Precious Metals and Market News

Gold and silver slide amid dollar strength, but other headwinds are easing – Saxo Bank’s Hansen - (Kitco News) – Gold’s break below $4,000 and silver’s slide below $60 has soured sentiment in the precious metals market, with the stronger dollar and last week’s hawkish FOMC the main short-term headwinds, but other headwinds are beginning to ease, according to Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank.In a new analysis published Thursday, Hansen wrote that gold and silver are now fi...

Gold price could struggle through 2026 as it loses safe-haven status to US bonds - BI’s McGlone - (Kitco News) - The bond market has been a significant headwind for the gold market as inflation fears have pushed yields higher in recent weeks, raising the opportunity cost of holding the non-yielding asset.

Gold steadies above $4,000 as Fed hike odds reset markets - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are firmer and spot silver prices are also higher in early U.S. trading Thursday, with bargain hunting emerging after a four-session selloff while the dollar remains near a one-year high and Treasury yields hold near the 4.4% area.

Gold prices struggling as U.S. economy remains resilient and inflation fears cool - (Kitco News) - Further resilience in the U.S. economy and muted inflation pressures are pulling gold prices lower, with the precious metal continuing to struggle around $4,000 an ounce.

Spot gold shoots back above $4,000/oz after U.S. weekly jobless claims dip to 215k - (Kitco News) - Gold prices briefly rose back above $4,000 on Thursday morning following the release of better than expected labor market data after the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits came in below economists’ forecasts.

Gold clings to $4,000/oz after U.S. durable goods drop -4.5% in May - (Kitco News) - The gold market is hovering around $4,000 per ounce after the latest economic data showed sales of durable goods last month met expectations.The Commerce Department announced Thursday that U.S. durable goods orders fell -4.5% in May, following April’s unrevised increase of 7.9%. The data was in line with expectations, as the consensus view of economists called for an decrease of ...

Gold breaks $4,000, silver sinks 6.5% as stronger dollar deepens post-Fed selloff - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices were sharply lower after the close on Wednesday, as a firmer U.S. dollar, post-Fed rate repricing, and easing oil-supply fears outweighed residual haven demand tied to the U.S.-Iran situation.

Gold’s 28% correction is painful, but history suggests the bull market isn't over - (Kitco News) - The gold market is struggling to hold support at $4,000 an ounce, and although this has been a critical level of focus in recent weeks, analysts say that the current bear-market correction should not signal the end of the long-term bull market.

ING Cuts Gold and Silver Forecasts as Rising Yields and Stronger Dollar Weigh on Prices - (Kitco News) - Surging momentum in the U.S. dollar and elevated bond yields are taking their toll on the precious metals market, with gold prices dropping below $4,000 an ounce and hitting a new low for the year.

Gold breaks $4,000 as dollar rally pressures metals - (Kitco NewWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are under heavy pressure in early U.S. trading Wednesday, as a stronger U.S. dollar, renewed Fed-rate repricing and easing oil-supply fears continue to weigh against haven demand.

Mayor Blames "Slavery" As Chicago Wrestles With Deadly Crime Spree - Mayor Blames "Slavery" As Chicago Wrestles With Deadly Crime Spree The city of Chicago, long run by Democrats, has an infamous black crime problem.  Over the course of Father's Day weekend around 47 people were shot and 8 people killed, with a 105% increase in violent crime compared to 2025.  On "Juneteenth", a drive-by mass shooting in Princeton Park injured at least 12–14 people ...

Generational Crisis! Nearly A Third Of US Adults Under 35 Are Still Living With Their Parents - Generational Crisis! Nearly A Third Of US Adults Under 35 Are Still Living With Their Parents Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, Americans that are over the age of 55 control approximately 73 percent of all wealth in the United States. Americans that are age 55 or younger control just 27 percent of all wealth in the United States. Never before in histor...

Cargo Vessel Comes Under Apparent Iranian Attack Near Oman, Crude Jumps, After IRGC Warned It Controls Hormuz Strait - Cargo Vessel Comes Under Apparent Iranian Attack Near Oman, Crude Jumps, After IRGC Warned It Controls Hormuz Strait Summary: Iran tightens control over Hormuz: The IRGC says ships must obtain authorization to transit the strait or face enforcement action. Shipping disruptions emerge after increased flows: A tanker near Oman was reportedly attacked, and several vessels turned bac...

