Precious Metals and Market News

Russia made up to $1.68 billion selling 300,000 ounces of gold in January as prices hit record highs - (Kitco News) – Russia’s central bank sold a significant amount of gold from its reserves in January as prices hit all-time record highs above $5,500 per ounce, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Russia (CBR).The country sold 300,000 ounces, the CBR announced on Friday, lowering its total gold holdings to 74.5 million ounces. This was the first decrease in Russia’s gold r...

Safe-haven rally masks deeper drivers in gold and silver markets- Bawden Capital - (Kitco News) - The ebb and flow of geopolitical uncertainty continues to create unprecedented volatility in the precious metals space, as rising tensions in the Middle East has driven gold prices to $5,200 an ounce and silver prices to $86 an ounce.

Fed easing, geopolitical turmoil, rising demand will combine to push gold to $6,200/oz by mid-year – UBS - (Kitco News) – Gold has yet to reflect the full impact of the ongoing geopolitical escalation surrounding Iran, and once the Fed’s easing rate path and the overall market’s rising demand are considered, prices are likely to gain an additional $1,000 per ounce by June, according to analysts at UBS.

Copper’s $250 billion funding gap pushes streaming giants deeper into mine finance, says Rick Rule - (Kitco News) A widening capital shortfall in copper is reshaping how large-scale projects are financed, with royalty and streaming companies emerging as pivotal sources of funding, according to veteran metals investor Rick Rule.

Sell gold, buy Treasuries? BI’s McGlone sees risk of reversion in 2026 - (Kitco News) - After reclaiming the $5,000 level on geopolitical uncertainty, gold is seeing some follow-through buying at the start of a new trading week; however, one market strategist warns investors that the precious metal’s elevated volatility does not bode well for further gains through 2026.

Strong rallies in gold, silver on haven demand, weak U.S. data - (Kitco News) - Gold and silver prices are holding big gains and near their daily highs near midday Monday, with gold scoring a three-week high and silver a two-week high.

Gold and silver will wait to benefit from lower rates, Ghana and Hecla reflect shifting priorities in precious metals markets – Heraeus - (Kitco News) – Gold and silver will have to wait a little longer before they get the added push of lower interest rates, while high precious metals prices are impacting national and corporate priorities among producers, according to precious metals analysts at Heraeus.In the latest update, the analysts wrote that gold’s price consolidation is continuing, and while U.S. dollar strength may be a ...

Strong price gains in gold, silver, on safe-haven bids - (Kitco News) - Gold and silver prices are trading sharply up in early U.S. trading Monday, with gold scoring a three-week high and silver a two-week high.

Bitcoin Feb. 23 daily chart alert - Sideways grind at lower levels - (Kitco News) - Monday, February 23—March bitcoin futures prices are lower in early U.S. trading Monday. The recent collapse in daily price volatility suggests a bigger price move is on the horizon.

Gold market analysis for February 23 - key intra-day price entry levels for active traders - (Kitco News) - This 5-minute bar chart for Comex gold futures can be a valuable analytical and trading tool for the active intra-day gold futures trader/market watcher.

'Out Of Africa': Beijing Slashes Investment Up To 85% - 'Out Of Africa': Beijing Slashes Investment Up To 85% Authored by James Gorrie via The Epoch Times, For more than a decade, China’s footprint across Africa has expanded at a phenomenal pace. Railways in Kenya, ports in Tanzania, energy projects across sub-Saharan Africa, and militarized infrastructure in various places have meant billions in state-backed loans. For decades, Bei...

Critical Part Of Hungary & Slovakia's Russian Oil Flows Has Just Been Blown Up - Critical Part Of Hungary & Slovakia's Russian Oil Flows Has Just Been Blown Up Ukraine's long-range drone campaign has reportedly once again struck at the heart of Russia's energy artery, igniting a fire at a key Transneft oil pumping station in the republic of Tatarstan early Monday. Regional officials confirmed the incident after local media and Telegram channels first reported ...

Female British Cop Defends Freedom Of Speech In "Muslim Area" Of London - Female British Cop Defends Freedom Of Speech In "Muslim Area" Of London Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, The Metropolitan Police has so far not commented on the viral video of a female police officer defending freedom of speech surrounded by a crowd of angry Muslim men in Whitechapel but it has questions to answer. The Mail ran the video yesterday. This is fundame...

