Precious Metals and Market News

Gold, silver fall as CPI, oil and dollar pressure metals - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco News) - Spot gold prices are weaker and spot silver prices are sharply lower in early U.S. trading Tuesday, as a firmer U.S. dollar, higher Treasury yields and another jump in crude oil weighed against safe-haven demand tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict.

Gold prices testing resistance at $4,700 as US CPI rises 3.8% in the last 12 months - (Kitco News) - The gold market remains in a difficult position as it continues to test resistance near $4,700 an ounce. At the same time, rising inflation appears to be becoming embedded in the broader economy, which could force the Federal Reserve to take a more hawkish stance on monetary policy.

Spot silver surges, gold firms as CPI risk lifts yields - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco News) - Spot silver surged and spot gold firmed late Monday as traders balanced last week’s U.S. labor-market data against higher oil prices, firmer Treasury yields and Tuesday’s April CPI release.

Gold prices gain on Iran optimism despite India import issues, silver producers see strong output in 2026 – Heraeus - (Kitco News) – Gold prices are benefiting from renewed optimism surrounding the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, while India's tax laws are complicating imports for the second-largest gold consumer, and silver output is up sharply from 2025 levels among major producers, according to precious metals analysts at Heraeus.In their latest update, the analysts wrote that last week’s de-escalation...

Global gold ETFs see fresh inflows despite rising inflation risks - (Kitco News) - Gold prices remain stuck in neutral, with prices starting the new trading week below $4,700 an ounce; however, analysts remain optimistic that prices will recover through the second half of the year as investment demand remains healthy, with global gold-backed exchange-traded funds seeing inflows in April.

Spot gold at $4,730/oz after U.S. existing-home sales rise 0.2% in April - (Kitco News) - Spot gold is trading near session highs this morning after the latest data showed the U.S. housing market improving but still trailing expectations last month.Total existing-home sales, including single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums, and co-ops, rose 0.2% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.02 million in April, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) announc...

Gold firm, silver surges as oil rebound keeps inflation risk in focus - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco News) - Spot gold prices are firmer and spot silver prices are sharply higher in early U.S. trading Monday, as renewed U.S.-Iran tensions lifted crude oil and kept inflation risk in focus ahead of this week’s U.S. data.

Bulls in control on Wall Street and Main Street after gold’s solid showing, with inflation, retail sales, and Warsh vote on deck - The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed two-thirds of Wall Street and Main Street back on the bandwagon for next week after gold’s solid showing.

Central banks are still hungry for gold - (Kitco News) - Gold’s rally may be stuck in neutral for now, but central banks continue to send a clear signal to the market: they remain committed buyers on price weakness, even amid volatile economic conditions.

Gold, silver climb as U.S. data keep Fed path mixed - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco News) - Spot gold and silver finished firmer after the U.S. data mix showed stronger job creation, steady unemployment and weakening household sentiment. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,716.20 an ounce, up 0.65% on the session, while spot silver was at $80.300, up 2.57%.

First Houthi Drones Sent On Israel Since Iran Ceasefire Took Effect - First Houthi Drones Sent On Israel Since Iran Ceasefire Took Effect In what appears to be the first Houthi attack out of Yemen since the broader Iran ceasefire came into place starting in early April, the Israel Defense Forces said a drone "launched from the east" was intercepted by the Israeli Air Force near the southernmost city of Eilat on Tuesday. The IDF further indicated it ...

US Consumer Prices Are Rising At Their Fastest Pace In 3 Years - US Consumer Prices Are Rising At Their Fastest Pace In 3 Years Bearing in mind the one-off impact of BLS correcting for shutdown-related distortions (in rent/shelter) from last October., this morning's CPI was expected to come in hot as the impact of the Iran war starts to spread (energy, airfares, transport) and the melt-up in memory costs (unrelated to war) as the token wars cont...

'Could Resonate Globally': Korea Sparks Market Chaos With 'AI Tax' Threat - 'Could Resonate Globally': Korea Sparks Market Chaos With 'AI Tax' Threat Korean markets were under pressure overnight after politicians floated the idea of tapping AI profits.  Bloomberg reports that a top South Korean policymaker said the nation should pay citizens a 'dividend' using taxes on AI profits, with the obvious read through to Samsung and SK Hynix.  The comments in a ...

