Precious Metals and Market News

'It's our time': Sunshine Silver CEO says silver miners are poised to shine as AI fuels demand - (Kitco Commentary) - Artificial intelligence may be dominating investor conversations, but one mining executive said that investors are increasingly recognizing a simple reality: AI cannot exist without the metals that power it.

Gold prices trading near session highs as ISM Services PMI increases 54.1 - (Kitco News) - The gold market is holding near session highs above $4,200 an ounce as the U.S. service sector loses momentum, driving fears of a potential economic slowdown that could force the Federal Reserve to abandon its tightening bias.

Gold pushes toward $4,200 as soft ADP cools Fed-hike bets - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply higher in early U.S. trading Wednesday, as softer labor-market data, lower energy inflation risk and a softer U.S. dollar reduced pressure from the Fed’s hawkish July hold.

Gold prices push above $4,200 as ADP says 44k jobs created in July - (Kitco News) - The gold market is adding to its overnight gains, pushing to session highs above $4,200 an ounce as the U.S. economy created fewer private-sector jobs than expected in July, according to private-sector payroll processor ADP.

Silver leads metals higher as Hormuz optimism cuts oil risk premium - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices were firmer, as spot silver prices rallied late Tuesday, as lower oil prices and softer bond yields helped offset still-hawkish Federal Reserve expectations after last week’s divided policy hold.

Gold can recover despite higher real yields as rate pressures ease, says Jefferies - (Kitco News) - Gold prices have been chained to $4,000 an ounce as persistent inflation forces markets to price in rate hikes, raising the opportunity cost of holding a non-yielding asset.

Bank of Korea starts long-term domestic gold buying program - (Kitco News) - Central bank gold demand has provided critical support for gold, and according to some analysts, it is a key reason why prices have been able to hold support at $4,000 an ounce.

Gold price catching a bid as JOLTS job openings drop to 7.36 million - (Kitco News) - The gold market continues to hold on to solid gains and could attract a new bid as the U.S. labor market continues to show signs of cooling, with the number of jobs available dropping more than expected in June.

Gold firms as Fed uncertainty, China ETF demand offset yield pressure - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are modestly firmer and spot silver prices are sharply higher in early U.S. trading Tuesday, as traders balanced a dollar rebound, rising Treasury yields, firm U.S. activity data and reduced Middle East inflation risk.

Gold revaluation would pay Washington, not private holders, historian says - (Kitco News) - America's gold is still valued at $42.22 an ounce on the federal books, more than $1 trillion below market. The fund built from the last revaluation was buying yen on Friday.

Hackers Launch 'Vishing' Cyberattacks Against Major Hedge Funds - Hackers Launch 'Vishing' Cyberattacks Against Major Hedge Funds Several major Wall Street firms have been hit with a wave of sophisticated cyberattacks using voice phishing, or 'vishing' to trick employees into revealing sensitive information or granting access, Bloomberg reports.  Crash Override gets his ass handed to him by Acid Burn (Hackers) The attacks targeted some of the wo...

Former LAPD Officer Gets Life Sentence For Kidnapping Teen In $350,000 Crypto Robbery - Former LAPD Officer Gets Life Sentence For Kidnapping Teen In $350,000 Crypto Robbery Authored by Brian Danga via TheBlock.co, Former LAPD officer Eric Halem was sentenced to life plus 15 years in state prison on Tuesday for his role in the December 2024 armed robbery of a 17-year-old in Koreatown, who was robbed of a hard drive containing $350,000 worth of bitcoin. Los Angeles...

GTA VI Delay Fears Reignite As Ex-Rockstar Developer Says He "Would Not Be Shocked" - GTA VI Delay Fears Reignite As Ex-Rockstar Developer Says He "Would Not Be Shocked" Speculation about a delay to Grand Theft Auto VI is spreading online after a former Rockstar Games developer said that, based on his experience working on previous installments, he "would not be shocked" if the game slips again. Another postponement would add to the previous delays and spark frustr...

