Sunday, February 8, 2026

FINANCE

Precious Metals in 2026: Will the Bulls Keep Running?

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) 2025 was quite the year for precious metals. What does 2026 have in store for gold, silver, platinum, and palladium? Last year, gold rose by over 64 percent, setting 53 new record highs along the way. Silver gained just under 148 percent. Platinum’s price...

Thousands of Nurses Go on Strike at Several Major New York City Hospitals

(Headline USA) Thousands of nurses in three hospital systems in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield breakthroughs in their contract disputes. “Nurses on strike! ... Fair contract now!” they shouted on a picket line outside NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's campus in Upper Manhattan....

Stocks of Credit Card Companies Slump as Wall Street Overall Drifts in Mixed Trading

Stocks of credit card companies are dropping Monday after President Donald Trump threatened moves that could eat into their profits

Trump Declares National Emergency to Protect Stolen Venezuela Funds

After ordering the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3, Trump claimed that the US was controlling the country...

Federal Reserve Chair is Under Criminal Investigation

(Headline USA) Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony this summer about the Fed's building renovations. The subpoenas relate to Powell's testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June, the...

One Year In, a ‘Ho-Hum’ Jobs Report

(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) December’s jobs data changed little from November, rounding out an underwhelming year for the U.S. labor market. Initial estimates put job gains at 50,000, though if December is like every other month this year, that number will be revised downward in the coming months. By comparison,...

Federal Judge Blocks Mamdani from Halting Bankruptcy Sales

(Chris Wade, The Center Square) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's push to stop the bankruptcy sale of more than 5,000 rent-subsidized apartments in the city has been blocked, temporarily, by the federal courts. Mamdani, who was sworn into office last week, directed the city’s Law Department shortly after taking...

Report: Child Care as Expensive as College

(Kim Jarrett, The Center Square) The average cost of child care for infants in Tennessee is $13,926, more expensive than tuition at the state's four public universities, according to a report from the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth. The State of the Child in Tennessee 2025 Report examined child-related...

Silver Squeeze: Greg Weldon on $100 Silver and Fed QE

(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of the Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey welcomes back Greg Weldon and notes Weldon’s long career that began in the 1980s on the trading floor in the gold and silver pits. Maharrey says the last time Weldon appeared, in mid-October, gold had just pushed...

Trump Eyes Striking Mexican Cartels

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) President Donald Trump says he will be expanding the war on drugs in Latin America, striking targets south of the border. During an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Trump made the announcement, with plans to target Mexican drug cartels. “We are going to start now...

Meta Lines Up Massive Supply of Nuclear Power to Energize AI Data Centers

(Headline USA) Meta has cut a trio of deals to power its artificial intelligence data centers, securing enough energy to light up the equivalent of about 5 million homes. The parent company of Facebook on Friday announced agreements with TerraPower, Oklo and Vistra for nuclear power for its Prometheus AI...

Trump Slashes Guest Worker Visas Program

The Trump administration has sharply curtailed supplemental visas for seasonal workers...
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