Saturday, April 18, 2026

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US Evacuates Non-Emergency Personnel from Embassy in Beirut as it Prepares Potential Attack on Iran

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US has ordered the evacuation of non-emergency personnel and family members from its embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, as it prepares for a potential attack on Iran, which could provoke a full-blown regional war. A State Department official told The Hill that the evacuation was a “prudent”...

US Stocks Drop After Trump Ramps Up His Tariffs and Worries Flare About Potential AI Losers

(Headline USA) U.S. stocks are falling Monday after President Donald Trump took little time to ramp up his newest tariffs, and as investors continue to punish companies that could be losers in the artificial-intelligence revolution. The S&P 500 sank 0.8% after Trump said on Saturday that he would place temporary...

Nevada Gaming Commission Sues Predictive Markets Firm

(Liam Hibbert, The Center Square) The Nevada Gaming Commission this week sued a multi-billion dollar company as the latest predictions market drama unfolds on the national stage. States across the country have been back-footed by the swift takeover of prediction markets in the gambling world. Nevada’s latest lawsuit positions the...

Silver’s Breakout, Retail Pandemonium, and the Push for Sound Money

(Money Metals News Service) Charlotte McLeod of Investing News Network sat down with Stefan Gleason, President and CEO of Money Metals Exchange, for their first conversation of 2026. The discussion covered silver’s historic breakout, extreme market dislocations, refining bottlenecks, COMEX inventories, Federal Reserve policy, and a surge in state and federal...

The Dollar Is Losing Credibility; So What?

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Contrarians have been talking about the threat of de-dollarization for a long time. I was doing interviews about weaponizing the dollar in 2018 and the potential blowback, long before Russia invaded Ukraine. Back then, people mostly blew me off, assuring me that the dollar’s role as...

Indian Gold Demand Robust in India In January as Prices Scaled New Highs

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Investment continues to drive strong gold demand in India, driving prices to a premium in January. India ranks as the second-largest gold market in the world. The gold price continued to scale new highs in the new year. The yellow metal eclipsed all-time highs 12...

Businesses Seek Quick Tariff Refunds after Supreme Court Ruling

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The U.S. businesses that paid billions in tariffs to the federal government want their money back. After the U.S. Supreme Court found President Donald Trump exceeded his authority under a 1977 law, business groups quickly called for refunds of these tariffs. The high court decision affects...

U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Tax Foreclosure Case Wednesday

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case on Wednesday over whether tax foreclosure sales are constitutional. Pung v. Isabella County involves the rights of a foreclosed upon homeowner to receive equity back when their home is sold over a tax foreclosure. The dispute comes...

Armed Man Shot and Killed After Entering Secure Perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service Says

(Headline USA) An armed man drove into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's resort in Palm Beach, Florida, as another vehicle was exiting before being shot and killed early Sunday morning, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service. The man, who was in his early 20s...

Business Groups Seek Quick Tariff Refunds After Supreme Court Ruling

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The U.S. businesses that paid billions in tariffs to the federal government want their money back. After the U.S. Supreme Court found President Donald Trump exceeded his authority under a 1977 law, business groups quickly called for refunds of these tariffs. The high court decision affects...

Day After Supreme Court Ruling, Trump Says he Will Raise Tariffs to 15%

(Dan McCaleb and Brett Rowland, The Center Square) President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would raise global tariffs to 15%. The announcement on social media comes a day after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his use of a 1977 law to impose tariffs on imports from around...

JPMorgan Acknowledges It Debanked President Trump After J6

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) JPMorgan Chase admitted Friday it cut off multiple accounts belonging to President Donald Trump after Jan. 6, 2021.  The nation’s largest bank made the confession in response to a damning lawsuit filed by Trump and the Trump Organization over the debanking.  Trump is seeking $5 billion in damages and named JPMorgan Chase...
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