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(Andrew Rice, The Center Square)  U.S. inflation decreased by 0.4% in June, for a seasonally adjusted total of 3.5% over the year, driven by rapidly falling energy costs, according to a new report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Inflation rose by 0.5% in May before declining 0.4%...

(Headline USA) An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer’s disease in a markedly different way than today’s treatments — by lowering levels of a brain protein called tau, researchers reported Tuesday. Tau is one part of a toxic duo fueling Alzheimer’s but prior attempts to develop drugs that can...

(Headline USA) Billionaire Warren Buffett omitted Bill Gates’ foundation from his annual donations this year after disclosures of the Microsoft co-founder’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He will donate about $6 billion to four foundations connected to his own family, but did not mention Gates in his...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) If you’re reading the headlines, you know that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in even cooler than expected. And the expectation was for a much cooler CPI thanks to falling oil prices. However, the CPI doesn’t tell the entire inflation story. The CPI...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) An increase in the import duty on precious metals has led to a significant shortage of physical silver in India, pushing premiums to six-month highs. The Indian government announced the 9 percent duty increase in May. The change pushed the import tax on gold and...

(Jp Cortez, Money Metals News Service) How do you turn a sound money bill into a big-government bill? Florida has just shown us. When Florida lawmakers approved so-called 'transactional gold' legislation, supporters claimed it was a historic step toward restoring gold and silver as constitutional money. Governor Ron DeSantis, who is often thought...

(Stefan Gleason, Money Metals News Service) Gold and silver traded in a volatile fashion over the past several days as investors weighed conflicting signals from the Federal Reserve, economic data, and geopolitical developments in the Middle East. Both metals attempted to rebound early in the week after softer labor-market data...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) When you watch the gold price all day, every day, you start to pick up on trends intuitively. Since gold corrected in January, I’ve noticed it often rises in the early morning and then drops as soon as the U.S. market opens. This...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Gold is only down around 7 percent on the year and has remained one of the best-performing assets over the last 12 months. However, gold has fallen around 30 percent from its mid-January highs, and the bears seem to be in control for the...

(Money Metals News Service) Gold and silver may have spent much of 2026 consolidating after January's sharp correction, but veteran precious metals analyst Ed Steer believes the next major move could be much higher. In a conversation with Money Metals' Mike Maharrey, Steer explained why tightening physical supplies, growing demand...

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) America’s fleeting interest in soccer may once again have abated following a humiliating World Cup defeat to Belgium last Monday, in a game that saw President Donald Trump become personally involved over a red-card dispute. But the high-profile flop in the first elimination round was not...

(Chris Woodward, The Center Square) California saw $1.4 billion in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program errors for Fiscal Year 2025. That accounts for $3.8 million every single day. That's part of a trend of Southwestern states having to repay the federal government for SNAP benefits. A payment error rate refers to instances of...