(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Most people don't understand the enormity of the national debt, the amount of government spending, or the size of the monthly deficits. As a result, they come up with all kinds of absurd "solutions" to the problem.
Whenever I talk about the national debt...
(Headline USA) Apple has jumped into the race to bring generative artificial intelligence to the masses, spotlighting a slew of features Monday designed to soup up the iPhone, iPad and Mac.
And in a move befitting a company known for its marketing prowess, the AI technology is coming as part...
(Headline USA) Uber-woke Disney is opening a new attraction starring its first black princess at the company’s U.S. theme park resorts to replace an iconic former ride that cancel-culture adherents complained was based on a movie that contained racist tropes.
The new theme park attraction updates Tiana's storyline from the...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Silver use by the solar energy sector is one of the primary factors driving the overall demand for silver, and there is reason to believe photovoltaic silver off-take will continue to increase in the years ahead.
Not only is the demand for silver panels...
(Matthew Doarnberger, Headline USA) Speaking to a crowd of supporters in Las Vegas on Sunday, former president Donald Trump declared that, if re-elected, he would end taxation on tips for those in the service industry, according to The Hill.
“For those hotel workers and people that get tips, you’re going...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) American consumers kept their credit cards in their pockets for the second straight month in April, a bad sign for an economy that has run on plastic for the last year.
After cratering in March, revolving credit contracted in April.
Meanwhile, non-revolving credit continued to...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Gold crashed through several support levels on Friday. The yellow metal plunged from $2,376 Thursday to under $2,300 by Friday afternoon.
The mainstream financial media bandied about two primary reasons for the big kneejerk selloff, and neither seem like particularly good reasons to sell...
(Kenneth Schrupp, The Center Square) San Francisco opened its first $5.5 million free food “market”, where approved residents can show a benefits eligibility card, put what they want in their carts, check out to keep track of outgoing inventory, and leave without paying.
The Bayview-Hunters Point facility aims to be...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Being a Supreme Court justice comes with its perks, as Ketanji Brown Jackson's financial disclosures reveal nearly a million dollars in additional earnings.
According to the New York Post, Jackson, the most recent appointee to the court, received a $893,750 advance from Penguin Random House for her...
(Christen Smith, The Center Square) – Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle want to protect the state’s Israeli financial holdings despite mounting public pressure to cut ties amid the ongoing war with Hamas.
Sens. Steve Santarsiero, D-Doylestown, and Kristin Phillips-Hill, R-Jacobus, said they’ll soon introduce legislation to “uphold Pennsylvania’s...
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., introduced a measure in his press release that would order the printing of $500 bills with a portrait of Donald Trump on them.
The politician called the measure the "Treasury Reserve Unveiling Memorable Portrait (TRUMP) Act."
"The Secretary of the Treasury shall...
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) The Bureau of Labor Statistics data released on June 7, 2024, showed that many Americans took up part-time jobs last month because full-time jobs disappeared because of destructive Joe Biden's economy.
The BLS revealed that around 133.3 million people in the United States had full-time jobs...