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FINANCE

Ohio SNAP Benefits Expected to be Cut in Half

(J.D. Davidson, The Center Square) SNAP recipients in Ohio are expected to receive half of their regular monthly benefit allotment, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. However, there is still no plan for when that money will be distributed. Family Services on Tuesday said it has...

Supreme Court Weighs Challenge to Trump’s Tariff Power

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) President Donald Trump's global tariffs are under question as the U.S. Supreme Court hears one of the most significant economic cases in decades with wide-ranging implications for the president's foreign policy agenda and for businesses and consumers around the world. Supreme Court justices challenged U.S....

Trump Says SNAP Benefits On Hold Until Government Reopens

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) President Donald Trump said Tuesday that federal food benefits won't go out until the government reopens, a statement at odds with what his administration has said publicly and told federal judges who ordered the government to use emergency funds to keep benefits flowing. Trump made...

Congressional Perks: House Members, Staff Get Daycare, On-Call Doctor

(Arthur Kane, The Center Square) Job perks like an on-call doctor, on-site daycare and millions of dollars for food, beverages and bottled water sound like something offered to employees of big tech firms. But actually, taxpayers are paying for those perks for members of Congress and often their staff, an...

Median Age for a First-Time Home Buyer Hits 40, a Record High

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The median age for a first-time home buyer just hit 40, a record high, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors.  The median buyer age increased to a peak of 59 years, up from 56 the previous year. The median age...

Government Shutdown to Surpass 35 days, Breaking all Records

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) For the 14th time, U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday filibustered Republicans’ funding bill to reopen the government, guaranteeing that the ongoing shutdown, now on its 35th day, will be the longest in U.S. history. The government has remained closed since Oct. 1, after Democratic senators...

Central Bank Gold Buying Hit Highest Level of the Year in September

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Central bank gold buying hit the highest level of the year in September, with several new banks adding to their reserves. Globally, central banks officially added a net 39 tonnes of gold to their holdings in September. That was up 79 percent month-on-month and...

Duffy: We are Going to Go After the CDL Mills

(Alan Wooten, The Center Square) Safety concerns, two triple-fatals involving 18-wheelers and a closer look at commercial driver’s licenses has led the U.S. Department of Transportation to say, “We are going to go after the CDL mills.” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy at a news conference said some schools for CDLs...

Trump Administration Says SNAP will be Partially Funded in November

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after two judges issued rulings requiring it to keep the nation's largest food aid program running. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, had planned to freeze payments starting Nov. 1...

Venezuela’s Nobel Prize Winner Says US ‘Escalation’ Is Needed To Overthrow Maduro

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Maria Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader who recently won the Nobel Peace Prize, said in an interview with Bloomberg that US military “escalation” is the only way to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and confirmed that she is in contact with Trump administration officials. When asked...

Don’t Let the Precious Metals Bull Shake You Off

(Clint Siegner, Money Metals News Service) Investors have to manage their emotions and deal with surprises in order to succeed. This is particularly true for bullion investors, who can expect more than their share of volatility and unexpected price action. Gold and silver don’t enjoy genuine support on Wall Street...

Is the Fed About to Restart Quantitative Easing?

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) While the rate cut got most of the attention, the Federal Reserve made another move during its October meeting that is arguably more consequential. The central bank announced it will end balance sheet reduction (quantitative tightening, or QT) in December. In practice, this means...
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