These Are The World's 10 Deadliest Viruses - These Are The World's 10 Deadliest Viruses Some viruses infect millions but kill relatively few. Others spread less widely yet prove far more lethal once contracted. This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti, ranks 10 of the world’s deadliest viruses by case fatality rate: the percentage of infected people who die from the disease. Rabies tops the list, with a fatality...

Despite Deportation Order Dating Back 23 Years, Bosnian Criminal Migrant Gets €7,250 Every Month In Welfare From German Taxpayers - Despite Deportation Order Dating Back 23 Years, Bosnian Criminal Migrant Gets €7,250 Every Month In Welfare From German Taxpayers Via Remix News, A Bosnian national, identified as Huso B., is being labeled one of the worst cases of a foreigner taking advantage of Germany’s generous welfare system. The man, who has numerous criminal offenses on his record, remains in Germany des...

Escobar: The Discombobulated West - Escobar: The Discombobulated West Authored by Pepe Escobar, Neo-Caligula – a.k.a. The Undisputed Tariff Champion of the World – seems to be surprised that Iran has not capitulated. No wonder. No clueless sycophant amongst his astonishingly mediocre inner circle is intellectually equipped to explain to neo-Caligula, in soundbites, the basics of Shi’ism. It gets worse. What’s a...

Jane Street Sued For Crypto Insider Trading That Accelerated Terraform Collapse - Jane Street Sued For Crypto Insider Trading That Accelerated Terraform Collapse For years - literally - we have been pounding the table and pointing out market rigging and manipulation irregularities in the crypto markets which, for reasons of our own, we attributed to one of the world's foremost HFT shops and most profitable "market makers" in the world (if not India), Jane Street...

Is Privacy Entirely Gone? - Is Privacy Entirely Gone? Authored by Jeffrey A. Tucker via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), If you watch any movie from the 1940s in the film noir genre, you will see a recurring theme. Someone does something bad but runs away to another state. He might put on a disguise. People try to find him but cannot. He checks in and out of hotels under an assumed name. The heroic detective...

Who Believes In Aliens, Bigfoot, & The Chupacabra? - Who Believes In Aliens, Bigfoot, & The Chupacabra? Belief in the unknown, whether extraterrestrials or legendary creatures, remains surprisingly common in America. The visualization below, created by Visual Capitalist's Julie Peasley using data from YouGov, explores how likely U.S. adults think it is that aliens, Bigfoot, and the chupacabra exist. Here’s how Americans responded...

Necessary Evil: RFK Jr. Defends Trump's Glyphosate Order - Necessary Evil: RFK Jr. Defends Trump's Glyphosate Order Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Feb. 22 said that glyphosate is poisonous but necessary as he backed President Donald Trump’s recent order designating the production of the herbicide as critical to national security. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy...

My grandpa retired happy at 70 with $750K, and he’s doing just fine. I know where most Americans go wrong. - “You could even retire at 55 with $500,000 and be perfectly fine. Am I right?”

Buyer snaps up a $4.8 million home next to Bill Gates’ Xanadu 2.0 estate - Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates has found a buyer for the charming home next to his sprawling Xanadu 2.0 dwelling—just six days after listing the property for $4.8 million.

‘I’m shocked that people are shocked,’ says JPMorgan executive about private-credit meltdown - The surest sign of market dislocation is when banks start quantifying their exposure to a given issue.

How this award-winning hedge fund manager is betting on a new era of capital scarcity - Political expediency in the White House means sacrificing bond investors to achieve electoral success

Analyst says he’s thrown in the towel on Novo Nordisk after latest setback - Novo Nordisk’s study showing a new drug wasn’t as good as a rival’s led one sell-side analyst to downgrade the stock for the first time in five years.

Hims & Hers’ expansion plans — as well as its Super Bowl ad — have investors worried about profits - The wellness platform’s results arrived amid heightened legal and regulatory scrutiny over its weight-loss-drug business.

‘I found out too late’: My stepmother cheated me out of $500K from my father’s estate. What can I do? - “Within a week or two after the deadline to contest the will expired, my stepmother sent me an email stating she would not share anything.”