At Least Ten Agitators Arrested In Madison As Filthy 'Autonomous Zone' Is Dismantled - At Least Ten Agitators Arrested In Madison As Filthy 'Autonomous Zone' Is Dismantled Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, Authorities in Madison, Wisconsin on Tuesday sent in crews to clean up and dismantle the filthy and violent “autonomous zone” that was set up by left-wing agitators to protest the shooting of an armed violent felon. At least ten occupiers were arrest...

Ethereum Researchers Want To Rein In Staking; Critics Warn It Could Backfire - Ethereum Researchers Want To Rein In Staking; Critics Warn It Could Backfire Authored by Felix Ng via CoinTelegraph.com, A group of six Ethereum researchers and developers, including Ethereum Foundation’s Justin Drake, has proposed changing the network’s issuance policy to cut validator rewards more sharply as the proportion of staked ETH rises.  </p> The draft, called the Taper...

Copper Tops $14,000 As US Stockpiling Drains Global Supply Ahead Of Trump's Tariff Call - Copper Tops $14,000 As US Stockpiling Drains Global Supply Ahead Of Trump's Tariff Call Copper strength has returned to the London Metal Exchange this week as futures top $14,000 a ton. Another leg higher could be imminent, pushing prices into blue-sky territory as traders weigh tightening global supplies against robust metal inflows into the US ahead of President Trump's expected ...

Citadel Soars 6% In July Thanks To Situational Awareness Firesale Liquidation - Citadel Soars 6% In July Thanks To Situational Awareness Firesale Liquidation Some have speculated that one of the most proximal catalysts behind the collapse of Leopold Aschenbrenner's $45 billion and epically misnamed Situational Awareness hedge fund, besides his use of batshit insane Total Return Swap leverage that would make an average Korean momentum-chasing degen blush with e...

Iran-Oman Hormuz Route 'Agreed To' As Iran Warns Against US 'Interference' - Iran-Oman Hormuz Route 'Agreed To' As Iran Warns Against US 'Interference' Summary Iran says Hormuz route is agreed: Tehran says it has finalized a shipping route with Oman, blaming U.S. actions for delaying a final agreement. Tehran claims victory: Iranian officials say the deal would lock in Iran's wartime gains and strategic leverage over Hormuz. Mixed messages: Trump says a ...

Google's Chief AI Scientist Jeff Dean Exits After 27 Years, Alphabet Shares Slide - Google's Chief AI Scientist Jeff Dean Exits After 27 Years, Alphabet Shares Slide Alphabet shares slid after The Wall Street Journal reported that Jeff Dean, one of Google's earliest employees and a key figure in its AI strategy (co-founder of Google Brain), is departing after nearly three decades to launch his own AI company. The exit raises fresh concerns about Google's ability t...

Second Foreign Vessel Attacked Off Yemen Within Hours, Amid Houthi 'Siege For Siege' Blockade - Second Foreign Vessel Attacked Off Yemen Within Hours, Amid Houthi 'Siege For Siege' Blockade Update(1235ET): The Houthis have apparently attacked two vessels off Yemen's coast within a mere few hours on Tuesday, as clearly the assault on international shipping by the Iran-aligned group has grown. The below alert from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre is ...

Senate vote on the Protect College Sports Act could come this week: What it means for transfers and salary caps - Here’s how the Protect College Sports Act could impact the economics of college sports.

Why AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile shares are down after SpaceX’s earnings - SpaceX thinks it will be able to build wireless capabilities without massive network investments.

Retail investors are buying the dip on SpaceX’s stock before more shares flood the market - Retail investors were doing what they do best on Wednesday: Buying the dip in SpaceX shares aggressively, even as the company’s stock sank after it released its first earnings report.

SolarEdge’s stock is shedding a quarter of its value as sales woes trump AI progress - The company faces challenges in Europe, which led to a weaker-than-expected revenue forecast.

Alphabet’s stock drops as Google loses another key AI executive - Jeff Dean, Google’s chief scientist and one of its first employees, is leaving to launch his own company.

How Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk blew its lead in GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. Can Europe compete in the high-stakes global economy? - The Danish company developed the most lucrative new drug the world had ever seen. Then America’s Eli Lilly outmaneuvered it and took control of the diet-drug market.