"A Strain On Limited Resources": Explosion In Data-Centers And Memory Costs Fueling Third Inflation Wave - "A Strain On Limited Resources": Explosion In Data-Centers And Memory Costs Fueling Third Inflation Wave We're finally starting to see hints of relief when it comes to inflation. Prices at the pump are starting to come down, monthly core CPI momentum has slowed, used cars were down around 2% YoY, and food inflation is starting to moderate. On the other hand, there's America's massi...

Venezuelan Quake Disaster: 45,000 People Reported Missing On Independent Monitoring Platform - Venezuelan Quake Disaster: 45,000 People Reported Missing On Independent Monitoring Platform Summary 45,000 Reported Missing On Independent Monitoring Platform US Phase One Of Humanitarian Response Begins Buildings collapsed in several districts of Caracas Venezuela declared a state of emergency after the earthquakes  Secretary of State Marco Rubio Deploys First Responders  T...

How Wall Street Launders Dogsh*t Into Retirement Funds - How Wall Street Launders Dogsh*t Into Retirement Funds Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance One of the more embarrassing habits of modern finance is its insistence on pretending the stock market has some integrity left. Capital, we used to think, flowed to the most productive businesses. Prices reflected fundamentals. Risk was priced. The market, in the long run, separated signal fr...

China's YMTC Global NAND Market Share Surges To 13%, Now Tied With Sandisk - China's YMTC Global NAND Market Share Surges To 13%, Now Tied With Sandisk Yangtze Memory Technologies Corporation (YMTC), China's largest maker of NAND flash memory which is breathing down Sandisk's neck in global sales, and which is widely expected to IPO soon after China's DDR giant CXMT goes public in the coming weeks, has increased its global NAND flash memory market share fro...

Apple, Microsoft Tumble On Abrupt Price Hikes Amid Chip-Crunch Contagion; Wall Street Responds - Apple, Microsoft Tumble On Abrupt Price Hikes Amid Chip-Crunch Contagion; Wall Street Responds Summary: Memory Chip Crunch Crisis May Unleash Flood Of Consumer Device Companies Hiking Prices  Microsoft Hikes Prices on Xbox  Apple Hikes Prices on Macs and iPads Wall Street Responds To Apple Hikes  Apple shares were down 5.5% in late-afternoon trading, on track for their largest ...

Top JPMorgan DEI Executive Identified And Fired In NYC Trash Can Viral Video - Top JPMorgan DEI Executive Identified And Fired In NYC Trash Can Viral Video Authored by Jonathan Turley via jonathanturley.org, The viral video of a woman stealing a trash can and dumping its contents after the Knicks' victory has led to her termination. Angie Baez, 40, was the "Executive Director of Community and Industry Engagement for Card and Connected Commerce" for JPMorgan ...

Trump Cuts Off NATO's Mark Rutte In Oval Office After Sitting Out Iran War - Trump Cuts Off NATO's Mark Rutte In Oval Office After Sitting Out Iran War As expected, President Trump took the opportunity to chastise NATO for its lack of participation in the Iran war while hosting the alliance's Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House. "We didn’t need help on this at all. We demolished them in literally the first week," Trump said of Iran before repor...

Apple’s MacBooks and iPads are getting more expensive as the memory crunch deepens - Apple increased prices on select MacBooks and iPads Thursday morning on the heels of a blowout Micron earnings report.

Can Qualcomm actually compete with Nvidia? Inside its bold data-center gamble. - Qualcomm is chasing a massive $40 billion transformation. Meta is already buying in.

Micron has suddenly become one of the world’s most important stocks - “It is hard to overstate how significant last night’s earnings were,” a Mizuho managing director said.

‘Supergirl’ is tracking toward a soft debut. It’s a reality check for the DC Studios reboot. - The studio was hoping to repeat the success of “Superman,” which powered a box-office turnaround for Warner Bros. last year and breathed new life into its DC comics franchise.

Why Palantir’s stock is having its worst month in years — even in the midst of an AI boom - Down over 30% since the beginning of June, shares of Palantir just hit a new 52-week low

Iran tightens its grip on Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices higher - Oil risks fresh shocks as Iran appears to assert control over the key waterway.

Japanese stocks are on fire. Here’s what’s driving the hot streak. - Japanese equities have hit all-time highs at a pace not seen since 1989.

SpaceX FOMO is officially over. Space stocks across the board are getting punished. - Investors seem to be having second thoughts about the lofty valuations in the sector, an analyst said.