HIMS Shares Plunge As Pivot To Branded GLP-1s Weighs On Outlook - HIMS Shares Plunge As Pivot To Branded GLP-1s Weighs On Outlook Hims & Hers shares tumbled in premarket trading in New York, the most in three months, after the company posted a first-quarter loss and revenue that missed analyst estimates tracked by Bloomberg, as costs rose amid a massive pivot from selling copycat GLP-1 drugs toward branded obesity drugs from Novo Nordisk and Eli ...

Jet Fuel Shortage Deepens Pressure On Global Airlines - Jet Fuel Shortage Deepens Pressure On Global Airlines Via City AM, Heathrow’s April passenger numbers fell 5% to 6.7 million, with Middle East traffic down 50%. Transfer traffic rose 10% as travellers rerouted through Heathrow to Asia and Oceania. Airlines are facing mounting pressure from jet fuel shortages and higher oil prices. Fewer passengers were heading to Hea...

'Mediator' Pakistan Hosted Iranian Military Aircraft To Insulate Them From US Attacks, Graham Fumes At Islamabad - 'Mediator' Pakistan Hosted Iranian Military Aircraft To Insulate Them From US Attacks, Graham Fumes At Islamabad Summary CBS reports Pakistan sheltered Iranian military planes, Sen. Graham outraged, calls for 'reevaluation'. US President blasts 'piece of garbage' Iran response, says ceasefire on 'life support', reportedly mulls renewed military action; US Treasury imposes y...

"Neither Credible Nor Attractive": eBay Rejects GameStop's Takeover Bid - "Neither Credible Nor Attractive": eBay Rejects GameStop's Takeover Bid eBay's board released a statement on Tuesday morning, rejecting GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen's unsolicited, non-binding acquisition proposal, calling it "neither credible nor attractive." "We have concluded that your proposal is neither credible nor attractive," Paul S. Pressler, eBay's chairman of the board of dir...

Senate's Rush To Regulate AI Chatbots Is Bad For Everybody - Senate's Rush To Regulate AI Chatbots Is Bad For Everybody Authored by John Coleman via RealClearPolitics, The dawn of the AI era has sparked a wide range of reactions, from exhilaration over the technology’s capabilities to deep distress.  Such responses to a new communicative tool are nothing new, and indeed, AI presents new and unique challenges that will require deep though...

UAE Secretly Carried Out Attacks On Iran, Making It An Active Combatant - UAE Secretly Carried Out Attacks On Iran, Making It An Active Combatant The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become an active combatant in the Iran war, according to fresh reporting in The Wall Street Journal. Last week saw the US-Iran ceasefire briefly break down, during which time the US struck some Iranian coastal sites and the Iranians sent drones and missiles on several Gulf st...

UK Summons Chinese Ambassador Over Spying Allegation - UK Summons Chinese Ambassador Over Spying Allegation Authored by Dorothy Li via The Epoch Times, The British Foreign Ministry on May 9 stated that it had summoned the Chinese ambassador after a London court convicted two men, including a former British immigration officer, of spying for the Chinese communist regime. Bill Yuen Chung Biu (L) and Peter Wai Chi Leung (R), both char...

Meet the Nvidias of power — 5 stocks winning Big Tech’s $700 billion AI energy grab - Infrastructure giants such as GE Vernova and Bloom Energy are the new gatekeepers of the AI grid.

Under Armour’s stock tumbles as surging costs eat away at earnings - Under Armour’s losses were wider than expected, and the outlook was below forecasts as rising costs take a bite.

This dot-com survivor says AI build-out is more like 1997 than 1999 — and still urges investors to hold more cash - The riveting gains for microchip stocks have many analysts drawing parallels to 1999, just ahead of the dot-com crash, when the build-out of a key technology led to parabolic moves and frenzied speculation.

Inflation jumps to 3-year high, CPI shows, and that’s not the end of it - The U.S. inflation rate leaped to a nearly three-year high of 3.8% in April because of higher gas prices — and the pain for consumers isn’t going away soon.

