(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US is pulling some troops from several of its bases in the Middle East, as European officials told Reuters on Wednesday evening that a US attack on Iran could come within the next 24 hours. The US pulled forces from bases in the region before...
(J.D. Davidson, The Center Square) While fraud investigations surrounding millions of taxpayer dollars and day cares in Minnesota continue, the Trump administration ended temporary protection status for Somalis.
The status change is expected to impact the nearly 2,500 Somalis living in the United States under TPS and another 1,400 with...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) 2025 was quite the year for precious metals. What does 2026 have in store for gold, silver, platinum, and palladium?
Last year, gold rose by over 64 percent, setting 53 new record highs along the way. Silver gained just under 148 percent. Platinum’s price...
(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) December’s jobs data changed little from November, rounding out an underwhelming year for the U.S. labor market.
Initial estimates put job gains at 50,000, though if December is like every other month this year, that number will be revised downward in the coming months.
By comparison,...
(Chris Wade, The Center Square) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's push to stop the bankruptcy sale of more than 5,000 rent-subsidized apartments in the city has been blocked, temporarily, by the federal courts.
Mamdani, who was sworn into office last week, directed the city’s Law Department shortly after taking...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Silver now finds itself at the center of a geopolitical wrestling match over critical elements.
In what is clearly an effort to control the market, China recently announced export controls on silver. This could exacerbate global supply shortages already creating a significant silver squeeze.
Under the...
(José Niño, Headline USA) An unidentified gambler has pocketed approximately $410,000 in profits after correctly wagering that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro would lose power, according to Reuters.
The speculator's Polymarket account accumulated positions in contracts linked to Maduro's removal under terms suggesting unlikely odds ahead of the weekend military operation....
(Will Porter, Antiwar.com) Denmark’s premier has warned that US military action against Greenland would unravel the NATO alliance and the entire international order, after President Donald Trump reiterated hopes to take over the country.
Speaking to Danish broadcasters on Monday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen condemned “unacceptable pressure” by the Trump...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) In yet another sign of growing global de-dollarization, Chinese mining companies in Zambia are now paying royalties and taxes in yuan.
As Bloomberg put it, this is the “latest sign of the growing acceptance of the currency on the continent.”
Zambia ranks as Africa’s second-largest copper producer.
According...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Repo operations at the Fed on the last day of 2025 signal growing stress in the financial system, similar to the setup we saw in 2019.
Banks and other financial institutions borrowed $74.6 billion from the New York Fed’s Standing Overnight Repurchase (repo) Facility...
(Elyse S. Apel, The Center Square) Indiana State Police seized an estimated $7 million worth of cocaine during a search of a semi truck on Interstate 70.
Two men were arrested following the discovery of the 309 pounds of narcotics during a routine Department of Transportation compliance inspection on Saturday...
(Headline USA) Minnesota officials have until next week to hand over information on providers and parents who receive federal child care funds that the Trump administration contends have been used fraudulently or risk losing federal funding.
State officials said Friday recent inspections showed several childcare centers accused of fraud by...