Apple’s price hikes suggest inflation won’t slow quickly, even as gas gets cheaper - Gas is getting cheaper, but Apple raising prices probably tells us more about the persistence of inflation.

SpaceX stock is a terrible buy — what that actually means for the bull market - Overhyped IPOs rarely make you money in the short term. That doesn’t mean it’s time to sell your stocks..

Nasdaq falls for a fourth day as a drop in Apple overshadows Micron's booming earnings: Live updates - The Nasdaq Composite fell on Thursday, even after a blowout Micron Technology earnings report, as traders moved out of key technology stocks.

Iran behind attack on cargo vessel near Oman in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. official tells MS NOW - "The only crop we're harvesting is what you planted: decades of mistrust," Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a social media post.

Chicago Fed President Goolsbee says inflation is too high; Williams sees price pressures easing - In a live CNBC interview from his home district, Goolsbee declined to speculate on where he thinks interest rates are headed.

Democrats probe Trump's troubled $16 million reflecting pool renovation - President Donald Trump has attempted to spruce up Washington in advance of the country's 250th anniversary.

Ariel’s John Rogers likes these small-cap names as the market rally broadens - Ariel Investments' John Rogers highlighted for-profit education company Covista as a small-cap stock he's currently bullish on.

Core inflation rate hit 3.4% in May, highest since October 2023, Fed’s preferred gauge shows - The personal consumption expenditures price index was expected to show a 4.1% annual increase.

Trump pledges rapid U.S. response for Venezuela after historic earthquakes kill hundreds - The swift U.S. offer of assistance reflects a degree of diplomatic realignment between the Trump administration and the Venezuelan interim government.

Iran warns ships it's 'unacceptable and dangerous' to transit the Strait of Hormuz without their approval - The stern warning underscores Tehran's resolve to retain control over the Strait of Hormuz and to resist transits that bypass its authorization.

Factory job cuts in June neared financial crisis and Covid levels, S&P says - Though the firm's manufacturing index ran better than expected for June, it came largely from an inventory rebuild and despite sharp job cuts.

U.S. issues sweeping Iran oil sanctions waivers, unlocking billions in revenue for Tehran - The U.S. issued a sweeping rollback of sanctions on Iranian oil, offering Tehran an economic lifeline as negotiations toward a peace deal proceed.

Gold market manipulation hasn't gone away and GATA still needs your help - 10:55a ET Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver): The last year has been dramatic for the monetary metals. Sharp increases in price, indicative of short squeezes, have been offset by counterintuitive downward smashes even as a major war has broken out while another has intensified. News reports and analysis have emphasized the role of some central banks as major long...

Matt Badiali: A golden opportunity just appeared - By Matt BadialiDaily Reckoning, BaltimoreWednesday, June 24, 2026 The headlines are screaming that gold is falling. And it's true. The price dipped below $4,000 per ounce for the first time since November 2025. This seems backward. There are multiple wars going on in the world. Fuel prices are high. Gold is supposed to be the"“safe haven" asset. Why isn't it going up? ... Dispatch continues bel...

U.S. senators file national security amendment targeting gold and silver market concentration - From Money Metals News ServiceEagle, IdahoThursday, June 25, 2026 WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan group of U.S.sSenators sponsoring the System Integrity through Licensed Vault Expansion and Resilience (SILVER) Act today filed the legislation as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, further elevating the issue of geographic concentration within the United States...

Major Chinese banks suspend individual trading on Shanghai Gold Exchange amid volatility - By Peggy YeSouth China Morning Post, Hong KongThursday, June 25, 2026 Chinese banks are accelerating efforts to scale back retail trading of precious metals, with the price of gold below US$4,000 an ounce for the first time since November, highlighting growing volatility in a market that has lost nearly 30% of its value since peaking earlier this year. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China sa...

Gold market manipulation hasn't gone away and GATA needs your help - 10:55a ET Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver): The last year has been dramatic for the monetary metals. Sharp increases in price, indicative of short squeezes, have been offset by counterintuitive downward smashes even as a major war has broken out while another has intensified. News reports and analysis have emphasized the role of some central banks as major long...

Out Hiking in Europe. Shop (Partially) Closed through June - I’ll have sporadic access to the internet and will read the comments; if I turn into a night owl, I might write an article.