I’m 68. Is it wise to invest my $500,000 retirement savings with a single investment firm? - The Securities Investor Protection Corporation provides coverage of up to $500,000 for stocks, bonds and mutual funds, including up to $250,000 in cash.

The ‘godfather of crypto’ predicts $1 million bitcoin, but it’s going to fall first - Michael Terpin explained his theory of four-year cycles in the bitcoin price that bottom during midterm-election years. One more correction is coming before another bull market.

‘I nearly made a major misstep’: I claimed my Social Security benefits at 64 instead of 70. Here’s why. - “It’s remarkable — and discouraging — how many people are disengaged from their own financial lives.”

The Ryan Cohen saga gets a new twist as eBay shoots down GameStop’s takeover offer - EBay says the $56 buyout deal is “neither credible nor attractive” and cheers its standalone prospects.

My retirement fund is like an AI version of me. It keeps working when I’m not able to. - “Not taking care of your money becomes, in a visceral sense, not taking care of yourself.”

With Keir Starmer premiership on the brink, British government debt, currency and stocks fall - British government debt fell sharply on Tuesday, with reports suggesting Prime Minister Keir Starmer may face a leadership challenge or even resign as early as today.

Consumer prices rose 3.8% annually in April, the highest since May 2023 - The consumer price index was expected to increase by 3.7% annually in April, according to the Dow Jones consensus.

EBay rejects GameStop's $56 billion takeover bid, calling it 'neither credible nor attractive' - Many analysts questioned the deal, citing questions about how GameStop would finance the transaction and the strategic rationale.

AI super rally has retail investors acting the most aggressive since trading frenzy during Covid - Retail traders are buying calls in Cboe's "Mag 10" stocks – the big seven plus AMD, Palantir and Broadcom – at the heaviest 10-day clip since 2021, according to a report from the exchange.

Bulls and bears both believe this could be 1999 all over again. Embrace it or dump your tech stocks? - We are not guaranteed a close rerun of the 1999-2000 extremes. Just because things got crazier then doesn't mean that's ahead of us.

Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls of the day: Nvidia, Broadcom, Tesla, Lowe's, Disney, Intel & more - Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Tuesday.

Consumer prices rose 3.8% annually in April, the highest since May 2023 - The consumer price index was expected to increase by 3.7% annually in April, according to the Dow Jones consensus.

Iran says it will 'never bow' as Trump rejects peace counteroffer, prolonging Middle East conflict - Washington has sought to press Beijing to lean on Tehran to reopen the strait, though China's appetite to act as a pressure mechanism remains unclear.

From Singapore to Brussels, world leaders eye Trump-Xi summit from afar - The world will be watching the Trump-Xi summit.

Retailers are on a hiring spree. But consumers are sending warning signs - The retail trades added nearly 22,000 jobs in April, accounting for about one-fifth of total job growth.

The Federal Reserve is quickly running out of reasons to cut interest rates - Friday's jobs report provided evidence that the central bank's larger concern is a cost of living that is getting increasingly hard to bear.

Brien Lundin: Silver rings the bell - By Brien LundinGold Newsletter / Golden Opportunities, Metairie, LouisianaMonday, May 11, 2026 Something very interesting is happening in the metals and mining market. As you know, the winds of war have been driving every asset market. Stocks, bonds and commodities (including gold and silver) have risen along with hopes for peace, while oil and the dollar have fallen when those hopes emerge. .....

India's leader urges people to stop buying gold as Asia scrambles for energy - From the Australian Broadcasting Corp., SydneySunday, May 10, 2026 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to the country's 1.4 billion people to work from home, avoid travel, and stop buying gold, as the Iran war continues to send energy costs soaring. Modi today called for a return to work-from-home arrangements and online meetings, measures adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic. ... ...

Trump muses vacantly again about whether gold remains in Fort Knox - No mention of leases, swaps, and other market interventions ... and no follow-up questions. * * * Trump Still Wants to Visit Fort Knox to Confirm Gold Has Not Been Stolen By Ryan KingNew York PostSunday, May 10, 2026 President Trump believes this is his golden opportunity. The president revealed that he's still eager to crack open Fort Knox and personally ensure that the nation's gold reserve -...

