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Russia Gold Gains Replace Frozen Assets

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Here’s one reason to own gold. The appreciation of Russia’s gold reserves has nearly replaced the value of the assets frozen by the European Union when the country invaded Ukraine. Based on calculations by Bloomberg, the value of Russian gold reserves has surged by $216...

WATCH: Trump Says He Plans to Send Out $2,000 Tariff Checks Without Congress

(Brett Rolwland, The Center Square)  President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he could bypass Congress to send $2,000 tariff rebate checks to some Americans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj2_CRDtPyU This directly contradicts his top economic adviser's comments last month, making this the first time Trump has proposed issuing tariff-funded checks without congressional approval. "I don't think...

House to Vote on Last Four Govt. Funding Bills Costing $1.2 Trillion

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Ten days before the government funding deadline, congressional appropriators released the last four fiscal year 2026 spending bills for the U.S. House to vote on. The 771-page funding package includes a total of $1.2 trillion for the departments of Defense; Labor, Health and Human Services,...

Silver on Track for Fifth Straight Supply Shortfall and Other Silver News

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Silver charted its fifth consecutive structural market deficit in 2025 based on preliminary analysis of the data. The shortfall will likely exacerbate tight supply issues that have precipitated a significant silver squeeze. This is one of several stories covered in the latest issue of Silver News, published...

Silver Now Ranks as the Second-Most Valuable Asset in the World

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Silver was up nearly 148 percent in 2025, and the price has continued to climb in the new year, trading over $90 an ounce. With the rapid gain, silver now ranks as the second-most valuable asset in the world with a market cap of $5.35 trillion. The...

Chicago Ex-Mayor Lori Lightfoot Sued over $11K in Unpaid Credit Card Debt

(José Niño, Headline USA) Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot faces a lawsuit from JPMorgan Chase Bank over unpaid credit card debt exceeding $11,000. The bank served legal papers to Lightfoot at her $900,000 residence in October, according to a complaint reviewed by the Chicago Tribune. Court documents show Lightfoot's last...

Exuberant Silver Investors on Hair Trigger, Susceptible to Overhype

(Joshua D Glawson, Money Metals News Service) A rumor has been circulating on social media that the U.S. Mint is PLUM OUT of silver... implying silver will soon become "unobtanium" across the board. The evidence loosely backing the claims is a notice on the U.S. Mint website, which is,...

Despite Promises, MN Dems Kept Some of their Fraud-Linked Somali Donations

(Jared Strong, The Center Square) In an attempt to distance themselves from the Feeding Our Future fraud, Minnesota politicians vowed to return their tainted donations, but an investigation by The Center Square found that some did not follow through with their promises. Others, including the state's Attorney General Keith Ellison...

Puff, The Magic Taxman: Legal Weed Sales Swell Blue State Coffers 

(Mark E. Johnson, Contributor) Since Colorado and Washington became the first of 25 states to date to allow the sale of cannabis, tax collections on recreational marijuana have been a boon for state treasuries, reports The Motley Fool. California alone now rakes in more than $1 billion per year in...

Gates Foundation Cutting Staff

(Headline USA) The Gates Foundation announced Wednesday that it will spend a record $9 billion in 2026, maximizing its spending in key areas such as global health. At the same time it will begin reducing the number of staff positions it has by as much as 500 over five...

Unusual COMEX Trend Could Signal Accelerating Silver Squeeze

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) An interesting development in the COMEX silver exchange seems to reflect an accelerating silver squeeze. The stage was set for a silver squeeze last April when significant amounts of metal moved from London to New York, driven by tariff worries. The displacement of metal,...

Federal Reserve Chair is Under Criminal Investigation

(Headline USA) Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony this summer about the Fed's building renovations. The subpoenas relate to Powell's testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June, the...
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