5 things investors should know about the stock market’s latest rapid-fire comeback - What a difference a week makes. The S&P 500 has surged more than 6% over the past five days, its biggest gain since last year’s tariff tantrum.

SpaceX’s stock falls as Wall Street gets spooked by the extent of AI spending - Morgan Stanley expects $64 billion in capital spending from SpaceX this year. The company is dramatically ramping up AI investments.

Nvidia’s stock is basking in the glow of a high-profile endorsement - SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said his company will only use Nvidia’s chips to build its AI.

U.S. economy keeps up the momentum, but rising costs put a lid on new hiring - The largest part of the economy grew in July at a robust pace, but scattered shortages of key supplies and dogged inflation raised the cost of doing business. Companies responded by keeping a lid on hiring.

Google's AI reshuffle: Chief scientist Jeff Dean exits and Demis Hassabis steps down as DeepMind CEO - Google's AI divisions are getting reshuffled, the search giant announced on Wednesday.

Trump admin refunds $100 billion in 'liberation day' tariffs - The Trump administration has taken steps to effectively re-create the IEEPA tariff regime using other legal authorities. They already face court challenges.

Iran, Oman say Strait of Hormuz talks in final stages, as Trump again teases a deal being close - Trump's latest remarks signaling again that a deal with Iran to reopen the Hormuz Strait is close at hand drove oil prices lower and sent stocks soaring.

S&P 500 is flat as 4-day rally loses momentum; Dow boosted by Nvidia: Live updates: Live updates - The S&P 500 was little changed on Wednesday, pulling back from record highs set earlier in the day, weighed by declines in some major tech stocks

Situational Awareness hedge fund meltdown was a warning shot for leveraged markets, BofA CEO says - Bank of America was among the prime brokers for the hedge fund, which is run by Leopold Aschenbrenner.

Private companies added just 44,000 workers in July, below expectations, ADP reports - Hiring at private companies slowed considerably in July, with most of the job growth coming health care.

Europe is blowing up riverbeds as an extreme drought wreaks havoc on its economy - Severe drought is disrupting energy and freight across Europe as low Rhine and Danube levels raise risks for supply chains and economic growth.

Manufacturing survey shows inflation worries 'worse than pandemic era,' adding to Fed pressure - The commentary pointed to a highly volatile environment in which purchasing managers were struggling to stay ahead

As Warsh’s Fed faces pressure to act on inflation, these indicators show it’s at its lowest in years - Trimmed mean measures are painting a different picture than the headline numbers.

China's factory activity unexpectedly contracts in July on demand slump, typhoons - China's factory activity unexpectedly contracted in July, as the export rush that powered a second-quarter rebound began to unwind.

Asia turns to gold in structural wealth shift - By Kimberley LongThe Banker, LondonWednesday, August 5, 2026 Asian banks have considerably increased their gold product offering in recent months, spurred by growing consumer and central bank demand for a safe-haven commodity and local clearing. The number of gold-focused banking products and services has risen significantly since the start of 2026. New developments include Singapore's DBS offe...

Chinese dip-buying bolsters gold as prices find floor at $4,000 - From Bloomberg Newsvia Financial Post / National Post, TorontoTuesday, August 4, 2026 Chinese institutional investors have swooped on gold in recent weeks, helping to arrest the precious metal's decline and keep prices above the key threshold of $4,000 an ounce. Gold-backed exchange-traded funds in China saw 14 straight days of inflows up to Monday, the longest streak since March, according to ...

Why the U.S. stepped in after decades to prop up Japan's yen, and what's at stake - By Lee Ying ShanCNBC, New YorkMonday, August 3, 2026 Washington's decision to join Japan in supporting the battered yen has prompted questions over what motivated the rare coordinated intervention, with analysts pointing to concerns over U.S. Treasury markets and Japan's financial system. Tokyo has grown increasingly wary of the yen's decline, which recently dropped to its weakest level against...

