(Headline USA) AT&T said it has begun notifying millions of customers about the theft of personal data recently discovered online.
The telecommunications giant said Saturday that a dataset found on the “dark web” contains information such as Social Security numbers for about 7.6 million current AT&T account holders and 65.4...
(Headline USA) Most fast-food workers in California will be paid at least $20 an hour beginning Monday when a new law is scheduled to kick in threatening to raise prices in a state already infamous for its high cost of living.
Democrats in the state Legislature passed the law last...
(Mike Gleason, Money Metals News Service) We’re seeing another big move in the gold market. The monetary metal reached a new record high on Thursday to close out this holiday-shortened trading week. Gold finished the week, the month, and the quarter on a high note at $2,243 an ounce,...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Everybody wants to know when the Federal Reserve is going to declare victory over price inflation and begin loosening monetary policy.
The real question is - when are they going to make monetary policy tight again?
Because despite all the worry about high interest rates,...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Why should you have gold in your portfolio The World Gold Council puts it this way in its recent report Gold as a Strategic Asset.
"Gold has a key role as a strategic long-term investment and as a mainstay allocation in a well-diversified portfolio....
(Peter St. Onge, Money Metals News Service) In case you thought anybody in Washington was driving this thing, they are not.
It’s official: the Department of Treasury is now issuing debt at pandemic levels. It’s worth noting the pandemic record was double the previous record, which had stood for 231...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Holding fiat currency is risky business and that’s not going to change any time soon. Currency risk is one of the factors driving the recent rally in gold and silver. It’s no coincidence that the recent gold and silver rally started as the...
(Money Metals News Service) In this episode of Money Metals' Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey discusses the perceived ineffectiveness of the prevailing political strategy in the United States, which revolves around the notion of "voting the bums out" to solve issues.
Maharrey argues that this approach doesn't lead to significant...
(Headline USA) The Federal Trade Commission is investigating TikTok over its data and security practices, a probe that could lead to a settlement or a lawsuit against the company, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The investigation is the latest battle in Washington for the social-media company, which...
(Headline USA) Allies of Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney reached a settlement agreement Wednesday in a state court fight over how Walt Disney World is developed in the future following the takeover of the theme park resort's government by the Florida governor.
In a meeting, the DeSantis-appointed members of the...
(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) The brother of Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills helped Chinese nationals execute the sale of an illicit marijuana farm in the state, the Maine Wire reported.
Xiling Ou, 44, was the original owner of the old house and its 9-acre parcel of land in Corinna, Maine.
But...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Weeks after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell evaded a sitting congressman's questions about the central bank’s foreign gold holdings, the Fed has also declined to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request for records about such holdings.
The Federal Reserve’s lack of transparency comes amidst...