(Money Metals News Service) Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has signed a new law reaffirming gold and silver as legal tender, making a symbolic statement in favor of sound money principles.
Senate Bill 232, sponsored by Sen. Mark Abraham, marks the sixth pro-sound money bill passed by a state this year,...
(Headline USA) President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris got off to a rough start in what was touted as an aggressive and lofty plan to win back black voters who have strayed from the Democrat plantation due to the administration's awful stewardship and often cavalier, exploitative way...
(Headline USA) OpenAI says it's setting up a safety and security committee and has begun training a new artificial intelligence model to supplant the GPT-4 system that underpins its ChatGPT chatbot.
The San Francisco startup said in a blog post Tuesday that the committee will advise the full board on...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) After a tepid March and April, Indian gold demand surged during an important May festival.
India ranks as the second-largest gold market in the world behind only China.
Moderating prices helped drive a resurgence in gold demand ahead of and during the Akshaya Tritiya festival...
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) With the Memorial Day weekend kicking off the vacation and travel season, as well as the opening of many a swimming pool, a recent report suggested that some remote workers might be giving their employers the short shrift while enjoying extra holiday benefits.
The Harris Poll,...
(Tom Gantert, The Center Square) - A $1.5 trillion Farm Bill supported by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representative has sparked criticism among Democrats for cutting $30 billion from the former food stamps program.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit costs, formerly known as food stamps, have increased from $55.6 billion...
(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of the Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey interviewed Chris Ritchie, President of SilverCrest Metals.
SilverCrest Metals, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, is a precious metals producer known for its efficient and cost-effective mining operations.
The discussion covered the company’s operations, financial strategies,...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Governments constantly tinker with prices. Government people claim it's in our best interest, but price manipulation creates all kinds of unseen negative consequences.
Sometimes governments set price ceilings, mandating that the cost of something can't rise above a certain level. One example we see...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Reserve Bank of India has followed the lead of China and other Eastern central banks and ramped up its accumulation of gold.
According to the latest data released by the RBI, the Indian central bank increased its gold reserves by 24 tons through...
(Headline USA) Knowledge advantage can save lives, win wars and avert disaster.
At the Central Intelligence Agency, basic artificial intelligence---machine learning and algorithms---has long served that mission. Now, generative AI is joining the effort.
CIA Director William Burns says AI tech will augment humans, not replace them.
The agency's first chief technology officer,...
(Headline USA) Microsoft wants laptop users to get so comfortable with its artificial intelligence chatbot that it will remember everything you're doing on your computer and help figure out what you want to do next.
The software giant on Monday revealed an upgraded version of Copilot, its AI assistant, as...
(Money Metals News Service) On May 14, 2024, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill that removes all income taxes on capital gains from the sale of gold and silver, enabling the state to take an important step forward in reinforcing sound money principles.
With this move, Alabama joins a...