Ed Steer: Bessent note at Camp David proves the end is nigh - 7:41p ET Monday, August 3, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: The weekend edition of GATA board member Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Digest is headlined "Bessent Note at Camp David Proves the End Is Night" and is posted at GoldSeek's companion site, SilverSeek, here: https://silverseek.com/article/bessent-note-camp-david-proves-end-nigh CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/TreasurerGold Anti-Trust Action Commi...

Why Texas turned to Wyoming mint to produce its gold and silver coins - By Dale KillingbeckCowboy State Daily, Cheyenne, WyomingSunday, August2, 2026 CASPER, Wyoming -- Texas is turning to a Wyoming mint to produce its official commemorative gold and silver coins sold through its Texas Bullion Depository. Texas is the first state to authorize official commemorative coins and the first to have its own depository for precious metals. Officials from the state were at ...

Another Hit to Demand in the Housing Market: Purchases by Foreign Buyers Have Plunged by 76% from Peak - Purchases by Chinese, Canadian, and British buyers have collapsed. Foreign buyers matter in some key submarkets.

Labor Market Turnover Increased all Year, Bouncing Off Late 2025 Low. What that Means - Another sign of underlying strength in the labor market.

AI Data Center Construction Spending Goes Exponential (But in Business, Exponential Curves Can’t Last) - Corporate guidance for capital expenditures keeps getting ratcheted higher and involves massive sums, largely focused on AI infrastructure.

Legal Tender Forces Gold Out - The government has many ways of forcing us to use their paper dollar as money. The tax on capital gains on gold (I wrote about this here) is one bullet in their gun. The legal tender law—U.S. Code ...

What Is A "Legal Tender Law"? And, Is It A Problem? - What is a legal tender law? Over the years, there has been some discussion about “legal tender laws” in the United States. I talked to a legal expert about it, and discovered – as I suspected – that ...

What Is Considered Legal Tender in the US? - "Legal tender" means that the financial instrument in question legally serves to pay any public or private debt. Federal law guarantees its printed value regardless of its intrinsic convertible value, ...

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 ...

Floridians could soon be able to use gold and silver to pay for things - You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Tuesday that would recognize gold and silver as legal tender in the ...

Crypto's campaign efforts see rare loss, but crypto roster in Congress likely to grow - The leading industry PAC, Fairshake, put $2 million into a Detroit Democratic primary but came up short, even as several PAC-backed candidates won elsewhere.

Coldcard exploit could boost demand for regulated bitcoin exposure, analysts say - Cantor sees positive read-through for crypto custody providers, while FRNT says the breach could drive some investors toward bitcoin ETFs.

Crypto Long & Short: Putting the bitcoin sizing question to the test - In a follow-up to his essay on sizing crypto risk, Lionsoul Global's Gregory Mall backtests bitcoin in a 60/40 across bull, bear and sideways regimes, showing how a straight bitcoin position, a large-cap basket and a trend-managed sleeve part ways and why the way you hold bitcoin can matter as much as how much you hold.

Strategy’s STRC rebounds 30% as company builds cash reserve, bitcoin price stabilizes - Bitcoin sales, what is now a $4 billion cash reserve, and a $975 million repurchase program, have supported STRC’s recovery.

Nomura’s Laser Digital backs ZIGChain for onchain private credit push in UAE - Laser’s investment in ZIGChain is understood to be in the single-digit millions.

Crypto may have institutionalized, but it still trades like a rumor mill - The more institutional crypto becomes, the more it prices on headlines. The edge now is reading the positioning data underneath, not reacting to the narrative on top.

Ondo Finance hires former Blockchain.com CFO Adam Schlisman - The tokenized-assets firm appointed ex-Blockchain.com and Monashee executive as finance chief as it expands its onchain capital markets business.

Galaxy Digital shares slip 5% after second-quarter results - Helios produced data-center revenue for the first time with Phase I expected to generate about $80 million quarterly from Q3.

AI agent token once worth $2.4 billion ends with founder calling it dead - Eliza Labs founder Shaw Walters said the ELIZAOS foundation is closing and that holders should sell, ending the token that replaced AI16Z after a lawsuit, a rebrand and a 97% crash.