Ed Steer: The silver stocks' big rally is crushed immediately - 10:54a ET Sunday, May 10, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: The weekend edition of GATA board member Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Digest letter, headlined "The Silver Stocks' Big Rally Is Crushed Immediately," is posted in the clear at SilverSeek here: https://silverseek.com/article/silver-stocks-big-rally-crushed-immediately CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/TreasurerGold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc....

Japan to keep intervening to defend 160-per-dollar level, ex-BOJ official says - By Leika KiharaReutersThursday, May 7, 2026 TOKYO -- Japan likely intervened during the Golden ​Week holidays and will step back into the market if the yen renews its slide below the psychologically ‌key 160-per-dollar level, Atsushi Takeuchi, a former central bank official who took part in Tokyo's market forays a decade ago, told Reuters. ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMENT ......

Supply of Existing Single-Family Homes Rises to Highest in 10 Years, Condo Supply Highest since 2012, Sales in Deepfreeze - April was another bad dud for spring selling season as supply continued to pile up.

Housing Bubble & Bust #1 and #2 as Seen through Employment at Mortgage Lenders and Mortgage Brokers - Nonbank mortgage lenders shed 40% of their jobs this time, and loan brokers 38%. They react to demand, which collapsed.

Weirdest U.S. Labor Market I’ve Ever Seen: Supply of Labor Shrinks Further while Private-Sector Jobs Grow - Federal government sheds more jobs, now down to 1966 levels. This labor market isn’t bad, just weird.

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, ...

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 ...

Next week El Salvador will become the first country to accept bitcoin as currency - The government even went a step further in promoting the cryptocurrency’s use by giving $30 in free bitcoins to citizens who sign up for its national digital wallet, known as Chivo, or “cool” in ...

Arkansas Passes Legal Tender Act, Removes Taxes on Gold and Silver - Arkansas Governor Signs Senate Bill 1718, Reaffirming Gold and Silver as Legal Tender and Removing All Tax Liability from the Monetary Metals LITTLE ROCK, AR / ACCESSWIRE / April 20, 2023 / Sound ...

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 ...

Hot inflation data pours cold water on Federal Reserve rate cut hopes - Bitcoin was trading at $80,814 following the news, down 1.2% over the past 24 hours.

CleanSpark stock slides 9% as quarterly earnings miss estimates on bitcoin holdings loss - CleanSpark reported a net loss of $378.3 million for the quarter ending on March 31, a steep increase from the $138.8 million loss reported the same period last year.

DTCC builds out blockchain-based collateral system with Chainlink integration - The platform tokenizes collateral on blockchain rails and uses smart contracts to enable 24/7 automated collateral management across financial markets.

Exodus dumps 1,000 bitcoin: Why the crypto wallet is cashing out to fund a payments empire - Exodus sold $73.2M in crypto, causing cash, cash equivalents, and stablecoins to jump from $5.2M to $74.4M by the end of Q1 2026.

Bitcoin will 'explode' past $90,000 and hit $126,000, Arthur Hayes says - Arthur Hayes, the BitMEX co-founder who now runs Maelstrom, said bitcoin's return to its October high is a "foregone conclusion," and he is taking his fund to maximum risk, with HYPE, ZEC, and NEAR as his top altcoin picks.

Crypto markets stalls before inflation data as XRP, SOL rebuffed from key price levels - Your day-ahead look for May 12, 2026

Bitcoin hovers above key support as equities, crypto retreat - Bitcoin and ether fell as escalating Middle East tensions lifted oil and the dollar, though BTC continued to hold above a key bull market level.

ETH/BTC ratio falls to 10-month low as ether continues to underperform bitcoin - Widely followed crypto market gauge signals weakening risk appetite as investors continue favoring bitcoin over ether.

Beyond IBIT: Bitcoin’s surprising link to sports betting ETF is getting harder to ignore - The Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF (BETZ) and bitcoin share a strong positive correlation, with an interesting twist.

Galaxy Digital to manage Sharplink’s new $125 million onchain yield play - The Galaxy Sharplink Onchain Yield Fund would receive $100 million from Sharplink’s staked ETH treasury and $25 million from Galaxy.

