Financially Forward: Gerald Harris

Many of us grumble every time we get a bill from the electric company, but we shouldn’t.  Actually, we should be happy because a bill means we are getting power.  And worse than getting a high bill would be getting no bill at all due to a power outage.  But if forecasts from industry experts are correct many of us could learn exactly what that’s like in the upcoming months.  

Things are looking up in New York and so are New Yorkers, and if the experts are right, they’ll continue to do so for years to come.  

Do you also get the feeling that the world is going crazy?  Many people have, particularly those that follow the headlines.  And the last few weeks alone have added fuel to the fire.  

If you’ve been following the news, you know fentanyl is getting a lot of attention.  But what exactly is it?  Why is it so dangerous?  And why has it become such a major issue?

Mining is a tough business – it’s always expensive, often disappointing, and sometimes compels miners to work in extreme and dangerous conditions.  Fortunately, new technology and rising prices of resources are making the risks and rewards more attractive – to such an extent that they are giving rise to a new, related industry.  This one is called deep-sea mining, and some companies are licking their chops at the prospect of getting involved in it.  

Back in July, USA Today wrote that “Squatting is not a particularly difficult problem to solve.  It simply requires police and prosecutors to enforce existing laws.”  Now fast-forward to the end of March.  Cops can’t do their jobs, squatters are having a field day, and the gravity of this issue is all too obvious.