(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The U.S. businesses that paid billions in tariffs to the federal government want their money back.
After the U.S. Supreme Court found President Donald Trump exceeded his authority under a 1977 law, business groups quickly called for refunds of these tariffs.
The high court decision affects...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The scandal involving Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, and a now-deceased staffer has taken a shocking new turn, with allegations that he coerced her into an affair.
The staffer, Regina Santos-Aviles, a beloved congressional aide, died last year after setting herself on fire. Both she and Gonzales were...
(Dan McCaleb and Brett Rowland, The Center Square) President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would raise global tariffs to 15%. The announcement on social media comes a day after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his use of a 1977 law to impose tariffs on imports from around...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday said a 1977 law doesn't give the president broad authority to issue tariffs, dealing a significant setback to President Donald Trump's economic agenda.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the majority opinion that "the Framers did not vest any...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Paper silver has driven the market for years, but with metal in short supply, physical demand is beginning to exert control.
After briefly skyrocketing to $120 an ounce, the silver price has corrected, retreating to the $75 range. However, one of the fundamentals driving silver...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Consumer Price Index is cooling, but what about inflation?
The January CPI data give the impression that the Federal Reserve is finally winning the war against inflation. Not only was the data cooler than expected, but it’s also beginning to edge close to...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Chinese consumers seeking a “safety net” are gobbling up gold even with prices at record levels.
The Chinese Lunar New Year holiday (Feb. 17) typically boosts Chinese gold demand. This year, buying is hotter than ever, even with elevated prices. As the South China Morning Post describes...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A graphic showing the percentage of border entries during the Biden administration has gone viral on social media, highlighting that a significant portion of some countries’ populations made their way into the U.S.
The graphic, created by data scientist Jonathan Pallesen and shared Friday via X, shows that between four and six percent of the populations of Nicaragua, Cuba, Honduras, Haiti, Guatemala and Venezuela...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Federal Reserve put interest rate cuts on pause at the January meeting. The central bankers cited expanding economic activity and a stable labor market as reasons for the pause.
The official FOMC statement asserted that while “job gains have remained low, the unemployment rate...
(Headline USA) Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta's Instagram, testified Wednesday during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he disagrees with the idea that people can be clinically addicted to social media platforms.
The question of addiction is a key pillar of the case, where plaintiffs seek...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Tariff revenue is closing the budget deficit, but federal spending continues to increase, erasing some of those gains and driving Uncle Sam deeper into debt.
The federal government ran a $94.62 billion deficit in January, according to the monthly Treasury statement. That was down 26 percent...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Fundamentally, gold is money, but it does have other practical uses, contrary to what some ignorant commentators might tell you.
Gold demand in the tech and industrial sectors was generally flat at 222.8 tonnes in 2025. This was down about 1.5 percent from 226.2...