(José Niño, Headline USA) In a move aimed at rewarding merit and experience, the Trump administration is planning to eliminate the H-1B lottery and allocate visas by offered wages.
This move comes after much debate over whether the traditional lottery system, in place for years to handle overwhelming demand, is...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Where do we get our gold?
Last year, mines globally produced an estimated 3,661 tonnes of gold. It was a new record, but only 3 tonnes higher than the previous record set in 2018.
Between 1970 and 2019, gold production generally increased year after year....
(Headline USA) The U.S. Congress is poised to subpoena controversial testimony from Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a lengthy prison sentence after being convicted of helping financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls.
If those efforts are successful, Maxwell may join a long list of prominent people — ranging from mafiosos...
(Money Metals News Service) Even while vacationing in California for a hockey tournament, Money Metals Midweek Memo host Mike Maharrey stayed loyal to his audience, delivering another insightful "Ask Mike Anything" episode.
Pre-recorded just before his trip, Maharrey tackled a range of questions from listeners—covering gold storage, interest rates, debt markets, inflation,...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, on Wednesday filed a longshot 22-count defamation lawsuit against popular podcaster Candace Owens in a Delaware court.
The lawsuit aims to squash online rumors claiming Brigitte was born a biological man. However, Owens doubled down on her claims...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) President Donald Trump said Tuesday that CBS News’s parent company, Paramount, agreed to pay him $36 million over 60 Minutes’ deceptively edited interview of Kamala Harris, the twice-failed presidential candidate, weeks before the 2024 election.
In a Truth Social post, Trump said Paramount has already paid $16 million, with...
(TJ Martinell, The Center Square) Washington state’s Medicaid spending has quintupled, or increased five times over, since the 2013-15 biennium, according to an analysis by The Center Square.
Along with that increased spending, the number of those on Medicaid has climbed, though some health care experts note that despite this...
(Jp Cortez, Money Metals News Service) On Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for a full review of the Federal Reserve system. He said on CNBC’s Squawk Box, “I think what we need to do is examine the entire Federal Reserve institution and whether they have been successful.”
It’s a completely...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Over the last few years, several states have exempted gold and silver bullion from sales taxes, but during the 2025 legislative session, two went the opposite direction.
Bill passed in Maryland and Washington State imposed sales taxes on bullion, effectively levying a tax on...
(Tom Joyce, The Center Square) A new report says BlackRock, the world’s largest investment firm, is still acting against fossil fuel companies in violation of Texas law, even though the company was recently removed from the state’s boycott list.
Texas passed a law in 2021 called Senate Bill 13. It’s aimed at...
(Brien Lundin, Money Metals News Service) After a couple of weeks away from the markets on a much-needed vacation, I spent last week furiously digging into the metals markets to see if I had missed anything.
I didn’t.
In fact, the metals, aside from some periodic excitement in silver, had been performing...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Gold was up nearly 26 percent through the first six months of 2025, ranking as the top-performing asset class.
This booming performance continued the momentum built in 2024 when gold surged by 26.5 percent.
After recording 40 all-time highs in 2024, gold set another 26 all-time highs through the...