US Government Sold $518 Billion of Treasury Securities this Week. 6-Month to 2-Year Treasury Yields Spike on Warsh’s “Regime Change” at the Fed - The 1-year Treasury yield spiked by 16 basis points, to 4.0%, highest since July, three rate cuts ago, as the bond market now expects multiple rate hikes.

Era of “Powell Was Dovish” Is Over: Warsh’s Five Taskforces - I have to say the FOMC press conference was a breath of fresh air.

Bitcoin As Legal Tender: Joana Cotar Of German Bundestag Proposes Groundbreaking Legislation In Germany - Joana Cotar, a member of the German Bundestag, federal parliament, has recently declared her support for recognizing Bitcoin BTC as legal tender in Germany. This revelation came to light during an ...

These Countries May Be Next To Accept Bitcoin as Legal Tender - One of the main knocks against cryptocurrency has always been that it will never gain universal adoption, meaning its usefulness will always be limited. This perhaps changed forever on September 7, ...

Bill Introduced To Make Bitcoin A Legal Tender In Arizona - Senator Wendy Rogers has introduced a bill proposing to make bitcoin a legal tender in the U.S. state of Arizona. The bill seeks to add bitcoin to the list of instruments considered legal tender in ...

Making gold and silver legal tender up to the governor - A bill to make gold and silver coins legal tender in Florida reached Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk last week. If signed, Florida would join a growing list including 10 other states that have passed similar ...

This Day In Market History: Legal Tender Act Of 1862 - What Happened? On this day in 1862, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Legal Tender Act into law. Where The Market Was: The Legal Tender Act predates both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones ...

Coinbase's Base blockchain resumes after two-hour outage disrupted network - The incident temporarily halted transaction processing on one of Ethereum's largest layer-2 networks.

Strategy's yield-generating STRC stock is more correlated with BTC than ever - The tightening correlation undermines STRC's appeal as a relatively steadier income vehicle.

Kraken in talks to buy 15% stake in DeFi lender Aave at $385 million valuation - The DeFi lender is rebuilding after the fallout from April's KelpDAO exploit sparked a multibillion-dollar exodus of deposits despite Aave itself not being hacked.

a16z-backed crypto firm rebrands, shifts focus to solving AI’s global copyright headache - The startup formerly known as Story Protocol raised $140 million to secure internet rights and is now building an audit layer for data consent, licensing, and provenance for tech firms.

BlackBerry is making a massive comeback as an 'uncrashable' software layer for AI and robotics - BlackBerry's stock is surging after the company's massive earnings beat and is pivoting into becoming a critical component of the AI and robotics boom.

Strategy has a 10-month cash runway for dividends, but retail investors are losing faith - STRC was marketed as a low volatility income product designed to trade near $100, and its sharp decline has undermined investor trust.

Quant fund says bitcoin is near a major inflection point as rare onchain signals align - Hyperion Decimus' Chris Sullivan said four historically reliable indicators have aligned, leaving bitcoin one move away from confirming a major turning point.

Bitcoin tumbles to new multi-year low of $58,000, but a short-squeeze setup emerges - Derivatives markets signal that betting on further slide in prices is getting overcrowded, setting up for a potential snapback.

Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin: planning for inheritance - Your bitcoin isn’t just an asset; it’s a future. Ensure your loved ones can access it with a solid inheritance plan for when you're no longer here.

Bitcoin likely to fall another 30% to $44,000 by year-end, prominent BTC miner says - An early miner says Strategy's stock mNAV has fallen to 0.72, near the level that marked the last cycle's turn, and that bitcoin historically bottoms about six months after that signal.

Jeremy Grantham Says SpaceX Defines AI Bubble Peak and Dismisses Bitcoin as ‘Unnecessary Nonsense’ - Jeremy Grantham, the billionaire investor who predicted both the dot-com crash and the 2007 housing collapse, says the artificial intelligence (AI) market is the biggest investment bubble in American history and warns that a 70% decline in high-flying AI stocks would not be unexpected. Jeremy Grantham, co-founder of Boston-based institutional investment firm GMO, made the […]

Blackrock’s IBIT Leads $469 Million Bitcoin ETF Selloff in Biggest Exit Since June 2 - Crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows weakened sharply on Wednesday, June 24, as bitcoin ETFs posted a fifth straight day of outflows with a $469.08 million exit, the largest since June 2. Ether ETFs also remained negative, while XRP was the only category to draw fresh capital. Blackrock’s IBIT Tops $593 Million in 3-Day Outflows as […]

