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SpaceX Stock Just Tanked — but Debt Is the Bigger Issue
Jason SimpkinsPosted July 20, 2026
SpaceX shares fell below their $135 IPO price this week, down 40% from the peak. But the real warning sign is in its $25 billion bond deal, where spreads have blown out to near-junk levels...
The Transcontinental Railroad: The Critics Saw Roads to Nowhere — America Built a National Market
Brian HicksPosted July 18, 2026
The Transcontinental Railroad wasn't simply a transportation project. It was a platform that dramatically reduced the cost of economic activity. Every great technological revolution works this way...
Is Wall Street Making the Same Mistake Twice?
Jason WilliamsPosted July 17, 2026
Years ago, Wall Street dismissed Palantir before the stock went on to become one of the market's biggest winners. Could analysts be making the same mistake again?
The Metals That Make Modern Civilization Possible
Jason WilliamsPosted July 16, 2026
Some of the world's most critical minerals rarely make headlines. But they're indispensable to everything from hypersonic missiles to semiconductor factories…
The Erie Canal: The Critics Saw a Ditch... America Built an Economic Artery
Brian HicksPosted July 15, 2026
The Erie Canal didn't merely move goods. It altered the economic geography of the country. But nobody in 1817 could fully appreciate how profoundly a canal would reshape commerce. The same is true...
Trump Just Admitted We're Running Out of Missiles
Jason SimpkinsPosted July 14, 2026
Trump promised Ukraine a license to build its own Patriot interceptors at the NATO summit in Ankara — but the admission buried in his remarks ("we don't have that many") reveals a real global...
What Does a New Forever War Mean for Stocks?
Jason SimpkinsPosted July 13, 2026
The Iran ceasefire has collapsed into a rolling, low-grade permanent conflict. Here's what history says a forever war means for stocks — including data on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars — and...
$0.03 for an Acre of Land
Brian HicksPosted July 11, 2026
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Territory from France, instantly doubling the size of the young republic at a cost of about $0.03 an acre. To many Americans, Jefferson had...
The Dark Energy Boom Is Here
Jason WilliamsPosted July 10, 2026
The AI race has run into a wall. The grid can’t deliver enough power fast enough. So, the biggest technology companies in the world are building a new, shadow energy system.
The Next Great Bull Market Isn’t on Earth
Jason WilliamsPosted July 9, 2026
SpaceX is public, Golden Dome is accelerating, and AI data centers are heading for orbit. The space economy is real but investors who wait for it to feel safe may already be too late.
What the Evolution of Digital Money Can Teach Us About the Next Chapter in Financial Innovation
Brian HicksPosted July 8, 2026
Today, a new chapter in digital currency is unfolding. But unlike the digital-cash pioneers who arrived a decade too early, this chapter isn't waiting on infrastructure that doesn't exist yet. The...
China's Missile Test Threatens U.S. Mainland
Jason SimpkinsPosted July 7, 2026
Yesterday, China's military did something it rarely does. It fired a ballistic missile from a submarine into the Pacific, setting off alarm bells throughout the region...
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