FINANCE

(Money Metals News Service) For decades, investors largely viewed central banks as the primary force determining interest rates. According to Massif Capital founder and managing director Will Thomson, that era is beginning to end. Joining Mike Maharrey on the Money Metals podcast, Thomson argued that investors are once again pricing bonds...

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square)  Following allegations of foreign adversaries meddling in U.S. elections during a primetime address Thursday by President Donald Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin laid out a plan of action to secure American votes. Mullin delivered remarks to the media Friday, equating election security to national...

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump said Friday that Darline Graham, the sister of the late Lindsey Graham, has his support to run for a full term to replace her brother in the U.S. Senate. He wrote on social media that she “has been a WINNER all of her life and,...

(Headline USA) Millions of people in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states muddled through another day of unhealthy air from uncontrolled wildfires on Friday, as smoke enveloped the nation’s capital in a gloomy, eerie haze. Air quality warnings were expected to remain in effect through Saturday across a wide...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Rhode Island shoppers should expect longer wait times at the grocery store. Reason reports the state now leads the country in restricting grocery self-checkout, after Gov. Daniel McKee put his name on the Restrictions on Self-Service Checkout Stations Act in late June.  The statute demands one...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Central Command on Thursday announced it was bombing Iran for the sixth consecutive night as the US continues to escalate its attacks on the country. “At 2 pm ET today, US forces began conducting a new wave of strikes against Iran for the sixth consecutive night...

(Headline USA) SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket came within a second or so from blasting off on a test flight Thursday, but some of the engines failed to ignite, triggering a launch abort amid billowing clouds of smoke and vapor. Elon Musk, the company's founder and CEO, said two engines will...

(Headline USA) Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locations across five U.S. states as a source of the widespread outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Thursday warned consumers not to eat shredded iceberg lettuce from Taco Bell...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Justice Department announced Tuesday that several jewelry dealers have been arrested for allegedly smuggling nearly $1 billion worth of gold jewelry into the U.S. without paying customs duties. The U.S. has agreements with Oman and Singapore that allows jewelry made there to be imported duty-free....

(Headline USA) Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche met Thursday with accusers of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein following the demand by a Republican senator whose support is crucial to advancing his nomination to lead the Justice Department. Blanche spent about an hour at Justice Department headquarters in Washington with the...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A former senior adviser for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors was sentenced to 38 months in prison on Wednesday for conspiring to steal trade secrets for the People’s Republic of China. The ex-Fed official, John Harold Rogers, 63, of Vienna, Virginia, was arrested in January 2025. A...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is becoming an increasingly important source of global gold supply. Artisanal mines are small-scale operations generally run by individuals, families, or small groups using simple tools and minimal mechanization. The sharply higher gold price has increased the profitability of small-scale...