(Headline USA) Tax season can come with several headaches, from gathering documents to finding the time to sit down and file.
But one pain that you want to avoid is falling for a tax scam.
Year-round, scammers look for ways to trick people into giving them money or personal information.
There are several common types...
(Clint Siegner, Money Metals News Service) The label “prepper” carries some baggage. Even after all this country has seen in recent years, some still consider those stocking up on food, ammo, bullion, and other emergency essentials as a little bit nuts.
Despite some close brushes with disaster, including the 2008...
(Mike Gleason, Money Metals News Service) We’re seeing another big move in the gold market. The monetary metal reached a new record high on Thursday to close out this holiday-shortened trading week. Gold finished the week, the month, and the quarter on a high note at $2,243 an ounce,...
(Peter St. Onge, Money Metals News Service) In case you thought anybody in Washington was driving this thing, they are not.
It’s official: the Department of Treasury is now issuing debt at pandemic levels. It’s worth noting the pandemic record was double the previous record, which had stood for 231...
(Headline USA) The Federal Trade Commission is investigating TikTok over its data and security practices, a probe that could lead to a settlement or a lawsuit against the company, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The investigation is the latest battle in Washington for the social-media company, which...
(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) The brother of Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills helped Chinese nationals execute the sale of an illicit marijuana farm in the state, the Maine Wire reported.
Xiling Ou, 44, was the original owner of the old house and its 9-acre parcel of land in Corinna, Maine.
But...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Weeks after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell evaded a sitting congressman's questions about the central bank’s foreign gold holdings, the Fed has also declined to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request for records about such holdings.
The Federal Reserve’s lack of transparency comes amidst...
(Headline USA) The horrifying collapse of a bridge on a major interstate artery in Baltimore, which sent at least 10 cars plunging into the frigid water in the wee morning hours, will have serious ripple effects on both travel and supply chains, even as a busy travel weekend approaches for...
(Headline USA) Linda L. Bean, a granddaughter of famed outdoor retailer L.L. Bean who became an entrepreneur, philanthropist and conservative activist, has died at age 82.
Bean died Saturday, her business manager, Veronika Carlson, confirmed in a written statement Sunday. No cause was given.
“Linda was known for her amazing work...
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) On March 21, 2024, top U.S. House lawmakers received a classified briefing from the Department of Homeland Security and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on the proliferation of illegal marijuana farms that were backed by China all around the United States.
Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, who heads...
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) Despite last year's Supreme Court ruling, the Biden administration decided to announce additional rounds of federal student loan debt “forgiveness."
The White House issued a press release on March 21, 2024, in which it declared that it would forgive $6 billion for 78,000 people.
“Today, my Administration...
(Headline USA) The Wall Street debut of Donald Trump’s Truth Social network could give him stock worth billions of dollars on paper. But the former president probably will not be able to cash it out right away, unless some things change.
Trump's pending return to Wall Street comes down to...