‘I need to get my financial ducks in a row’: I’m 80 with $1 million. How do I prevent my son from being hit with inheritance tax? - “I have $650,000 in investments, $250,000 in life insurance and about $150,000 equity in my home.”

‘I spend $7,500 a month’: I’m 47, earn $260K, and have $3 million. Can I retire at 50? - “I own a home worth $520,000 and do not have a mortgage on it.”

Congress must enact Trump’s tariffs now to steer the U.S. from a massive revenue cliff - Tariffs need to become law or the federal budget will take a hit. Lawmakers have less than 150 days to decide.

Supreme Court ruling throws Trump administration's tariff strategy into flux. What it means for global trade, U.S. economy - President Trump's new tariffs could further strain global trade relations, pushing businesses to operate more cautiously and hurting the U.S. economy.

From Jamie Dimon’s ‘cockroaches’ to the Blue Owl freeze: How stress is spreading in private credit - Private credit's meteoric rise to a roughly $3 trillion cornerstone of global finance was fueled by demand for lending outside the traditional banking system.

IBM is the latest AI casualty. Shares tank 13% on Anthropic programming language threat - COBOL is a computer language used for business data processing and IBM is a leader in that area.

Jamie Dimon says 'watch out’ as lofty asset prices add to economic risks: ‘My anxiety is high’ - JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is anxious as high asset levels collide with increased competition among lenders and jitters over loans to the software industry.

Cybersecurity stocks are the latest AI victim. Analysts say buy the dip - Analysts from across Wall Street believe that the fears are overblown, and delivered names they think will outperform the most.

China’s leverage rises before high-stakes summit as Supreme Court curbs Trump tariffs - Supreme Court's decision to invalidate Trump's tariffs has strengthened China's hand ahead of the leaders summit in April, at a time when Beijing seeks U.S. concessions on Taiwan.

Five key takeaways from the Supreme Court's landmark decision against Trump's tariffs - What's far less certain is the longer-reaching impacts as the economy and markets again adjust to a changing landscape.

With Trump's 'reciprocal' tariffs struck down, here are the industries still facing higher rates - President Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs were deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, but some sector-specific tariffs remain in place.

Fourth-quarter U.S. GDP up just 1.4%, badly missing estimate; inflation firms at 3% - The core PCE price index was expected to increase 3% from a year ago in December. GDP was projected to rise at a 2.5% pace in Q4.

Life after the 'great resignation': Incentives are dimming for workers to change jobs - The disparity between average annual pay increases for those staying in their jobs and for those leaving has all but collapsed.

Lebanon considers sale of gold reserves to rescue its banks and economy - By Malaika Kanaaneh TapperFinancial Times, LondonMonday, February 23, 2026 BEIRUT -- Lebanese bankers and politicians are eyeing the controversial sale or lease of part of the central bank's large gold reserves -- whose value has soared along with the gold price -- as a way of rescuing the country from a devastating economic crisis. ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMENT ... Bulli...

On LFTV, Maguire and Macleod discuss silver squeeze and fiat collapse - 8:27p ET Saturday, February 21, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: On this week's installment of Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program, London metals trader Andrew Maguire and economist Alasdair Macleod discuss the squeeze on silver and the accelerating collapse of the Western fiat currency system. The program is 58 minutes long and can be viewed at the Kinesis Money channel at YouTube ...

Bitcoin's $1 trillion identity crisis hits from every direction - By Isabelle Lee and Vildana HajricBloomberg NewsSaturday, February 21, 2026 It wouldn't have seemed possible a year ago. But Bitcoin has gotten caught in one of its deepest struggles yet, with no obvious way out.The world's largest cryptocurrency has plunged more than 40% from its peak, and the usual playbook isn't working -- dip buyers have vanished, and the forces that would normally fuel a r...

Russia sold 300,000 ounces of gold as prices hit record - But the country's gold holdings still increased in value * * * From Bloomberg NewsFriday, February 18, 2026 Russia's central bank sold gold from its reserves in January, taking advantage of prices that had climbed to record highs. The country's bullion holdings fell by 300,000 ounces to 74.5 million ounces, according to data published today by the Bank of Russia. The sale marked the first decre...

