(Headline USA) Meta is buying artificial intelligence startup Manus, as the owner of Facebook and Instagram continues an aggressive push to amp up AI offerings across its platforms.
The California tech giant declined to disclose financial details of the acquisition. But The Wall Street Journal reported that Meta closed the...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) According to an analysis of migration data from the three most populous states, more Californians and Floridians are moving to Texas than Texans are moving to those states.
Overall, the majority of out-of-state movers relocating to Texas are leaving Democratic-led states that have higher state...
(Headline USA) More than a thousand flights were canceled or delayed across the Northeast and Great Lakes regions due to snow as thousands took to U.S. roads and airports during the busy travel period between Christmas and New Year’s.
New York City received around four inches of snow Friday night into...
This includes 622,000 who were deported and 1.9 million who self-deported, according to year-end Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs data.
(Headline USA) U.S. futures edged lower and Asian shares were mixed Friday, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 leading gains.
The prices of gold and silver surged to records, extending their sharp gains for the year as investors including central banks have stocked up on the precious metals, which are viewed as safe...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Gold prices continued to rise in India, creating headwinds for jewelry demand while boosting investment.
India ranks as the world's second-largest gold market behind China.
Gold has increased 73 percent year-to-date in rupee terms. That compares with a 67 percent increase in dollar terms. A weakening...
(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of the Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey sits down with Peter C. Earle, PhD, of the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) to unpack what the gold standard actually is—and why it still matters in a world of fiat money.
Earle brings both academic and...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) The U.S. House passed the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act in a party line, 216-211, vote Wednesday, sending the bill to its likely demise in the Senate.
The bill, which will almost certainly fail to reach the Senate’s 60-vote threshold, is Republicans’...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The State Department on Wednesday approved a series of arms deals for Taiwan worth more than $11 billion, including multiple types of missile systems and munitions, an announcement that China has strongly condemned.
If the sales aren’t blocked by Congress, which is unlikely to happen since there’s...