US Inflation Accelerates for Second Straight Month as Gas Costs Drive April CPI - The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported April 2026 Consumer Price Index data on May 12, showing headline inflation climbed to 3.8% year-over-year, above the 3.7% analyst consensus and up from 3.3% in March. Gasoline Prices Push U.S. CPI to 3.8% in April, Highest Reading Since Late 2025 The monthly CPI-U rose 0.6% on a […]

ZachXBT Names Bitget’s Real Boss, Warns Escalation Against Chinese CEX ‘Cartel’ Is Coming - Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has publicly named Shawn Liu as the key operative running scam operations at Bitget behind the scenes, calling CEO Gracy Chen merely “the face” of the company. Turning The Spotlight on Bitget’s Shadow Operator ZachXBT has escalated his long-running critique of Bitget even further, naming the firm’s founder, Shawn Liu, as its […]

Gamma Prime Brought the Tokenized Capital Summit to Miami on May 4th, Showcasing its Platform for Investors’ Dealflow - This sponsored press release was provided by Gamma Prime and was not written by Bitcoin.com News. Bitcoin.com News does not necessarily endorse the statements made within this announcement. PRESS RELEASE. Gamma Prime, the coordination layer for the world’ private deal ecosystem focused on hard-to-access, non-correlated assets, hosted the Tokenized Capital Summit 2026 in Miami on […]

Bhutan Opens Accelerated Fintech Licensing With 0% Corporate Tax and Free Banking - Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City launched an accelerated licensing pathway on Tuesday, giving companies already regulated in Singapore, Abu Dhabi Global Market, or Hong Kong a direct route to full operational status, with a guaranteed bank account included. DK Bank Guarantees Accounts for Every GMC-Licensed Firm Starting May 2026 The Special Administrative Region, established under a […]

10 Fresh Wallets Pull 100 Million LAB Tokens Worth $480M From Bitget - Ten newly created wallets have withdrawn 100 million LAB tokens, worth approximately $480 million and representing 32% of the token’s circulating supply, from Bitget in a 12-hour window, adding fresh onchain evidence to an already active manipulation investigation. Exit Follows 1,000% Pump and ZachXBT Probe Lookonchain flagged the movement on Tuesday, noting that ten fresh […]

Lawsuit Against UW Social Work School Over Retaliation for Allegedly Anti-Trans Essay Can Go Forward - According to plaintiff, “[Prof.] Harner believed Plaintiff’s planned zine project [class assignment] was on ‘the issue of ‘trans’ people sexually assaulting others in prison,’ a topic Harner found ‘so many issues with.’”

No First Amendment Violation in Ohio Closing DEI-Related Offices and Committees - From Rice v. Schell, decided two weeks ago by Judge Matthew McFarland (S.D. Ohio), but just posted on Westlaw a… The post No First Amendment Violation in Ohio Closing DEI-Related Offices and Committees appeared first on Reason.com.

Clarence Thomas Sets a New SCOTUS Record - Plus: A “supremely cringe” viral tweet about the Supreme Court.

Today in Supreme Court History: May 12, 1790 - 5/12/1790: Justice James Iredell takes the judicial oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 12, 1790 appeared first on Reason.com.

'Boneless Wings' Aren't Really Wings. Is That Fraud? - "Our boneless wings are all white meat chicken....Our buffalo wings are 0% buffalo," Buffalo Wild Wings admitted.

Brickbat: What Is Crime? - An internal investigation of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department found that at least 15 high-ranking officials may have helped… The post Brickbat: What Is Crime? appeared first on Reason.com.

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Gavin Newsom's Free Diaper Disaster - Plus: AOC attacks billionaires, Trump heads into Xi talks weakened by the Iran conflict, and redistricting battles escalate nationwide

A Modest Uptick in Supreme Court Popularity - A recent YouGov poll shows the Court is likely less unpopular than before. The tariff ruling may have given it a boost. The poll has several other notable findings, as well.

The Real Lord of the Flies Story Netflix Isn't Telling - The famous novel portrays kids as savages when left to their own devices. But is that actually true?

Don't Pause the Gas Tax—Repeal It - A temporary gas tax holiday is a gimmick, not a reform. But Congress should permanently repeal the federal gas tax.