Who needs to visit the Bank of England's gold vault? How about answers to critical questions? - 10:16p ET Friday, February 20, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Today Great Britain's Sky News breathlessly broadcast a report about a visit its economics reporter, Ed Conway, recently was allowed to make to the Bank of England's basement gold vault in London.  As might have been expected, the report was mostly gush and "gee-whiz" stuff as Conway marveled at all the shiny metal bars. While Sk...

Biggest Single-Family Rental Landlords, Mom & Pop Landlords, and Trump’s Push to Block Big Guys from Buying More Homes - It might not make much difference now, but it would during a housing crash.

US Treasury Debt-to-GDP Ratio Rises to 122% in Q4, Highest since Covid Spike - The ugly debt monster grew faster than current-dollar GDP.

PCE Inflation (2.9%, 3.0%) and GDP Inflation (3.7%) Got Hotter, but CPI Inflation (2.4%) Cooled. Why? The Fed Needs to Pay Serious Attention - The PCE price index gets pushed down far less by the doctored housing index than CPI does because housing weighs half as much in PCE.

Fiat Money vs. Legal Tender: What’s the Difference? - Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a ...

A bill to make gold and silver legal currency in NH is back for the second year in a row - Rep. Juliet Harvey-Bolia, R-Tilton, has introduced a bill to make gold and silver legal tender in New Hampshire. Harvey-Bolia argued that gold and silver can hedge against inflation and allow people ...

Eleven states recognize gold, silver as U.S. currency. Which states are they? - Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Louisiana may soon start accepting gold and silver as currency if proposed legislation is enacted by legislators in the Louisiana ...

OpEd: On Gold, Silver as Our Legal Tender - Other states are testing parallel currencies, but legal, political and fiscal roadblocks make the idea nearly impossible in the Golden State. Imagine walking into your local coffee shop in Los Angeles ...

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. Follow Lloyd Lee Every time Lloyd publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your inbox! Enter ...

Canaan’s Turnaround Gains Steam as Benchmark Doubles Price Target to $4 - With Nasdaq compliance restored and momentum building in its Avalon mining rigs and self-mining operations, the broker sees renewed upside for Canaan’s shares.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Solana (SOL) Gains 4.5% as Index Trades Higher - Bitcoin Cash (BCH) was also a top performer, rising 2% from Wednesday.

Digital Asset Treasuries: Bitcoin’s Institutional Test Case - Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs) are the first laboratories testing how a decentralised asset can operate as productive capital within the architecture of corporate finance, argues Sygnum Bank CIO Fabian Dori.

Plasma Obtains VASP License, Opens Amsterdam Office to Expand Stablecoin Payments in EU - The firm behind the fast-growing stablecoin blockchain also plans to obtain MiCA and EMI licenses as part of its expansion in Europe.

Gold Token Market Swells to $3.9B as CZ Calls It a 'Trust Me Bro' Asset - The tokens raise similar concerns to stablecoins, with potential risks around delivery, long-term reliability and the ability to redeem for physical gold.

Ledger Unveils $179 Nano Gen5, Built for Identity in an AI-Driven World - Alongside, there's the Ledger Wallet, a reimagined version of the company's Ledger Live app, and Ledger Enterprise Multisig, a new platform for institutional asset management.

Crypto Market Maker B2C2 Launches PENNY to Enable Instant, Zero-Fee Stablecoin Swaps - The institutional liquidity provider’s new platform says it will let users exchange stablecoins like USDT and USDC across multiple blockchains without fees.

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin, Ether Edge Higher; HyperLiquid Surges on $1B Purchase Plan - After weeks of turbulence, the crypto market found support Thursday, with Bitcoin and Ether posting modest gains and HyperLiquid’s token HYPE soaring.

