(Money Metals News Service) With President Donald J. Trump taking the oath of office yesterday, it promises to be a news-filled week of executive orders and appointments.
Markets are watching for proclamations on the economic policy front. Trump stated yesterday that he looks to hit Canada and Mexico with 25%...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The day after President Donald Trump took office, the U.S. Treasury said it would need to employ "extraordinary measures" to avoid hitting the debt limit.
In a letter, outgoing Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said extraordinary measures would begin Jan. 21.
Because of that limit, Yellen said she...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Where does the world get its silver?
In 2023, silver mines produced 830.5 million ounces of silver. That total is projected to decline by about 1 percent to 823.5 million ounces in 2024.
Silver mine output has been declining for nearly a decade. Mine production peaked...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) You spent more money in 2024 but didn't get very much more stuff.
Retail sales rose 3.9 percent last year. Based on that number alone, you might think Americans consumed a lot more goods and services than they did the previous year. You might...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) We could be setting up for a significant squeeze in the gold and silver markets.
Last week, Money Metals reported uncertainty in the gold and silver markets due to worries about tariffs on precious metals entering the United States. We’re seeing signs that concern is growing,...
(Money Metals News Service) Money Metals podcast host Mike Maharrey recently interviewed Axel Merk, president and chief investment officer of Merk Investments, to discuss the evolving dynamics of precious metals markets and broader economic trends.
Their discussion covered deregulation, global instability, fiscal policy, and strategic investment in gold and mining. Below...
(Julianna Frieman, Headline USA) Talk radio 1210 WPHT host Rich Zeoli slammed Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Saturday night for his MAGA makeover following President-elect Donald Trump’s historic election victory.
On Saturday Night with Jimmy Failla, Zeoli took aim at “big beta” Zuckerberg, who recently boasted a manly self-image rebrand on The Joe...
(Julianna Frieman, Headline USA) TikTok went dark in the U.S. early Sunday, and the popular social media app pinned its hopes for revival on President-elect Donald Trump.
An error message saying, “Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now,” appeared before users who attempted to access the unavailable app on their devices, which...
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday that he had a "very good" call with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping. They discussed many issues between the countries, such as fentanyl pouring from China to the United States, the future of TikTok and Trump's potential...
(Kim Jarrett, The Center Square) BlackRock, Inc. has settled a dispute with Tennessee over its ESG practices, which the state said misled consumers.
Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti filed a consumer protection lawsuit against the investment firm in December 2023.
The state accused BlackRock of failing to tell investors how much environmental, social,...
(Julianna Frieman, Headline USA) Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, blasted the billionaires who back the Democrat Party on Friday’s episode of his podcast.
As “tech titan” CEOs from ex-anti-Trump companies like Amazon, Google and Meta move toward Trump, leftist media outlets have spun their kowtowing to the president-elect as an “oligarchy.”
President Joe...
(Julianna Frieman, Headline USA) A dip in sales finally made Walgreens acknowledge that it was shoplifters who belonged behind bars—not toothpaste, shaving cream or your daily multivitamin.
Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Tim Wentworth vowed to find another solution to retail theft after a Jan. 10 earnings report revealed his company saw...