Markets
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Ky. Gov. Plans to Collect Sales Tax on Gold and Silver, Despite New Law
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has decided he’s going to continue collecting sales tax on the sale of gold and silver despite a new law repealing the levy and an attorney general opinion calling his line-item veto of the provision unconstitutional. Only five other states levy a sales tax on…
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Central Bank Gold Buying Through First Half of 2024 Sets Record
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Despite central bank gold buying slowing moderately in the second quarter, it set a record through the first half of 2024. Central banks globally added a net 483 tons of gold through the first six months of the year, 5 percent above the record of 460 tons in H1…
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Stocks Start Crashing: Will the Fed Pivot or Panic?
(Stefan Gleason, Money Metals News Service) It’s no longer a question of whether the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates. It’s a question of how soon central bankers will cut and how big they will go. Last week’s ugly economic reports on manufacturing and employment helped trigger a mini-meltdown in the stock market – one…
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Trump Shooting Witness: Secret Service Watched Gunman on Roof before Firing Began
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Last week, Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe told Congress that his agents had no idea there was a gunman on the rooftop about to shoot at Donald Trump at his July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. “Neither the Secret Service counter sniper teams, nor members of the former President’s…
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Kamala Harris has Been Identified as Indian, Black and Asian American by Newspapers
(Tom Gantert, The Center Square) – Newspapers across the country have historically made issue of the race of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris since her first days in public office. Newspaper stories now more than 20 years old have referenced Harris as an Indian-American and as a Black woman. More recently, they have described the…
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Kamala Launches ‘Republican’ Coalition Literally Filled w/ RINOs, Biden Backers
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Self-described Republicans have launched a new mobilization campaign in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris, in what appears to be a desperate effort to gain relevancy ahead of the 2024 election. The group includes former governors and members of Congress, who, according to a Headline USA review, are not even active members…
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Shoplifting Rose 24% This Year, No End in Sight
(Casey Harper, The Center Square) – Shoplifting has soared in the U.S. in 2024, forcing many stores to leave cities and continuing a trend in recent years. Shoplifting has risen 24% in the first half of 2024 alone, according to newly released data from the Council on Criminal Justice. The White House cited the CCJ’s…
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California Sends Military Prosecutors to Alameda County as Violent Crime Doubles
(Kenneth Schrupp, The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he is deploying California National Guard lawyers to prosecute cases in Alameda County, where Oakland is. Newsom’s office also detailed Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price’s months of delays preventing CalGuard’s deployment, publicly highlighting the state of the district attorney’s office. Alameda County violent…
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Pelosi’s Propagandist Plea: Put Biden on Mount Rushmore
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called for President Joe Biden to be honored on Mount Rushmore, a national symbol of freedom and democracy, in a statement that echoed the rhetoric of a propagandist regime. Pelosi made this recommendation during an interview on the latest installment of CBS Sunday Morning as journalist Lesley…
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‘Be Careful’: Neil Gorsuch Issues Dire Warning Over Biden’s Reforms
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch issued a stern warning about President Joe Biden’s proposals to reform the court system, which many have described as a desperate effort to thwart the conservative majority. Justice Gorsuch, appointed by President Donald Trump in 2017, declined to comment on specific proposals like age limits but cautioned…