Risk Proxies Challenge Bitcoin's Bounce; HYPE, XMR Shine: Crypto Daybook Americas - Your day-ahead look for Oct. 23, 2025

Revolut Secures MiCA License in Cyprus, Expanding Regulated Crypto Services Across EU - Fintech giant gains CySEC approval to offer compliant crypto trading across 30 EEA markets under MiCA

Engie Eyes Bitcoin Mining to Address Solar‑Power Curtailment in Brazil - The energy conglomerate is considering adding local power demand, in the form of bitcoin mining or storage systems, for its largest solar farm in Brazil, Assu Sol, located in the east. This would help the complex use the energy that the local power grid cannot absorb. Engie Mulls Starting Bitcoin Mining Operations to Leverage Curtailed […]

Backpack Pledges 20% Equity to Token Stakers Amid IPO Expansion Plans - Backpack Exchange has introduced a model allowing users to exchange their platform tokens for a collective 20% stake in the company’s equity. Backpack CEO Armani Ferrante announced the initiative on February 23, 2026, as the exchange prepares for a potential initial public offering (IPO) in the United States. Under the new program, users who stake […]

Nigerian Leader Unveils New Regulatory Framework for Country’s Digital Asset Market - Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has launched a comprehensive regulatory regime for Nigeria’s digital asset market, headlined by the creation of the Virtual Asset Regulatory Council. A New Strategic Oversight Body Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has unveiled a sweeping new framework to regulate the country’s fast-growing digital asset market, establishing the Virtual Asset Regulatory Council (VARC...

Pharos Network Launches Alliance to Standardize Onchain RWA Market - Pharos Network has launched a collaborative ecosystem designed to transition real-world assets from experimental pilots into a standardized, institutional-grade execution framework. A New Standard for Real-World Assets Pharos Network, a financial Layer 1 platform, has announced the launch of an alliance that seeks to move the real-world asset ( RWA) market beyond fragmented pilots into […]

Strategy Founder Michael Saylor Fires Back at Bitcoin Critics in Candid Interview - Strategy founder Michael Saylor says bitcoin’s recent drawdown reflects the normal growing pains of transformative technology, not a broken thesis, and he has the corporate war stories to prove it. Saylor: Bitcoin Volatility Is a Feature, Not a Flaw In a wide-ranging Coin Stories interview with Natalie Brunell, Saylor compared bitcoin’s roughly 45% decline from […]

Brickbat: Just Don't Look - Georgia state Rep. Joseph Gullett (R–Dallas) has sponsored a bill that would limit police body camera and dashcam videos from… The post Brickbat: Just Don't Look appeared first on Reason.com.

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Trump Replaces Old Illegal Tariffs With New Illegal Tariffs - Plus: The U.S. could be going to war with Iran, the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, and why AI surveillance is worrying civil libertarians

UC's National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement $15K Non-Residential Fellowships (Applications Due March 21) - From the webpage: Applications are due by Monday, March 30th at midnight. If you have questions, please feel free to… The post UC's National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement $15K Non-Residential Fellowships (Applications Due March 21) appeared first on Reason.com.

Trump's Rationale for His New Tariffs Contradicts the Position He Took Before His Supreme Court Defeat - The president is relying on a provision that the government's lawyers said had no "obvious application" to his goal of reducing the trade deficit.

Ex-Prince Andrew's Arrest Shows the Epstein Scandal Isn't Just About Sex - The king's brother is under investigation for old-fashioned corruption—something Epstein excelled in.

It Looks Like the End of the Road for Rideshare Alternative Empower in D.C. - The company may soon shutter its operations in the District of Columbia, following recent decisions by the D.C. Superior Court and Court of Appeals.

The Government Wants Your Posts Before It Grants You Papers - The Trump administration will start collecting social media account information on immigration forms.

My New Dispatch Article on the Tariff Decision, its Implications - and a Key Issue the Court Did Not Resolve - The Court stopped a massive presidential power grab, but did not resolve a crucial issue about judicial review of executive use of emergency powers.

Oklahoma Ends Indefinite Death Row Solitary Confinement - “These men have not been able to touch grass and feel the warmth of the sun for the first time in ten years.”

Cato's Coverage of the IEEPA Tariff Decision: Resource Guide - Cato scholars have been at the center of this debate from the start—in the courts, the press, and Congress.

Ten Commandments Ruling Underscores That Progressives Need School Choice - But from book “bans,” to athletics, to rulings like this, progressives lose many public schooling battles. They should not also lose their tax dollars in seeking education they think is right for their kids.

Immigration Saves Lives - Immigration restrictions leave more than just trillion-dollar bills on the sidewalk.

