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(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) After moderating credit card spending in January, American consumers pulled out the plastic yet again in February. Credit card balances surged, driving overall consumer debt up by another $14.1 billion, a 3.4 percent annual increase. Americans now owe $5.05 trillion in consumer debt, according to...

(Headline USA) MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle reacted on Sunday to news of former President Donald Trump’s latest fundraising haul by complaining that Trump is the “luckiest man in the world.” In an appearance on Inside with Jen Psaki, Ruhle admitted that Trump’s $50.5 million haul from one fundraising event last quarter...

(Clint Siegner, Money Metals News Service) A top writer for the Wall Street Journal thinks Americans who complain about the economy just aren't aware of how good things are. Chief Economics Commentator Greg Ip wrote a gaslighting article last week with the headline, "What's Wrong With the Economy? It's You,...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) On Friday, Zimbabwe officials introduced a gold-backed currency in an effort to stabilize the economy. But the root of the country’s problem remains – the government. The ZiG (Zimbabwe gold) will replace the Zimbabwean dollar (RTGS) over the next month. The currency will be...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The impact of Bidenflation has reached the hosts of ABC News's Good Morning America, as one host was left stunned after learning about the soaring grocery prices.  During a Friday segment comparing grocery prices from 2019 to 2024, co-host Michael Strahan appeared visibly shocked as his colleague...

(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) A new livestock-borne virus that has contributed to the surging prices of chicken and eggs, forcing Chick-fil-A to backtrack on its longstanding policy against the use of antibiotics, may now be threatening cows and even humans, raising anxieties about potential food shortages, another pandemic or...

(Headline USA) The New York City Marathon organizers will soon have to pay a bridge toll, just like every other commuter, if New York transit officials have their way. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is demanding the New York Road Runners, organizers of the venerable race generally held the first Sunday of each...

(Headline USA) In a scathing indictment of Microsoft corporate security and transparency, a Biden administration-appointed review board issued a report Tuesday saying “a cascade of errors” by the tech giant let state-backed Chinese cyber operators break into email accounts of senior U.S. officials including Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. The Cyber Safety Review...

(Headline USA) When Califorina leftists voted to impose a $20-per-hour minimum wage for fast-food workers, many warned of the unintended consequences, including massive price hikes on food in an already inflationary economy. That, however, may have been more of a feature than a glitch for the nanny state, which has...

(Headline USA) Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg claimed that Americans reluctant to purchase electric vehicles are like people who didn’t want to adopt cell phones in the 2000s. Asked about the slowing sales of electric vehicles despite the Biden administration’s efforts to boost demand with subsidies, Buttigieg insisted Americans need to...

(Headline USA) A company that provides services for immigrants in federal detention was ordered Tuesday to pay more than $811 million in restitution and penalties in a lawsuit alleging it used deceptive and abusive tactics. Nexus Services must pay roughly $231 million in restitution as well as penalties of $13.8 million to...

(Headline USA) Donald Trump is suing two co-founders of Trump Media & Technology Group, the newly public parent company of his Truth Social platform, arguing that they should forfeit their stock in the company because they set it up improperly. The former U.S. president's lawsuit, which was filed on March 24 in...