(Headline USA) Luigi Mangione spoke out in court Friday against the prospect of back-to-back trials over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, telling a judge: “It’s the same trial twice. One plus one is two. Double jeopardy by any commonsense definition.”
Mangione, 27, made the remarks as court officers...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Seattle Seahawks will square off against the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl on Sunday. The winner will take home a big chunk of silver.
And it is worth a heck of a lot more than the trophy the Philadelphia Eagles took...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Underscoring the fact that gold is money, Tanzania plans to use part of its gold reserves to finance infrastructure development.
Late last month, President Samia Suluhu Hassan directed the Tanzanian central bank to liquidate a portion of its $1.3 billion in gold reserves.
The move...
(Headline USA) Brad Karp, chairman of one of the country’s most anti-MAGA law firms, has resigned from his position after the release of emails revealing his exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein, a high-profile departure in the fallout among those with ties to the late convicted sex offender.
A statement Wednesday from Paul,...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Africa Command said in a press release on Tuesday that its forces launched an airstrike in Somalia on February 1 as the Trump administration continues escalating its air war in the country.
The command said the strike targeted the ISIS affiliate in Somalia’s northeastern Puntland region,...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) A cooperation agreement between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and Shanghai will facilitate gold trading as part of a push to elevate the role of China’s two financial centers in the global gold market.
Western markets – London, New York, and Switzerland...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) After rising to an all-time high of 4,025 tonnes in 2025, ETF gold holdings continued to climb in January, growing by another 120.1 tonnes.
In dollar terms, ETFs globally added $19 billion to their gold holdings. It was the strongest monthly gain on record.
The...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) California gubernatorial candidate and Rep. Eric Swalwell has plowed through more than $200,000 in campaign donations to pay for childcare, including several thousand dollars paid to his own wife, Brittany Swalwell, the mother of his children.
Federal Election Commission filings show that the $200,000 originates from 2019 through 2025....
(Joshua D Glawson, Money Metals News Service) There is a new viral trend on YouTube and social media of an “Asian Guy” generated by artificial intelligence (AI) tools, spreading mostly false or misleading information across the precious metals industry.
At this point, you might stop and ask yourself, “If it...
(Money Metals News Service) In this episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey returns with a single message for listeners watching the screen turn red. Perspective matters more than panic.
He opens with a quick personal aside from Florida, where an outdoor hockey game in Tampa turned...
(Headline USA) The Washington Post laid off one-third of its staff Wednesday, eliminating its sports section, several foreign bureaus and its books coverage.
The Post's executive editor, Matt Murray, called the move painful but necessary to put the outlet on stronger footing and to weather changes in technology and user...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The State Department on Tuesday approved a potential $3 billion F-15 fighter jet sustainment deal for Saudi Arabia, as the Trump administration is fulfilling its pledge to sell Riyadh a large number of weapons.
The latest deal came less than a week after the State Department moved...