(By Kenneth Schrupp, The Center Square) California legislators have been told to expect a deficit of $10 billion or more even if revenues do not fall due to higher than anticipated spending, reports Politico.
Critics note that the $10 billion figure matches estimated costs of the state’s expansion of eligibility...
(Headline USA) Google will pay $1.4 billion to Texas to settle claims the company collected users' data without permission, the state’s attorney general announced Friday.
Attorney General Ken Paxton described the settlement as sending a message to tech companies that he will not allow them to make money off of “selling...
(Money Metals News Service) In this episode of the Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey chats with Dr. Nomi Prins in an engaging interview.
Dr. Nomi Prins kicked off the discussion by framing today’s gold rally as just the beginning of a much larger trend. She forecasted gold reaching $3,000...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Joe Biden’s reputation rehab tour may soon include a massive payday.
The disgraced former president is reportedly eyeing a multi-million-dollar book deal alongside his wife, former First Lady Jill Biden.
Biden, fresh off defending his scandal-plagued legacy on the leftist show The View, is already drafting a...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) It’s no wonder people don’t understand inflation. High school students are only being taught half the story.
A friend ran across this lesson for International Baccalaureate (IB) high school students. The IB program is “a rigorous, two-year high school curriculum (Grades 11 and 12)...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) This is the stuff of dreams. Scientists have turned lead into gold!
Since ancient times, people have been trying to figure out how to transform common metals such as lead or iron into gold.
Alchemy originated in Egypt in the first century. It became a...
(Steve Wilson, The Center Square) The loss of three F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft in the Red Sea could cost taxpayers $180 million to replace before production ends on the jets in 2027.
In six months of operations against Houthi militants in Yemen, the U.S.S. Harry Truman has lost three...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Seeking to reorder global trade with America at the center, President Donald Trump announced the framework of a trade deal with the United Kingdom on Thursday.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer, since 2024 leader of a nation that maintains a special relationship with the U.S. including...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would hold interest rates unchanged as it warned about the potential for higher unemployment and higher inflation as a result of President Donald Trump's trade plans.
"If the large increases in tariffs that have been announced are sustained, they’re...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Flows of gold into Asian ETFs exploded in April, driving global ETF gold holdings higher for the fifth straight month.
Last month, 115.3 tonnes of gold poured into gold-backed funds globally. It was the strongest month since August 2022.
A combination of additional gold and...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) In a rare moment of honesty, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell admitted he and his fellow central bankers don’t know what they’re doing as they wrapped up the May Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.
As was expected, the Fed held interest rates steady...
(Money Metals News Service) In the latest episode of Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey delivers an insightful breakdown of global gold demand trends in Q1 2025, highlighting a striking divide between Eastern and Western investors.
While Asian nations continue to accumulate gold at a torrid pace, American investors are...