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Despite FDA Ban on Red Dye No. 3, Demand for Colorful Food Engrained in U.S. Psyche

(Headline USA) You know you've said it. We all have. “Mmm, that looks so delicious — I want to try some!” That's because when it comes to what we eat, it's not just a matter of taste. What foods and drinks look like—the colors we see before the first morsels or...

‘Pocahontas’ Gets on the Trump Train, Will Work w/ White House to Curb De-Banking

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) President Donald Trump has an unlikely ally in its fight to stop financial instructions from arbitrarily closing customers’ accounts over their political views—a process known as “de-banking.” Indeed, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., whom Trump nicknamed “Pocahontas” over her dubious claims to be of Native American heritage,...

Waffle House Adds 50-Cent Surcharge for Eggs as Biden Bird Flu Shortage Continues

(Headline USA) The Waffle House restaurant chain is putting a 50 cent per egg surcharge in place due to the biggest bird flu outbreak in a decade. The 24-7 restaurant said that the resulting egg shortage has led to a dramatic increase in its costs. Tone-deaf Democrats, including House Minority Leader...

Gold Helps Protect Australians Against Depreciating Aussie Dollar

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Because we tend to look at gold's performance in dollars, it's easy to forget that it is also priced in other currencies. We know that gold set records in dollar terms, but, how did it perform in other countries? In most currencies, it did even...

Will Tariffs Cause “Inflation?”

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Federal Reserve may finally have another scapegoat for the inflation it created – tariffs. Two Fed officials recently warned about the possible inflationary consequences of President Trump’s aggressive tariff policies. Of broad-based tariffs, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said, “one would...

LOPEZ: Biden Trade Rep. Threw a Wrench in U.S. Innovation by Blocking Nippon Steel Deal

(Victor Lopez, Headline USA contributor) In an era where American competitiveness is under siege from nations like China, we cannot afford to let bureaucratic interference and political gamesmanship stifle economic opportunity. The past administration’s opposition to Nippon Steel’s $15 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel was emblematic of a troubling trend:...

Will the Fed’s Waste & Abuse Finally Get Attention Too?

(Clint Siegner, Money Metals News Service) Americans got an eyeful of the waste and fraud which has been rampant in federal spending last week. A barrage of announcements by the Trump administration included putting the brakes on a $50 million program to buy and supply condoms to people in...

Redefining Gold Investment: Nebu Gold and the Rise of Wearable Wealth

(Money Metals News Service) In a recent Money Metals podcast, Mike Maharrey interviewed Helen Viljoen, founder and CEO of Nebu Gold, a South African company that has pioneered the concept of “investment jewelry.” The discussion highlighted how Nebu Gold combines high-purity gold and platinum with elegant design to create jewelry that serves...

An Inflation Deja Vu?

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Are we heading for a repeat performance of the resurrection of inflation that we saw in the mid-1970s? It sure appears to be setting up that way. The Federal Reserve declared victory over price inflation over the summer when it began rolling back its balance...

Continuing Physical Gold and Silver Shortage in London Pressures Prices Higher

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The flow of physical gold and silver from London to New York continued last week, with JPMorgan announcing plans to move $4 billion in metal to deliver against futures contracts. Meanwhile, big players in the gold market are reportedly begging central banks to...

Inspector General: Taliban Has No Legal Right to Billions in Foreign Aid from Biden Admin.

(Headline USA) The watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan said the Taliban have no legal right to billions of dollars in funding set aside for the country because they are not recognized as its government and are under sanctions. In its latest report issued Friday, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or SIGAR, also said...

Texas Gov. Bans Chinese AI Apps from Gov’t Devices Due to Security Threat

(Headline USA) Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued a ban on Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek for government-issued devices, becoming the first state to restrict the popular chatbot in such a manner. The upstart platform sent shockwaves through Wall Street after launching on the Apple app store last week with buzz over its...
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