SpaceX extends decline to 11% on lockup expiration and capex spending fears - The company reported no BTC sales in the second quarter, but shares fell before the open as investors focused on capital spending, free cash flow pressure and a looming insider lockup expiry.

Circle Posts $701 Million Q2 Revenue as USDC Activity Accelerates - Circle reported stronger second-quarter earnings as USDC circulation and transaction activity expanded. The stablecoin issuer also set a September launch date for Arc, its institutional blockchain network. USDC Volume Jumps 151% to $14.8T as Circle Returns to Profit Circle Internet Group returned to profit in the second quarter as greater USDC adoption offset weaker returns […]

MAGNE.AI Secures $2.64M Strategic Funding for Edge AI, Agentic Payments and On-Chain Infrastructure - Road Town, British Virgin Islands, August 5th, 2026, Chainwire. MAGNE.AI, an AI-native hardware and on-chain intelligence infrastructure company, today announced the completion of an additional US$2.64 million strategic financing round, with participation from GAEA Ventures, Titans Ventures and Go2Mars Labs. Following MAGNE.AI’s previously announced US$10 million strategic financing, the compan...

Bitcoin Holds $64K as Polymarket Cuts CLARITY Odds to 15% - Bitcoin held firmly above $64,000 despite intraday swings between $63,900 and $64,706. The modest price gains triggered heavy losses for short sellers, driving $148 million in short liquidations out of $216 million across the total crypto market. Intra-Day Price Volatility and Resistance On Wednesday, bitcoin stubbornly anchored itself above the $64,000 baseline, though broader bullish […]

Bitwise CIO: Crypto Can Survive CLARITY Act Failure, Not the Wait - Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan says crypto can absorb a Clarity Act defeat this week, but warned recently that the industry can’t thrive in a state of limbo. ‘Can’t Thrive in the in-Between’ As the Clarity Act limps toward the Senate’s Friday recess deadline, Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan argued this week that […]

Blackrock Pulls $170M Into IBIT as Bitcoin ETFs Add $211M - U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) drew $211.49 million on Tuesday, extending their strong start to the week. Ether funds returned to inflows with $53.75 million, while solana posted a smaller gain. XRP and HYPE remained flat for the day. Blackrock Plans 1-for-3 ETHA Split After $42M Inflow The institutional bid widened across the crypto […]

Abdul El-Sayed Says He's Not a Socialist. His Policy Agenda Says Otherwise. - El-Sayed is pushing a mendacious claim: that people would be wealthier if they endured yet another massive transfer of money and power to a vast federal health bureaucracy.

New Draft Article: "The Fourth Amendment After Chatrie" - Just posted today at SSRN.

"Did Fauci Properly Take the Fifth?" - An excerpt from a detailed analysis at FoxNews.com from John Malcolm, a former federal prosecutor and current VP of the… The post "Did Fauci Properly Take the Fifth?" appeared first on Reason.com.

Senators Want To Claw Back Trump's Spending Power. They Should Just Pass a Real Budget Instead. - The Senate’s funding bill stops the Trump administration from handing political appointees control over federal grants, but Congress isn’t eager to rein in spending.

Todd Blanche for Attorney General? - Rescinding the egregious Slush Fund Order should not obscure the fact that Blanche was a central participant in, and possibly the architect of, a scheme to defraud the court and the American taxpayer. The one job he is surely not qualified for is the one he now seeks.

Abdul El-Sayed's COVID Radicalism Is a Callback to a More United Party - The pandemic provided a glue that held the Democratic Party together. Without it, they don't know what they believe.

Socialist Hugo Chávez Destroyed Venezuela's Power Grid. Now the Regime Hopes Private Capital Will Rebuild It. - The regime is paying lip service to undoing a policy that caused incalculable human suffering but is hesitant to relinquish control.

Minnesota's Nudification Ban Could Punish People Over Parodies and Stripped-Down Selfies. Elon Musk's xAI Is Suing - The law is written so broadly it could punish services that let you fake an image of yourself in a swimsuit.

How a Top Democratic Operative Lost Faith in Her Party - Evan Barker discusses the Democratic Party's growing disconnect from working-class voters, the realities of political fundraising, and the future of populism in America.