28.7 Million Reports, 275 Investigations—the Bank Secrecy Act Doesn't Work - If this report is the best the agency can do, it’s time to end the Bank Secrecy Act.

Reviving Private Prosecution Could Transform Victims’ Rights - Victims deserve better than having to rely on bureaucrats: they should be able to hire private attorneys to prosecute criminal cases.

Can Deregulation of Branch Banking Improve Capital Allocation? Evidence from the Great Depression - These “findings provide evidence that the institutional structure of branching—rather than simply expanded banking access—improved capital allocation and integrated financial markets to fuel manufacturing productivity growth, especially in underserved areas.”

Public Employees Have the Right to Talk Politics without Risking their Jobs - A public school teacher was fired for her Facebook post. Her case is an opportunity for the Supreme Court to provide stronger protections for the rights of 23 million public employees.

Founding Felons: Jefferson Would Be on a Watch List Today - What we’re dealing with today is a government that wants to suppress dangerous words—words about its warring empire, words about its land grabs, words about its militarized police, words about its killing, its poisoning and its corruption—in order to keep its lies going. The post Founding Felons: Jefferson Would Be on a Watch List Today appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

This Isn’t Anti-American. It’s a Right and a Duty. - “Alter or abolish” Despite those words in the Declaration of Independence, the establishment today would have you believe that any effort to resist their power is “anti-American.” But they have it backwards. On this episode - it’s the founders’ framework, the right to “provide new guards” - and when that rises to the level of duty. The post This Isn’t Anti-American. It’s a Right and a Duty. app...

The Most Dangerous “Weapon” We Face - Ignoring the limits of the Constitution because you don’t like the results you’ll get? George Washington called that a WEAPON to destroy freedom. The post The Most Dangerous “Weapon” We Face appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

Canada’s Bill C-22 Is a Repackaged Version of Last Year’s Surveillance Nightmare - Last year, the Canadian government pushed Bill C-2, which would erode Canadian digital rights in the name of “border security.” The bill was so bad it didn’t even make it to committee because of the backlash from the privacy community. Now, the spring’s worst sequel, Bill C-22, aka The Lawful Access Act, is trying it again. As with most sequels, Bill C-22 makes some tweaks to problematic elemen...

EFF to Fourth Circuit: Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant - <div class="field__items">EFF, along with the national ACLU, the ACLU affiliates in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit urging the court to require a warrant for border searches of electronic devices under the Fourth Amendment, an argumen...

EFF Stands in Solidarity With RightsCon and the Global Digital Rights Community - When governments shut down spaces for dialogue, dissent, and collective organizing, the damage extends far beyond a single event. The abrupt cancellation of RightsCon 2026—the world’s largest annual global digital rights conference—is not just a logistical disruption for thousands of researchers, journalists, technologists, and activists—it is part of a growing global pattern of shrinking civic...

Omaha Speakeasy Forced to Change Its Name to “Censored Shop” After Nebraska Barber Board Claims Ownership of the Word “Barber” - OMAHA, Neb. — Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ)—a national nonprofit public interest law firm—announced it is joining the legal fight to defend the First Amendment […] The post Omaha Speakeasy Forced to Change Its Name to “Censored Shop” After Nebraska Barber Board Claims Ownership of the Word “Barber” appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Institute for Justice Applauds Oklahoma for Expanding Food Freedom Act - Arlington, Va.—Oklahoma’s home food entrepreneurs will see their opportunities expanded under a new law that allows them to increase their annual sales. On May 5, […] The post Institute for Justice Applauds Oklahoma for Expanding Food Freedom Act appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Institute for Justice Promises to Continue Fight for Privacy Rights After Legislation on Automated License Plate Readers Fails to Advance - Arlington, Va.—Today, Colorado State Sens. Judy Amabile and Lynda Zamora Wilson announced that their bill, SB26-070, will not be moving forward this year. The bill, […] The post Institute for Justice Promises to Continue Fight for Privacy Rights After Legislation on Automated License Plate Readers Fails to Advance 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 ...

