(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Federal regulations cost taxpayers trillions of dollars annually, with the average American household paying roughly $16,000 per year in hidden costs, according to a new report.
The nonpartisan Competitive Enterprise Institute released its annual Ten Thousand Commandments report Thursday. It shows that total compliance costs...
(Dan McCaleb, The Center Square) Democratic campaign contribution platform ActBlue is the target of President Donald's Trump's latest memorandum after Congressional committees reported evidence it found that ActBlue was used to circumvent campaign finance laws.
Trump signed the memorandum Thursday directing U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Treasury Secretary Scott...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Existing home sales fell 5.9% in March ahead of the busy spring selling season as the median price topped $400,000 – the highest median home price for any March, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Sales decreased in all four major U.S. regions.
Total existing-home...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A lawyer for New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday urged the Justice Department to refuse a Trump administration official’s request to prosecute the Democrat for mortgage fraud, calling it “improper political retribution."
In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, the lawyer, Abbe...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Despite record gold prices in rupee terms, gold imports into India rebounded in March after two months of decline.
India is the second-largest gold market in the world.
As of last week, the price of gold was up 23 percent so far this year in...
(Alan Wooten, The Center Square) U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock says ethics questions about his housing and financial disclosures have already been answered.
A conservative nonprofit in Washington is asking the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics for an investigation. The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust says information on his...
(Joshua D Glawson, Money Metals News Service) Investing in gold is a timeless strategy for preserving wealth, protecting against inflation, and diversifying financial portfolios.
At Money Metals Exchange®, investors can access real-time pricing, competitive premiums, and a wide range of physical gold products — making it one of the most...
(Money Metals News Service) In this episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey analyzes the surging gold market, the lagging performance of silver, and the broader economic forces fueling both trends.
From skyrocketing bullion prices to the Federal Reserve’s no-win monetary policy, Maharrey explains why now may...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) You won't likely come across a gold bar with a price tag hanging off it, but of course, it does have a price.
Have you ever wondered who sets that price?
The simple answer is nobody and everybody.
However, when you delve into the nuts and bolts...
(Dave Mason, The Center Square) Democratic attorneys general from Arizona and Oregon are co-leading a lawsuit to stop President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
“President Trump’s insane tariff scheme is not only economically reckless – it is illegal,” said Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, who was joined in the suit against Trump...
(José Niño, Headline USA) In 2024, the 19 wealthiest families in America saw their fortunes swell by an astonishing $1 trillion—more than the entire GDP of Switzerland.
These households, which make up the top 0.00001 percent of Americans, now control a record 1.8 percent of total U.S. household wealth, up...
(Lawrence W. Reed, Money Metals News Service) By the start of the 20th Century, governments and their diplomats around the world dubbed the (Turkish) Ottoman Empire “the sick man of Europe.”
Conventional wisdom, reflected in high school and college history texts to this day, cites these contributing factors in the...