Harmeet Dhillon on Distinguishing Between Protected Speech and Actionable Discriminatory Conduct - Jewish Insider: Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for civil rights, urged pro-Israel college students to distinguish between protected speech… The post Harmeet Dhillon on Distinguishing Between Protected Speech and Actionable Discriminatory Conduct appeared first on Reason.com.

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.

President or King? It’s not the TITLE. It’s the POWER. - For the founders, an elective monarchy was just as bad as an hereditary one - because the core issue was the power of discretion. On this episode, it’s 6 of the most dangerous powers of a king as the founders understood them. And you just might recognize every single one of them today. The post President or King? It’s not the TITLE. It’s the POWER. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

The Buck Stops Nowhere - Having burned through billions of dollars and depleted critical munitions stockpiles, the Pentagon is running out of money. Our money. According to the Washington Post, the Pentagon is facing an urgent budget shortfall caused largely by the Iran war, with some critical funding accounts expected to run dry within weeks. Training, maintenance and other military priorities are reportedly being […]...

Constitution Enforcement: 6 Ignored Steps That Actually Work - The founders knew exactly what it takes to deal with unconstitutional power. How that gets done? It’s built on their experience and tactics against the British empire. On this Episode - it’s 6 steps that actually work as the real enforcement mechanism for the constitution. They come right from the American Revolution, backed by the ultimate check - the duty of self preservation The post Constit...

Tomorrow’s U.S. Senate Vote: Four Internet Bills, One Wrong Direction - The Senate Commerce Committee will vote this week on several censorious and privacy invasive bills: KOSA, the SCREEN Act, Youth AI Privacy Act, and CHATBOT Act. While we appreciate that the Committee is taking the time to look at these bills separately, it’s still impossible to ignore the message Congress is sending to the world: Age-gate the internet and block young people from speaking and ac...

Appeals Court Agrees with EFF that Building a Web Browser Doesn’t Violate the CFAA - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has endorsed a commonsense technical interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), a law not usually given to such interpretation. Amazon had sued Perplexity AI to try to shut down its Comet browser, claiming the browser’s optional agentic AI “Assistant” that can browse websites like Amazon for comparison shopping purposes, violated the CFAA becau...

Mobile Ad Software Encourages Location Data Sharing, EFF Report Finds - Developers Must Beware of Ad Libraries that Betray Users’ PrivacySAN FRANCISCO – Some software development kits (SDKs) provided by advertising companies to help developers monetize their apps are automatically feeding users’ location data into systems that location data brokers use to track people, an Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) report found.  EFF began investigating the location-shari...

Former Attorneys General, Business Associations, and Former Department of Labor Leaders Support Family Farm’s Supreme Court Case - ARLINGTON, Va.—In its fall term, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Department of Labor’s agency court system. New […] The post Former Attorneys General, Business Associations, and Former Department of Labor Leaders Support Family Farm’s Supreme Court Case appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Major Ruling in Favor of True Food Labels as Federal Appeals Court Revives First Amendment Lawsuit Against FDA and USDA - ARLINGTON, Va.—A federal appeals court revived a First Amendment lawsuit from a customer and small business owner seeking to provide true information on food labels. The United States […] The post Major Ruling in Favor of True Food Labels as Federal Appeals Court Revives First Amendment Lawsuit Against FDA and USDA appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Oklahoma Small Business Gets Early Win in Lawsuit Challenging Restrictions on Selling Caskets - OKLAHOMA CITY—On Thursday, the District Court of Oklahoma County denied the state of Oklahoma’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging its restrictions on selling caskets. The lawsuit was brought in […] The post Oklahoma Small Business Gets Early Win in Lawsuit Challenging Restrictions on Selling Caskets 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 ...

