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(Headline USA) ChatGPT will tell 13-year-olds how to get drunk and high, instruct them on how to conceal eating disorders and even compose a heartbreaking suicide letter to their parents if asked, according to new research from a watchdog group. Researchers reviewed more than three hours of interactions between ChatGPT and...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) While the bulls are running down Wall Street and stocks keep surging to new record highs, Joe Main Street is feeling stressed. LegalShield’s Consumer Stress Index (CSLI) increased by 4.4 percent in the second quarter and is at the highest level since November 2020, when the...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Citibank just did a 180 on gold and now forecasts new record highs before the end of the year. Just six weeks after lowering its forecast and warning that gold could drop below $3,000 before the end of the year, Citibank now projects gold...

(Jesse Colombo, Money Metals News Service) Although gold has been relatively quiet in recent months following a strong start to the year, many investors have lost interest or assumed the rally has run its course. However, I believe gold may be setting up for another powerful advance, with the potential to...

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) After weeks of stalling, Democratic leaders are finally expressing willingness to engage with Republicans in the government funding process – but they’re wielding Medicaid as a bargaining chip. Congress has until Sept. 30 – the end of fiscal year 2025 – to pass all 12...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The New York Times published new photos on Tuesday of Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan mansion, including one indicating that the deceased sex trafficker once had a bet with billionaire Bill Gates. Among the photos released by the Times is a framed dollar signed by Gates, with the...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Letter) Higher prices appear to have put a drag on central bank gold buying. However, the pace of expanding gold reserves remains far above the historical average. Central banks globally added 166 tonnes of gold to their reserves in the second quarter. That was a 33...

The vast majority of U.S. adults are at least somewhat stressed about the cost of groceries, a new poll finds, as prices continue to rise and concerns about the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs remain widespread. About half of all Americans say the cost of groceries is a “major”...

U.S. and Chinese officials may be able to settle many of their differences to reach a trade deal and avert punishing tariffs, but they remain far apart on one issue: the U.S. demand that China stop purchasing oil from Iran and Russia. “China will always ensure its energy supply in...

(Headline USA) Boeing workers who build fighter jets are planning to go on strike Monday at midnight. About 3,200 workers at Boeing facilities in St. Louis; St. Charles, Missouri; and Mascoutah, Illinois, voted to reject a modified four-year labor agreement with Boeing, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers...

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) A tech entrepreneur's viral thread about corporate espionage using Israeli software went viral Friday after catching the attention of Elon Musk and other prominent social-media influencers. The thread suggested, among other things, that Facebook may have hacked into the encryption software of rival Snapchat in order...

(Money Metals News Service) In a compelling episode of the Money Metals Podcast, host Mike Maharrey sits down with Frank E. Holmes, CEO and CIO of U.S. Global Investors and Executive Chairman of Hive Blockchain Technologies, for a wide-ranging discussion on gold, platinum, interest rates, the dollar, and the shifting...