Bitcoin Slides Nearly 20% in June as $715M in Crypto Long Bets Collapse - Bitcoin briefly plunged to a new year-to-date low of $58,035 on Thursday morning before staging a relief rally to trade flat around $59,500. Despite recovering its 24-hour losses, the intra-day chart reveals severe volatility and erratic price swings. Volatility Grips Bitcoin After Fresh YTD Low After plummeting to a fresh year-to-date (YTD) low of $58,035 […]

Law Firm Investigates Strategy as MSTR Drops 7% and STRC Crashes to $73 - Rosen Law Firm announced this week that the business is investigating potential securities claims against Strategy Inc. and Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, as the company’s stock hit a 52-week low on Thursday and its flagship preferred shares collapsed to record lows. The New York-based plaintiff firm is soliciting investors who purchased Strategy securities, including MSTR […]

Crypto Traders Push Altcoin Market Below $900B Twice in 24 Hours as Panic Deepens - A crypto sell-off dragged the aggregate altcoin market capitalization below the $900 billion threshold twice within a 24-hour window, hitting brief lows of $872 billion. Is an ‘Altpocalypse’ Imminent? Altcoins Plunge to Historic Technical Lows Bitcoin’s slide to a multi-month low Thursday erased significant market value, but altcoins bore the brunt of the sell-off as […]

Even a Global Wealth Tax Can't Solve This Problem - Raise the price of an activity and people do less of it or restructure how they report it. Mobility was never the sole issue.

Supreme Court Quashes Scientifically Bogus Lawsuits Against Roundup Herbicide - Thousands of lawsuits alleging Roundup causes cancer are likely dead after Supreme Court Monsanto ruling.

Democratic Socialism Remains an Elite Phenomenon - Darializa Avila Chevalier is supported by wealthy, well-educated elites.

Lawsuit Argues Hawaii's Harsh New Hemp Regulations Will Stifle Competition - A dispensary owner believes Hawaii’s hemp regulations are unconstitutional. He’s suing to stop their enforcement, but the law may not be on his side.

Supreme Court Lets Trump End Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian Nationals Residing in U.S. - Understanding the 6–3 decision in Mullin v. Doe.

Supreme Court Slams the Door on Asylum Seekers at the Border - Justice Samuel Alito compared asylum seekers who haven't made it across the border to a running back being tackled on the 1-yard line.

SCOTUS Overturns Hawaii's Default Rule Against Guns on Private Property Open to the Public - The decision means similar laws in other states likewise violate the Second Amendment, and it casts doubt on the constitutionality of location-specific gun bans that cover a lot of territory.

Something Feels Off About Hemani and Wolford (Updated) - The Court decides two major Second Amendment cases, but the latter does not even mention the former.

Trump Administration Sweeps All of the (Other) Immigration Cases at SCOTUS - With the Birthright Citizenship case still undecided, the Trump Administration has prevailed in every other immigration case before the Court this term, and some are quite consequential.

Utah's AI Prescription Experiment Faces Resistance From the Medical Establishment - AI doctors are bringing affordable medical care to Utah. Skeptics are now trying to slow it down.

Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund Is a (Another) Slush Fund - If Trump’s settlement stands, future presidents will have a roadmap for turning lawsuits into spending programs and political grievances into taxpayer-financed payouts.

There and Back Again: The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act - The House’s amendment to the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is a great improvement over the Senate’s version. However, the bill is still filled with policies that won’t help, but rather harm, the housing market.

After the Castro Tyranny, Cubans Should Lead Their Transition to Freedom - When and if the Cuban dictatorship finally collapses, it would be best to let Cubans themselves determine their return to freedom.

A Federal Gas Tax Holiday Would Be Expensive and Ineffective - When the federal gas tax comes up for reauthorization in 2028, Congress should simply let the gas tax expire.

The SEC Throws in the Towel on Gag Orders - Facing an increasingly speech-friendly Supreme Court, the SEC reluctantly–and belatedly–decides to stop censoring its victims.

Five Weapons. One Target: Your Freedom. - The top tools of tyrants aimed right at your liberty. Washington, Webster, Paine, Madison, and more - they saw every one of them coming and warned us. On this Episode - what they use against us and what’s self-inflicted. The post Five Weapons. One Target: Your Freedom. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

They’re not Grievances. They’re STOLEN Power - Declaration of Independence: That long list of charges against the king aren’t mere “grievances.” That word isn’t even in the text. They Founders didn't secede and fight a long, bloody war over mere complaints about bad policy. American Independence was built on something else spelled out in the text itself, and understood by everyone at the time. On this Episode - It's the foundation of the de...

