Tuesday, September 16, 2025

FINANCE

What’s Next for U.S. Steel After $14B Merger?

(Lauren Jessop, The Center Square) What’s next for U.S. Steel after its $14 billion merger? It’s either the golden age or a clever mirage, depending on who gets asked. That’s because the final details, while still scant, don’t satisfy critics about the iconic Pittsburgh company’s new partnership with Japanese-owned Nippon...

Crooks Steal Millions in Gold and Silver in Brazen Jewelry Store Burglaries

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Acquiring and holding hard assets is one thing. Keeping them safe is quite another. A Southern California business owner -- and his customers -- just learned this the hard way. In recent days, thieves cleaned out a Simi Valley jewelry store, making off with...

Hunter Biden Downgrades to Rented Toyota After Trump Ends Tax-Paid Security

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Hunter Biden is no longer riding high at taxpayers’ expense.  Hunter, former President Joe Biden’s embattled son, was spotted in South Africa driving a rented Toyota sedan, Fox News reported Friday.  Trump had yanked his taxpayer-funded Secret Service protection and black Chevy Suburban vehicles.  Until March, Hunter had been chauffeured...

Unpacking the Baseline Battle: Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ and the National Debt

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Top U.S. Senate Republicans are eyeing a controversial accounting method to theoretically slash the multi trillion-dollar price tag of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” However, tax policy experts remain strongly divided over whether the tactic would constitute legitimate policy or a recipe for fiscal...

The Debt Spiral, Gold’s Rise, and the Dollar’s Fall

(Money Metals News Service) Veteran market analyst Greg Weldon joined Money Metals' Mike Maharrey for a sweeping conversation about the fragile state of the global financial system.  From runaway debt and stressed bond markets to gold, silver, and digital assets, Weldon delivered a no-nonsense warning: the clock is ticking. (Interview Starts...

Trump Says No More ‘Mr. Nice Guy’ after Short-Term Trade Deal w/ China

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) President Donald Trump accused China on Friday of breaking a short-term trade deal with the U.S. Earlier this month, the two countries reached a 90-day deal to reduce high tariffs on trade between the world's two largest economies. The global superpowers agreed to slash tariffs...

The U.S. Dollar is at a Critical Inflection Point

(Jesse Colombo, Money Metals News Service) The U.S. Dollar Index is at a critical inflection point, and how it behaves from here will have a major impact on the direction of gold, silver, and commodities. As a quick reminder, the U.S. dollar typically trades inversely with commodities—when the dollar rises,...

Just How Bad Is Uncle Sam’s Interest Problem?

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The U.S. government has an interest problem. Just how bad is it? Really bad. Most people intuitively understand that massive budget deficits aren’t sustainable. They recognize you can’t live indefinitely on a credit card. Granted, it is fair to say government finance isn’t the same as personal finance,...

10-Pound Gold Nugget on the Auction Block

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) On family vacations to the beach, my dad loved to tinker with a metal detector. I’m pretty sure he wasn’t motivated by the potential for riches because he never found anything more than some change and the occasional metal can. My mom used...

Appeals Court Stays Bombshell Tariff Ruling

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Justice filed an emergency motion Thursday asking an appeals court to pause a lower court ruling that ordered President Donald Trump to unwind most of his tariffs within 10 days. The court granted that motion Thursday afternoon. An attorney for the Liberty...

Trump Rejects Paramount’s $15M Settlement Offer over Doctored Kamala Interview

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump suffered “mental anguish” from CBS News' editing of a “60 Minutes” interview with Democratic opponent Kamala Harris last fall, his lawyers are arguing in court papers. Trump's status as a “content creator” was also damaged by attention given to the interview, lawyers said. It was...

Florida Governor Charts Course to End Sales Taxes on Gold and Silver

(Sound Money Defense League, Money Metals News Service) For the second time in recent years, new sound money legislation has become law in Florida. Governor Ron DeSantis signed H 999 this week, paving the way for the elimination of the Sunshine State’s remaining sales taxes on purchases of gold and silver coins, bars, and rounds. At...
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