(Alton Wallace, The Center Square) An unusually large number of crude oil tankers on the open seas has the American Gulf coast as a destination as the ships are redirected to load cargoes bound for markets around the world already experiencing shortages.
Second-term Republican President Donald Trump said Saturday on...
(Emily Rodriguez, The Center Square) A new report shows hospitals in Virginia filed 1.15 million lawsuits against patients over unpaid medical bills between 2010 and 2024, collecting $1.4 billion.
PatientRightsAdvocate.org collaborated with George Washington University Law School and Stanford University’s Clinical Excellence Research Center to research Virginia court records, revealing...
(Headline USA) A federal judge dismissed President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch on Monday over a story on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles in Florida wrote in the order that Trump had failed to make...
(Headline USA) Oil prices are back above $100 per barrel, and stock markets are falling worldwide Monday after 21 hours of ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran failed to end their war.
But the moves are more modest than many of the extreme swings that have rocked financial...
(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) President Donald Trump warned Americans that gas prices may continue to increase through the midterm elections later this year. The war against Iran has caused substantial disruptions to the oil market.
When asked about the possibility that gas prices will continue to increase, the President said,...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) A move by China could exacerbate already tight silver supplies.
Chinese officials have indicated they will stop exports of sulfuric acid beginning next month. The ban could last through the rest of 2026.
According to Mining.com, “Some sulfuric acid producers in the country recently received notifications...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The expected surge in prices due to the Iran War showed up in the March CPI data. However, it doesn't tell the real inflation story.
Without a doubt, price inflation is up. The cost of the basket of goods the BLS uses to calculate...
(Headline USA) After a few years of sharing a 2019 Chevrolet Trax, Dana Eble and Tyler Marcus are finally looking for a second car. But as they jump into the market, the young married couple isn't sure what they can afford.
“I just keep seeing a lot of different aspects of...
(Money Metals News Service) In a rapidly shifting geopolitical environment, gold continues to demonstrate both its resilience and its complexity as a financial asset.
In a recent episode of the Money Metals Podcast, host Mike Maharrey spoke with Joe Cavatoni, Market Strategist for North America at the World Gold Council, to unpack...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) The U.S. government added $1.2 trillion to the national debt over the past six months, borrowing $163 billion during March alone, the Congressional Budget Office reports.
At the current rate of borrowing, federal deficits are on track to top $2 trillion by October, the end...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Central bank gold buying has slowed significantly in the last few months. However, analysts at Metals Focus think this is a temporary reaction to current factors and not the beginning of a new trend.
Demand from central banks was a key factor driving the...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) I’ve got a good story for the knuckleheads who run around claiming “gold is useless.” Yes, people really do say that.
So, you’ve heard of people looking at the world through rose colored glasses?
Well, when astronauts finally walk on the moon again, they’ll be...