Comment Now To Stop the ATF’s Illegal Registry! - As part of ATF’s recent package of 34 new rules, they’ve proposed a change to their “out-of-business” records retention. This record retention amounts to an unconstitutional, illegal registry of guns and gun owners. The registry, compiled by ATF using Form 4473; the dealer sales form completed by gun owners during firearms transactions, must be destroyed. Now, thanks to a proposed … Read more

NH: Senators Must Deliver on Campus Carry TOMORROW - New Hampshire gun owners are hearing disturbing rumors that another so-called “gun rights advocacy” organization is preparing to hand out A+ endorsements to lawmakers regardless of whether or not they actually support Campus Carry. That is unacceptable. If politicians want the support of gun owners, they need to earn it by taking real votes to defend the Second Amendment, not by hiding behind e...

PA: URGENT: Constitutional Carry VOTE Tomorrow! (05/06/2026) - Your action is required right away! TOMORROW, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to take up Senate Bill 357—the Constitutional Carry bill. Sponsored by our longtime ally, Senator Chris Dush, SB 357 would finally recognize that your right to protect yourself and your family is not a privilege granted by the government. Rather, it is a GOD-GIVEN RIGHT enshrined in … Read more

Augustus receives conditional charter approval from OCC - The company, rebranded from its previous iteration Ivy, aims to revamp the clearing process to fit an artificial intelligence-native model.

Capital One flags debanking fight in quarterly filing - The bank “is responding to demands and requests” related to “fair access to banking,” it said. The Trump Organization has until July 2 to refile its claim that the bank politically debanked the president.

Kraken parent seeks OCC charter - Payward said a national trust charter would complement its special-purpose depository institution, Kraken Financial, which recently became the first crypto firm to receive a Federal Reserve master account.

Citizens targets tweaks to boost CX - Marking his first year as the lender’s consumer-banking chief, Matt Boss aims to drill down on why customers should choose Citizens and the value they get from the relationship.

Collections doesn’t need more AI tools. It needs a framework that scales. - For collections teams, lasting AI value depends less on tools than on the framework beneath them.

'Credit access is absolutely a problem': Upstart's Paul Gu - The company's new CEO, and long-time chief technology officer, shares his views on why some banks are stuck in old ways of determining creditworthiness, how Upstart has been modifying its underwriting models and the objections people sometimes have to AI-based lending.

Deposit insurance should prevent bank runs, not just react to them - Calls to replace proposed deposit insurance reforms with a revived Transaction Account Guarantee program would make the federal government's role in a bank run purely reactive. That would be a mistake.

How high can gas prices go before they do some real damage? - The economy is already showing signs of stress from the oil crisis. How much longer will it last, and is there a red-line number that breaks the economy?

Missouri bank faces call for boycott over data-center controversy - Plans were moving along smoothly for a new data center in Franklin County, Missouri — until residents found out about it. Now the project is facing a fierce public backlash, and a local community bank is caught in the crossfire.

Boston-area bank will host retail incubator in new branch - The Village Bank is already mulling expanding the concept to other locations if the one planned for its Wellesley, Mass., office lives up to expectations.

Poonam Gupta: Prosperous states for a prosperous India - Speech by Dr Poonam Gupta, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, at the "Columbia Indian Economy Summit 2026", Raj Centre on Indian Economic Policy, Columbia University, New York City, 11 April 2026.

Yannis Stournaras: Challenges for the Greek insurance market and for the supervisors - Speech by Mr Yannis Stournaras, Governor of the Bank of Greece, at the Groupama Assurance Mutuelles Management Team meeting, Athens, 4 May 2026.

Mary-Elizabeth McMunn: Capital, competition, and complexity - regulatory perspectives on the regulatory debate - Remarks by Ms Mary-Elizabeth McMunn, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, at the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI), Dublin, 7 May 2026.

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of related applications by Columbia Bank MHC, and Columbia Financial, Inc. - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of related applications by Columbia Bank MHC, and Columbia Financial, Inc.

Agencies issue host state loan-to-deposit ratios - Agencies issue host state loan-to-deposit ratios

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement - Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

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

Press Release: Anchor Bank Assumes Insured Deposits of Community Bank and Trust - West Georgia, LaGrange, Georgia - PRESS RELEASE | MAY 1, 2026 Anchor Bank Assumes Insured Deposits of Community Bank and Trust - West Georgia, LaGrange, Georgia WASHINGTON—Commun...