(Elyse S. Apel, The Center Square) The U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance heard Wednesday from witnesses on the ongoing Minnesota fraud scandal.
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Republicans and Democrats on the committee sparred over what Democrats consider the politicization of the fraud story, which has dominated headlines in Minnesota...
(Stefan Gleason, Money Metals News Service) The silver market continues to be a sight to behold, with prices touching $95 today, more than triple the price of just one year ago.
Volatility is increasing, and upward momentum in both gold and silver remains strong. And so does retail demand in...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Indian gold demand has remained resilient, despite record-high prices, driven by strong investment demand.
India ranks as the world’s second-largest gold market.
The gold price continued to surge in the final month of 2025, with domestic prices in India broadly tracking the global price.
Higher prices...
Russia and Israel are the latest governments asked to join President Donald Trump’s expanding “Board of Peace,” the body he says will implement his plan for Gaza and mediate conflicts worldwide
(Money Metals News Service) On a recent episode of the Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey sat down with veteran market technician J. Michael Oliver, commonly referred to as simply Michael Oliver, to unpack why he believes silver is breaking out of a half-century “box” and entering a radically new...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Debt Black Hole has claimed another victim.
Saks Global Holdings, the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman, recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company couldn’t dig itself out from under $2.5 billion in debt.
This is a story illustrating how...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Consumer borrowing cratered further in November, likely reflecting growing consumer stress, as price inflation persists and credit cards become maxed out.
That's bad news for a U.S. economy that depends on consumers buying stuff. Persistent price inflation forced Americans to blow through their savings...
(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of Money Metals' Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey argues that the most important economic warnings rarely arrive with flashing lights. They show up first in markets, and right now, he says, precious metals are doing the talking.
Maharrey opens by comparing...
(Headline USA) Thousands of nurses in three hospital systems in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield breakthroughs in their contract disputes.
“Nurses on strike! ... Fair contract now!” they shouted on a picket line outside NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's campus in Upper Manhattan....
(Kim Jarrett, The Center Square) The average cost of child care for infants in Tennessee is $13,926, more expensive than tuition at the state's four public universities, according to a report from the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth.
The State of the Child in Tennessee 2025 Report examined child-related...