(Christen Smith, The Center Square) A veteran delegate from Pennsylvania believes former President Donald Trump could win the state again come November---bigly.
“I have believed even before the debate debacle, even before the shooting, Trump would probably win Pennsylvania and would win it handily,” said Charlie Gerow, a Republican strategist,...
(Headline USA) Amazon Prime Day is here, and experts are reminding consumers to be wary of scams.
Deceptions such as phony emails from people impersonating online retailers like Amazon are nothing new. But phishing attempts increase amid the heavy spending seen during significant sales events, whether it's Black Friday or...
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) It was revealed that people donated over $4 million to the GoFundMe campaign raising money for victims of the July 13, 2024, shooting at Donald Trump’s Butler, Pa., rally.
Meredith O’Rourke, the Trump campaign’s national finance director, started the fundraiser “Support For Butler PA Victims—President...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) U.S. government borrowing and spending never stops. The federal government ran another big deficit in June, as the national debt inches closer to $35 trillion.
$35 trillion USD.
Trillion with a 'T.'
That's an unfathomable number. It's meaningless to most people. We simply can't comprehend a number...
(Arjun Singh, The Center Square) Congress’s job approval rating among voters in June was just 16%, one of the lowest in history. But not all members of Congress are equal, not in the eyes of a taxpayer-focused group that scored them on fiscal responsibility.
The National Taxpayers’ Union (NTU), a...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Uganda has joined the growing number of African countries turning to gold to support their currencies.
The Ugandan central bank has announced a domestic gold-buying program to buy gold directly from local artisanal miners.
According to a statement on the Bank of Uganda’s website, “The...
(Headline USA) Target will no longer accept personal checks from shoppers as of July 15, another sign of how a once-ubiquitous payment method is going the way of outmoded objects like floppy disks and the Rolodex.
The Minneapolis-based discounter confirmed the move in a statement to the Associated Press on...
(Money Metals News Service) In the latest episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey provides a comprehensive overview of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's recent testimony and delves into the investment potential of platinum.
Jerome Powell's Testimony: Market Movements and Rate Cuts
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's testimony...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Is now a good time to get bullish on platinum? I’ve written a lot about the fact that silver appears to be underpriced given both technical factors and the supply and demand dynamics.
Platinum may be even more undervalued.
The current platinum price is hovering...
(Peter St. Onge, Money Metals News Service) Have we already entered a recession? Worse, have we been in a recession for years now?
Recently I joined Jeff Tucker of the Brownstone Institute on an article about the Herculean task of trying to figure out what's actually happening in the economy.
Which is a challenge given every official...
(Headline USA) Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska’s capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the fast-diminishing Mendenhall Glacier. Now, long-simmering tensions over Juneau’s tourism boom are coming to a head over a new voter initiative aimed at giving residents a respite from the...
(Bethany Bankley, The Center Square) Taxpayers are not only funding the border crisis, but they are also paying for numerous free services illegal immigrants receive, according to a new report published by the House Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement.
The committee blames the Biden...