Markets
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Sen. Hawley Demands Info on Trump Shooter’s Connection to BlackRock
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Sen. Josh Hawley wrote a letter to BlackRock CEO Larry Fink this week, seeking information on the investment firm’s ties to alleged Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks. In one of the many yet-to-be-explained aspects of Saturday’s assassination attempt against Donald Trump, it was revealed soon thereafter that Crooks had previously appeared…
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Court Blocks Ariz. Illegals from Registering to Vote… Until September
(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) In a decision released Thursday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals determined that illegal immigrants were not allowed to vote in Arizona. BREAKING: HUGE ELECTION INTEGRITY WIN The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of @AZSenateGOP and the @AZGOP and will stop non-citizens from voting in our elections. We…
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Money Metals Podcast: Ed Steer on Gold, Silver and Market Dynamics
(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of the Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey interviewed Ed Steer, a seasoned analyst with nearly 30 years of experience in the gold and silver markets. Steer, the publisher of the Gold and Silver Digest and a member of the Gold Antitrust Action Committee, shared his expert…
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Political and Economic Turmoil Suddenly Surging
(Mike Gleason, Money Metals News Service) As Republicans gathered to nominate Donald Trump for President of the United States, they witnessed another historic event. Gold hit a new all-time high above $2,500 an ounce. The monetary metal made gains following the attempted assassination of the former President and his continued surge in the polls. Even…
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Corporate Bankruptcies at Highest Level Since Great Recession
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and other Fed officials have started signaling interest rate cuts are coming, but it’s almost certainly too late to rescue a debt-ridden bubble economy addicted to easy money. We’re already seeing the impacts of tighter monetary policy rippling through the economy with corporate bankruptcies…
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Elon Musk Says He’s Pulling X and SpaceX HQs from California
(Headline USA) Elon Musk announced this week that he will relocate the headquarters for X and SpaceX out of California after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law barring school districts from notifying parents if their child starts identifying as a different gender. Musk has been previously outspoken against the bill, AB 1955, arguing last…
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Trump-Vance’s Savage Response to Proposed Kamala Debate
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Trump campaign dismissed calls for a debate between Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Vice President Kamala Harris, citing growing uncertainty about the Biden-Harris ticket. “We don’t know who the Democrat nominee for Vice President is going to be, so we can’t lock in a date before their convention,” said Brian Hughes,…
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Leading Russian Hoax Propagandist’s Wife Charged as Foreign Agent
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The wife of Max Boot, a Never Trumper and Washington Post columnist infamous for promoting the debunked Russian collusion hoax, has been arrested for allegedly acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government. According to the DOJ, Sue Mi Terry, a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations who previously worked for…
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Reports: Thomas Crooks Foreshadowed Trump Assassination Plot on Gaming Platform
Update: Shortly after the publication of this article, CBS published a story about how Crooks’s Steam account is purportedly “fake.” CBS cited an unnamed law enforcement source, while the article below is underpinned by reporting from The New York Times and Fox News. CBS’s story can be found here. (Ken Silva, Headline USA) On Monday,…
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If You’re Going to Take a Bribe (You Shouldn’t), at Least Get Gold
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) At least he accepted bribes that would retain their value. On July 16, a jury convicted Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) on 16 counts, including wire fraud, bribery, and extortion. According to the indictment, the senator and his wife took bribes, including 13 gold bars, from New Jersey businessmen with…