WY: GOA Endorses 30+ Pro-Gun Candidates Across Wyoming - See GOA’s list of pro-2A candidates before the upcoming August 18 primary Gun Owners of America is proud to endorse the following candidates in Wyoming’s Republican primary on Tuesday, August 18, 2026: **Click on any image above to download full size graphic for sharing** To find your legislative district, click the button below; cross-reference your district with the list above … Read more

Gun Owners of America Sues U.S. Virgin Islands Over Unconstitutional Ban on Nonresident Right to Bear Arms - Gun Owners of America Sues U.S. Virgin Islands Over Unconstitutional Ban on Nonresident Right to Bear Arms   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  July 20, 2026  CHARLOTTE AMALIE, USVI — Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the U.S. Virgin Islands’ prohibition on nonresidents exercising their Second Amendment rights.  The lawsuit argues the USVI ...

WY: Which Candidates Will Defend Your Gun Rights? - The Wyoming Primary Election is quickly approaching, and your vote will help determine who will defend your Second Amendment rights in the years ahead. Gun Owners of America has completed our candidate evaluations and issued letter grades for a number of candidates across Wyoming based on their records, voting histories, responses to GOA’s candidate survey, and demonstrated commitment to protec...

Augustus gets FDIC nod to launch bank - Among stipulations of the approval, the clearing bank must launch with $73,660,000 or more in capital funds and maintain a 10% or greater leverage ratio throughout its first three years.

Bank of America, USAA ink patent agreement - The deal allows each company to use the other’s full portfolio of patents. USAA for years has sued – or threatened court action against – banks it says infringe on its remote deposit capture patents.

Stablecoin firm Dakota applies for OCC trust banking charter - “For you, that means fewer layers between your product and the financial services underneath it,” Dakota CEO Ryan Bozarth said in a blog post.

Fed approves Santander-Webster deal - The $12.3 billion transaction – approved by the Fed 129 days after the application was filed – is expected to close Aug. 20, Santander said.

Visa, Mastercard join another stablecoin group - The card networks are keeping their options open with respect to stablecoin communities, locking arms with Circle on its latest effort.

Global Payments bets on AI to boost point of sale reboot - It has been one year since the payments fintech launched Genius, its refreshed point-of-sale and payments platform, as a lynchpin in the company's attempted turnaround. Now, the company is looking to add more conversational AI features.

3 types of social capital behind financial advisor success - Speakers at The American College of Financial Services' CAAFP like investing legend John Rogers shed light on how people fuel long-term success in the industry.

What advisors need to know about the rising costs of health insurance - Lifetime medical costs and ACA marketplace premiums are skyrocketing. Here's how advisors are helping clients keep their retirements on track.

Redesigned workflows are banks' path to a return on AI - Models, data and workflow are all important, but proprietary workflows create a competitive edge.

Solo pilots bank-fintech data sharing while Treasury watches - The fintech's network lets banks and fintechs share results of KYC and KYB checks, known bad-actor lists and other customer information. A key use case: helping sponsor banks monitor their fintech partners' compliance with banking regulations.

Energy shocks and inflation: challenges for monetary policy - by Ryan Niladri Banerjee, Fiorella De Fiore, Marco Jacopo Lombardi, Giovanni LombardoThe recent energy shock ranks among the most significant since the 1990s. Structural factors and initial conditions influence how energy shocks propagate into inflation – directly and through second-round effects. The appropriate monetary policy reaction depends on the persistence of the inflationary pressures ...

Michelle W Bowman: Responsible innovation and financial inclusion - Speech (via pre-recorded video) by Ms Michelle W Bowman, Vice Chair for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at "Next-gen financial inclusion", the third annual Financial Inclusion Conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Board, Washington DC, 14 July 2026.

Philip N Jefferson: Navigating economic shocks - a monetary policymaker's perspective - Speech by Mr Philip N Jefferson, Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 16 July 2026.

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by Coastal Bend Bancshares, Inc. - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by Coastal Bend Bancshares, Inc.

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by FS Bancorp, Inc. - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by FS Bancorp, Inc.

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by Banco Santander, S.A. and Santander Holdings USA, Inc. - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by Banco Santander, S.A. and Santander Holdings USA, Inc.

Press Release: FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance - PRESS RELEASE | AUGUST 5, 2026 FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDI...

Press Release: FDIC Launches New Office of Supervisory Appeals - PRESS RELEASE | AUGUST 4, 2026 FDIC Launches New Office of Supervisory Appeals WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) tod...