Let’s Not Forget What Madison Said About War - What Madison is pointing out is that among all the ways that government destroys the liberty of its own people, its wars are the worst. The post Let’s Not Forget What Madison Said About War appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

The FCC’s Spam Call Proposal Is Just a Data Collection Scheme - The Federal Communications Commission wants to require telecommunications providers to collect vast amounts of personal information from every person who wants a phone number in the name of combatting scam and spam calls. This plan will fail to combat the deluge of unwanted calls people in the United States receive every day while giving untrustworthy companies a gold mine of information that w...

Are Your Local Police Using Flock Safety ALPRs to Scan for Immigrants? - When a car passes an automated license plate reader (ALPR), its plate is captured and instantly compared against a list of vehicles that police are actively looking for or that police have identified for real-time surveillance. These are called “hotlists,” and EFF has learned that one used by agencies across the country targets immigrants on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). ...

The KIDS Act Would Require Age Checks To Get Online - Within the next week, Congress is preparing to vote on the KIDS Act, a sprawling package of legislation that seeks to control Americans’ web browsing and private messaging. The package includes a revised version of the Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA, combined with a collection of other internet bills, study bills, reporting requirements, and new regulations. Instead of debating any of these pr...

Virginia Counselor Wins Lawsuit Challenging District of Columbia’s Restrictions on Teletherapy Sessions - WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia struck down a D.C. law that barred therapists from other jurisdictions from doing online teletherapy visits with clients in D.C. The decision […] The post Virginia Counselor Wins Lawsuit Challenging District of Columbia’s Restrictions on Teletherapy Sessions appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Waxahachie Entrepreneur Sues City Over Unconstitutional Construction Dumpster Monopoly - AUSTIN, Texas—Today, Waxahachie small business owner Josh Roman and his company American AF Dumpster Rentals have joined with the Institute for Justice (IJ) to file […] The post Waxahachie Entrepreneur Sues City Over Unconstitutional Construction Dumpster Monopoly appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Lawsuit Over Pottstown’s Rental Inspection Ordinance - HARRISBURG, Pa.—On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to review a nearly decade-old lawsuit, brought by Pottstown residents and their attorneys from the Institute for Justice (IJ), challenging the borough’s use […] The post Pennsylvania Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Lawsuit Over Pottstown’s Rental Inspection Ordinance appeared first on Institute for Justice.

TAURUS RENEWS PLATINUM-LEVEL CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP - BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 24, 2025 — The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is pleased to announce that Taurus Holdings Inc. has renewed their commitment to the organization as a Platinum-level corporate partner. “At Taurus, we believe that the right to keep and bear arms is fundamental to the American way of life,” said Taurus USA The post TAURUS RENEWS PLATINUM-LEVEL CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP appear...

CA NON-RESIDENTS CAN APPLY FOR CARRY PERMIT STARTING APRIL 22 - BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 22, 2025 — Thanks to a preliminary injunction in the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) case CRPA v. LASD, starting Tuesday, April 22, non-resident SAF members can apply for a California carry permit.  The injunction requires that California accept permit applications from any United States resident outside the state who is a The post CA NON-RESIDENTS CAN APPLY FOR CARR...

SCOTUS DENIES CERT IN WORTH, SAF WIN IN EIGHTH CIRCUIT STANDS - BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 21, 2025 — In a case that could potentially have far-reaching implications for similar lawsuits across the nation, the U.S. Supreme Court has denied Minnesota’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Jacobson v. Worth, the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) challenge to the 18-20-year-old carry ban in the state. Minnesota asked the The post SCOTUS DENIES CERT IN WORTH, SAF ...

ATF Registry Rule DEAD, SCOTUS Win and GOA Calls Out Bad Law in Texas! - Here’s What Happened at GOA Last Week! At GOA, we’ve been hard at work fighting for your Second Amendment rights, here’s what we did… From defeating the ATF’s “Engaged in the Business” rule in federal court, to winning a Supreme Court case regarding gun owners who use marijuana, and exposing the injustice of a failure in Texas law that ended with a gun owner arrested — GOA has been … Read more

GOA and GOF Petition the Virginia Supreme Court for a Preliminary Ruling on Virginia’s Looming “Assault Firearms” Ban - GOA and GOF Petition the Virginia Supreme Court for a Preliminary Ruling on Virginia’s Looming “Assault Firearms” Ban FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2026 Springfield, VA — Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), alongside Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) and 2A journalist John Crump, have petitioned the Virginia Supreme Court for an urgent ruling in their lawsuit cha...

