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Last updated: December 21, 2025
Global research company Gartner estimates that 45% of all businesses worldwide will see their supply chains attacked by cyber criminals by the end of 2025. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes the annual cost of cybercrime could reach $27 trillion by 2027. What does this mean? Cybercrime is increasing - but that’s not all… Cybercrime […]
Something is brewing on Wall Street. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warned in October 2025 that "You have a lot of assets out there which look like they're entering bubble territory." He added that a big correction could hit within two years. Goldman Sachs strategists say today's AI boom mirrors the late-1990s dot-com bubble. Even Federal […]
From your iPhone to your jeans, U.S. businesses have been sending jobs overseas for decades. Why? To reduce costs. Lower wages in other countries helped businesses increase profits. But it wasn't just phones being outsourced - microelectronics and weapons were also made overseas. The problem: Outsourcing led to less access to supply chains, leaving U.S. […]
From cellphones to data centers, copper is a major part of nearly all electronics. And as of 2025, the world is running out of copper… Because almost every electronic needs copper to function, demand for it is exploding. The International Copper Study Group estimates the copper market will hit a 150,000-ton deficit in 2026. Our […]
Companies like Google are trading in regular computers for quantum computers. Why? These computers are so powerful they may be able to do things like break the blockchain in the future. Breakthrough technology in quantum computing created incredible excitement on Wall Street - with some companies jumping over 500%. But then, reality set in - […]
In early 2024, lithium looked unstoppable. Why? From your iPhone to electric cars, lithium powers the batteries we use every day. Factories to create batteries were opening across the world, and Lithium prices were skyrocketing as a result. Then reality hit. By mid-2024, lithium prices had crashed 80% - falling all the way to $15,000 […]
Americans haven't been to the moon since 1972. Why? It’s expensive. It cost the U.S. around $25 billion ($300 billion in 2025 dollars) to send the first astronauts to the moon. Not only that, but the tech just wasn’t there - the world did not have the technology or the infrastructure a decade ago to […]
Flashback: The U.S. dollar fell more than 10% in the first half of 2025 In times of market and economic volatility, major institutions usually buy gold. Why? Gold is a physical commodity - it’s a tangible asset that takes time, money, and labor to create. Many investors believe this gives it a certain intrinsic value. […]
Over the last few years, the global economy has started to shift away from U.S. dominance. What does that mean? For decades, the world economy has been controlled by U.S. trade agreements - but that is now being challenged by a rapidly growing partnership: BRICS. The acronym stands for: But this trade group has expanded […]
Every time you ask ChatGPT a question or stream a show on Netflix, you're using a data center somewhere in America. These massive warehouses filled with servers need one thing above all else: Lots of power. A single AI data center consumes enough electricity to power 80,000 homes. As AI adoption explodes across industries, companies […]
