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Chinese Gold Demand: A Tale of Two Sectors

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Chinese gold market is a tale of two sectors. The jewelry sector is struggling due to high prices, while gold investment has been red-hot. According to Metals Focus, increasing safe-haven and wealth preservation demand have boosted gold investment. However, high prices and a reduced...

Pentagon Commits to Tripling Patriot Missile Production at $4 Million Per Unit

(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) Boeing is partnering with the Department of War to triple its production of seekers for Patriot missiles, according to a joint announcement Wednesday. The U.S. has been working toward building up its supply of Patriot missiles for years, but the Trump administration announced earlier this...

California Seizes 37,000 Pounds of Fentanyl Since 2021

(Chris Woodward, The Center Square) California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced a public safety milestone: 37,000 pounds of fentanyl have been seized since 2021. That includes 54 million lethal fentanyl pills worth more than $500 million. Newsom’s office said the fentanyl was taken before it reached California communities. “While others chase headlines...

Trump Addresses Nation on Iran Strikes; Signals Conflict Nearing End

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) Just over a month after Operation Epic Fury began, President Donald Trump Wednesday proclaimed U.S. strikes on Iran are nearing completion, while telling allies to step up defense of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil and gas passageway. During a nearly 20-minute address from...

US Crude Tops $110 Per Barrel and Wall Street Tumbles After Trump Vows to Escalate Attacks on Iran

(Headline USA)  Stocks are dropping and oil prices are soaring after President Donald Trump vowed the U.S. will continue to attack Iran and failed to offer a clear timetable for ending the conflict in the Middle East. The S&P 500 fell 1.2% and the Dow sank 600 points and...

Artemis II Astronauts Bound for Moon After Rocketing Away On NASA’s First Lunar Voyage in Decades

(Headline USA)  Four astronauts embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon Wednesday, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century and the thrilling leadoff in NASA’s push toward a landing in two years. Carrying three Americans and one Canadian, the 32-story rocket rose from NASA’s Kennedy Space...

Uncle Sam’s Balance Sheet Looks Like Bankruptcy

(Money Metals News Service) In this episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey opens with a stark thought experiment. He asks listeners whether they would lend money to a head of household earning $52,446 a year, spending $73,378, running a $20,932 annual deficit, and sitting on $1,361,788...

Trump Threatens to Cut Arms Sales to Ukraine If NATO Does Not Aid War Against Iran

(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump has threatened to cut off arms sales to Ukraine if NATO members do not join his coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. While Trump halted military aid to Ukraine, he has continued to sell weapons to NATO members, who transfer the arms...

Trump Says ‘New’ Iranian President Requested Ceasefire

(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said that the “new” President of Iran had accepted a ceasefire with the US. Tehran quickly denied Trump’s statement.  “Iran’s New Regime President, much less Radicalized and far more intelligent than his predecessors, has just asked the United States of America for a CEASEFIRE!”...

US Deploying Another Aircraft Carrier to the Middle East for Iran War

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US is deploying a third aircraft carrier to the Middle East for operations against Iran, US officials told media outlets on Tuesday, a sign that the war will continue to escalate despite President Donald Trump’s claims that he is looking to end the conflict. The aircraft...

Advocacy Groups Urge YouTube to Protect Kids From ‘AI slop’ Videos

(Headline USA) Advocacy groups and experts condemned YouTube for serving up low-quality artificial intelligence-generated videos to its most vulnerable audience: children. In a letter to YouTube CEO Neal Mohan and Sundar Pichai, the CEO of YouTube’s parent company Google, children’s advocacy group Fairplay expresses “serious concern” about the spread of...

Trump Makes History at Supreme Court Amid Landmark Birthright Citizenship Challenge

(Emily Rodriguez & Brett Rowland, The Center Square) President Donald Trump made history Wednesday by attending oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court over his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, spotlighting a pivotal legal battle with far-reaching implications. Trump has been urging the Supreme Court to rule in...
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