One GOA Brief Changed Gun Rights Forever - Here’s What Happened at GOA This Week! At GOA, we’ve been hard at work fighting for your Second Amendment rights, here’s what we did… We at Gun Owners of America have been hard at work fighting for your rights this week. From Hosting National Women’s Range Day in New Hampshire, to highlighting our work defining the legal interpretation of the … Read more

Big banks breeze through Fed’s stress test - But the results don’t affect banks’ minimum regulatory capital requirements this year, in light of the central bank’s freeze of 2025 stress capital buffers.

JPMorgan exec in Knicks trash can video has left the bank - Angie Baez, who worked as an executive director of community and industry engagement for card and connected commerce, received $175 in fines after returning the bin, taken after a parade last week. 

JPMorgan’s Lake exits as Petno, Rohrbaugh named co-presidents - Longtime executives Doug Petno and Troy Rohrbaugh will each hold two roles, as Marianne Lake – previously seen as a potential successor to CEO Jamie Dimon – retires from the company.

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Banks strike deals in Michigan, Wisconsin - A deal in Michigan is set to create a $1.68 billion-asset bank. Another, in Wisconsin, will create a $3.1 billion-asset institution.

Georgia bank makes deal to expand into South Carolina - Colony Bankcorp has reached a $163 million deal to acquire Florence, South Carolina-based First Reliance Bancshares.

FDIC proposes slim resolution plans, lower insurance fees - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued proposals Thursday that would reduce planning requirements for big banks and slash deposit insurance prices, citing the financial health of the Deposit Insurance Fund.

How agentic commerce fuels Visa's 'services' push - The card network's recent partnerships attempt to build demand for new forms of artificial intelligence while feeding "value added" revenue — a nonpayment fee metric that investors watch closely.

CEA nominee pressed on inflation, tariffs during Senate hearing - Christopher Phelan, President Donald Trump's nominee to chair the Council of Economic Advisers, declined to directly answer questions about recent inflation data and the effects of tariffs on consumers during a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.

Ramp CEO invites co-founder Karim Atiyeh to share top job - The $44 billion fintech also appointed a new CTO and head of engineering as it foregrounds artificial intelligence in strategic decision-making.

Implementation of global regulatory framework for cryptoassets and stablecoins - Executive Summary - The rapid growth of cryptoasset markets and the increasing integration of stablecoins into financial systems have prompted the Financial Stability Board (FSB) to take action. In July 2023, the FSB published its global regulatory framework for cryptoasset activities (FSB Crypto Framework), consisting of high-level recommendations for cryptoasset activities and markets (CA recommendations) and re...

Call for papers: 16th Workshop on Exchange Rates - Joint conference by the BIS, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Banka Slovenije, Banca d'Italia and the European Central Bank, Hong Kong SAR, 10-11 December 2026.

José Luis Escrivá: Competitiveness for growth - Opening address by Mr José Luis Escrivá, Governor of the Bank of Spain, at the "Competitiveness for growth" conference, organised by the Spanish Banking Association (AEB), the Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks (CECA) and the Spanish Association of Credit Cooperatives (UNACC), Madrid, 19 June 2026.

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with employee of Bank of Eufaula and S N B Bancshares, Inc. - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with employee of Bank of Eufaula and S N B Bancshares, Inc.

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Jiko Group, Inc. - Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Jiko Group, Inc.

Federal Reserve Board's annual bank stress test confirms that large banks are well positioned to weather a severe recession and able to continue to lend to households and businesses - Federal Reserve Board's annual bank stress test confirms that large banks are well positioned to weather a severe recession and able to continue to lend to households and businesses

FDIC Board of Directors Meeting - BOARD MEETING | JUNE 25, 2026 FDIC Board of Directors Meeting Today, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Board of Directors met in open s...

Sunshine Act Notice: FDIC Board of Directors Meeting - SUNSHINE ACT MEETING NOTICE  The FDIC Board of Directors will meet in an open session: Date and Time: Thursday, June 25, 2026 | 2:00 p.m. ET ...