse since I penned “The Inflationary Black Gold Rush at the Gas Pump” Part 1, 2, and 3 from Feb. 2021 through Mar. 2022. Today’s focus is on diesel fuel that skyrocketed to an all-time high this year...
The Implosion of Commercial Office Space Has Begun
It can be difficult to find a bear among analysts in the commercial real estate market despite the fact that office vacancy rates continue to rise across the country and distressed mortgages for office buildings are at the highest level since the Great Financial...
Potential Supply Shortage of Neon Gas for Microchip Manufacturing
The just-in-time (JIT) supply chain structure that dominates manufacturing and retail inventory across all industries is set to experience another global hiccup due to the renewed lockdowns in China. The microchip industry will not escape a prolonged supply chain...