(Headline USA) Lawyers representing OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, cities, states, counties, Native American tribes, people with addiction and others across the U.S. delivered a nearly unanimous message for a bankruptcy court judge Friday: Approve a plan to settle thousands of opioid-related lawsuits against the company and members of the...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) He was hoping for a lucky day of fishing. As it turned out, he was luckier than he could have imagined.
An unnamed Swedish fisherman was digging around for worms at his summer home, prepping for a day on the lake. Along with some...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The government killed the penny. RIP.
It was tantamount to shooting the messenger.
On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Mint produced the final five circulating pennies.
The Treasury stopped mass-producing pennies months ago after President Trump passed a death sentence, ordering an end to the venerable 1-cent piece...
(Headline USA) With the longest U.S. government shutdown over, state officials said Thursday that they are working quickly to get full SNAP food benefits to millions of people, though it still could take up to a week for some to receive their delayed aid.
A back-and-forth series of court rulings...
(José Niño, Headline USA) President Donald Trump ignited fresh controversy within his own political base during a Fox News interview on Monday, defending his plan to double Chinese student visas to 600,000 while dismissing concerns from MAGA supporters about espionage and intellectual property theft.
The contentious exchange centered on Trump's...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Israel is seeking a 20-year military aid deal with the US and is looking to increase the annual amount of military assistance it receives from Washington, Axios reported on Thursday.
A 20-year deal would double the usual term for US-Israel military aid agreements. The current Memorandum of...
(Jesse Colombo, Money Metals News Service) A few days ago, I published a popular report called “Why Gold’s Bull Market Is Still Young,” where I analyzed gold’s current secular bull market by comparing it to its previous two secular bull markets in the 1970s and the 2000s.
I examined how...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The S&P 500 to gold ratio has fallen to the lowest reading since the pandemic and is at a critical support level. This could signal more upside for the yellow metal.
Stocks and gold have risen in tandem in 2025. The S&P 500 is...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) There has been a lot of talk about tariff $2,000 rebate checks. If they materialize, you should consider using them to buy gold or silver.
It appears the Trump administration is serious about this proposal, although there are plenty of question marks. On Wednesday, White...
(José Niño, Headline USA) President Donald Trump defended H-1B skilled worker visas during a Fox News interview on Monday, sparking backlash from his MAGA base while highlighting tensions created by a controversial September ICE raid that detained hundreds of South Korean engineers at a Georgia battery plant.
The contentious exchange...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A federal grand jury indicted California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff in a sweeping corruption and fraud scheme spanning 23 counts, according to court records.
Dana Williamson, a self-described political consultant, worked for Newsom from January 2023 to December 2024. Prosecutors claimed she conspired to divert...
(Money Metals News Service) In this episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey leans on Greg Weldon’s “debt black hole” metaphor to explain how towering obligations now warp policy, markets, and household finances.
The lens is simple and unsettling: when the mass of debt grows large enough, it distorts...