(Chris Wade, The Center Square) New York became the first state to pause on energy-hungry data centers under an executive order signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul Tuesday, which comes in response to concerns about rising utility bills and the regional electric grid.
The directive signed by Hochul sets a one-year...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) If you’re reading the headlines, you know that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in even cooler than expected. And the expectation was for a much cooler CPI thanks to falling oil prices. However, the CPI doesn’t tell the entire inflation story.
The CPI...
(Jp Cortez, Money Metals News Service) How do you turn a sound money bill into a big-government bill? Florida has just shown us.
When Florida lawmakers approved so-called 'transactional gold' legislation, supporters claimed it was a historic step toward restoring gold and silver as constitutional money.
Governor Ron DeSantis, who is often thought...
(Money Metals News Service) Gold and silver may have spent much of 2026 consolidating after January's sharp correction, but veteran precious metals analyst Ed Steer believes the next major move could be much higher.
In a conversation with Money Metals' Mike Maharrey, Steer explained why tightening physical supplies, growing demand...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Only nine months into fiscal year 2026, the U.S. government has already borrowed $1.4 trillion, surpassing the entire federal deficit of the previous fiscal year.
The federal government collected $4.2 trillion over the past nine months and spent or lost a total of $5.5 trillion,...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Despite significant outflows of metal in May and June, gold ETFs globally reported a net increase in gold holdings through the first half of 2026.
North American funds shed gold through H1, but every other region reported gold inflows through the first half of...
(Money Metals News Service) The sharp correction in gold prices during the first half of 2026 has left many investors wondering whether the precious metal's bull market has come to an end. According to Money Metals' Mike Maharrey, however, the market's recent weakness is largely a matter of perspective.
While...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) George Soros has long used his billions to influence politics, but now his family appears to be using that wealth to reshape its own backyard through a massive land grab in the Hamptons.
The Soros family has purchased 18 plots of land on Shelter Island, a Hamptons community,...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Independent research firm Hedgeye set off a fierce online reaction this weekend when it published a blunt autopsy of American social life. The Stamford, Connecticut-based financial media company argued that the nation has quietly torn down the places where people once met, and the figures...
(Stefan Gleason, Money Metals News Service) Since Money Metals was founded in 2010, we've warned investors that how you buy precious metals can be just as important as what you buy.
Last week's bankruptcy filing by Rosland Capital – one of the industry's most heavily advertised names, familiar through its Fox News commercials featuring William Devane...
(Headline USA) Having air conditioning at home is a luxury that keeps people comfortable during the hottest months of the year, and it’s debated whether the AC should stay blasting or be turned off when people head to work during the day.
Some swear that turning off the AC when...
(Headline USA) U.S. employers slowed hiring last month and added only 57,000 jobs, less than half the previous month’s total and a sign companies still have a cautious economic outlook.
The Labor Department said Thursday that the unemployment rate declined to a low 4.2% from 4.3% in May, though the...