(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A newly released inspector general’s report shows that a U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission analyst teleworked from at least 10 different countries during the COVID era, when the Biden administration allowed bureaucrats to work remotely.
The CFTC analyst, Malcolm Alexander-Neal, also filed to run for U.S....
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The July CPI data indicated moderate price inflation and boosted optimism for a September interest rate cut, even though monetary inflation is on the upswing.
There were no big surprises in the July CPI data, with the numbers generally coming in as forecast. Markets...
(Headline USA) Billionaire SpaceX, Tesla and X owner Elon Musk says he plans to sue Apple for not featuring X and its Grok artificial intelligence chatbot app in its top recommended apps in its App Store.
Musk posted the comments on X late Monday, saying, “Hey @Apple App Store, why do...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) There were more warning signs in the bond market last week when the U.S. held an auction and the world yawned.
Analysts called the 10-year Treasury auction “soft.” In a nutshell, investors snubbed Uncle Sam, forcing bond yields even higher. In other words, the...
(José Niño, Headline USA) As Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky. ramps up calls for public release of Jeffrey Epstein’s files, his Republican primary has become a battleground between pro-Zionist donors and an increasingly Israel skeptic voter base.
Massie has teamed up with Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif, to force a House vote...
(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) Among the executive orders President Donald Trump signed Thursday was one instructing federal banking regulators to shed language from their guidance documents that the administration believes can lead to the debanking of people or institutions for political reasons.
“It is the policy of the United...
(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) Apple will be investing another $100 billion in bringing its operations to the U.S., per an announcement from CEO Tim Cook and President Donald Trump Wednesday.
The tech giant already committed in February to a $500 billion investment expanding its presence in the U.S., part...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A trust tied to billionaire retail magnate Les Wexner—who was also closely linked to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein—has purchased a Martha’s Vineyard estate once visited by former President Barack Obama.
The $37 million sale was first reported by the New York Post on Tuesday. Wexner,...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The New York Times published new photos on Tuesday of Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan mansion, including one indicating that the deceased sex trafficker once had a bet with billionaire Bill Gates.
Among the photos released by the Times is a framed dollar signed by Gates, with the...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Letter) Higher prices appear to have put a drag on central bank gold buying. However, the pace of expanding gold reserves remains far above the historical average.
Central banks globally added 166 tonnes of gold to their reserves in the second quarter. That was a 33...
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) A tech entrepreneur's viral thread about corporate espionage using Israeli software went viral Friday after catching the attention of Elon Musk and other prominent social-media influencers.
The thread suggested, among other things, that Facebook may have hacked into the encryption software of rival Snapchat in order...
(José Niño, Headline USA) As tracking accounts online highlight a series of lucrative, well-timed stock trades by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s family. President Donald Trump is demanding she be investigated for insider trading.
Earlier this week, the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee narrowly approved a bill, in...