Offset Emergency Spending - A contribution to the R Street Institute’s Virtual Federal Budget Reform Forum

Establish an Independent, Fast-Track Fiscal Commission - A contribution to the R Street Institute’s Virtual Federal Budget Reform Forum

Freedom Isn’t Granted: It’s Exercised and Defended - You can’t build a true “land of the free” on hope, wishing for the “right people” to gain power and resist the temptation to abuse it. The post Freedom Isn’t Granted: It’s Exercised and Defended appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

This Isn’t a Warrant. It’s a Home Invasion. - It started a revolution. Now it's just your average Wednesday. Government agents with blank-check power to search and seize - no oath, no probable cause, no limits. James Otis called it “the worst instrument of arbitrary power.” Today, most people won’t even flinch at this brazen attack on your life, liberty and property. The post This Isn’t a Warrant. It’s a Home Invasion. appeared first on Te...

You’re not Free. You’re Ruled. - The foundation of the American revolution was a question of WHO IS IN CHARGE: government, or the people? This is the story of the real root cause of the clash with the British. Once we’re done, you’ll see - This isn’t a “land of the free” - because government won The post You’re not Free. You’re Ruled. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

EFF’s Policy on LLM-Assisted Contributions to Our Open-Source Projects - We recently introduced a policy governing large language model (LLM) assisted contributions to EFF's open-source projects. At EFF, we strive to produce high quality software tools, rather than simply generating more lines of code in less time. We now explicitly require that contributors understand the code they submit to us and that comments and documentation be authored by a human. LLMs excel...

EFF to Wisconsin Legislature: VPN Bans Are Still a Terrible Idea - Wisconsin’s S.B. 130 / A.B. 105 is a spectacularly bad idea. It’s an age-verification bill that effectively bans VPN access to certain websites for Wisconsinites and censors lawful speech. We wrote about it last November in our blog “Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing,” but since then, the bill has passed the State Assembly and is scheduled for a vote in the St...

San Jose Can Protect Immigrants by Ending Flock Surveillance System - (This appeared as an op-ed published February 12, 2026 in the San Jose Spotlight, written by Huy Tran (SIREN), Jeffrey Wang (CAIR-SFBA), and Jennifer Pinsof.) As ICE and other federal agencies continue their assault on civil liberties, local leaders are stepping up to protect their communities. This includes pushing back against automated license plate readers, or ALPRs, which are tools of mass...

Vindicated: Court rebukes Newton, Iowa, officials for retaliatory arrests after citizen called them “fascists” - Today, a federal judge in Iowa ruled that the city of Newton, Iowa, violated Noah Petersen’s constitutional rights when city leaders arrested him for critiquing […] The post Vindicated: Court rebukes Newton, Iowa, officials for retaliatory arrests after citizen called them “fascists” appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Arrested by ICE and Held for Three Days without Communication or a Hearing; Citizen and Veteran Sues Feds - LOS ANGELES—Last July, George Retes, a U.S. citizen and Iraq combat veteran, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agencies for […] The post Arrested by ICE and Held for Three Days without Communication or a Hearing; Citizen and Veteran Sues Feds appeared first on Institute for Justice.

IJ to SCOTUS: A Conversation Cannot be a Crime - Today, a New York nonprofit—Upsolve—partnered with the Institute for Justice (IJ) to ask the Supreme Court of the United States to take up a case […] The post IJ to SCOTUS: A Conversation Cannot be a Crime 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 ...

GOA & WV Allies File Machinegun Legalization Bill - BREAKING NEWS GOA Files Legislation In West Virginia to Create Legal Machinegun Ownership And how we’re fighting back with your help today… State Legislators in West Virginia have just introduced a bill, authored by Gun Owners of America, to sell machineguns to citizens legally. This bill, SB 1071, sponsored by Senators Rose & Maynard, would create State-Operated Machinegun Stores. We’re … Read...

GOA-Backed Legislation in West Virginia Would Restore Lawful Machine Gun Transfers - GOA-Backed Legislation in West Virginia Would Restore Lawful Machine Gun Transfers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  February 23, 2026  Springfield, VA – Gun Owners of America (GOA) is proud to support the introduction of GOA-drafted legislation in West Virginia by Senators Chris Rose and Z. Maynard that would authorize the creation of a state entity to purchase and transfer machine guns to qualified law-...

WY: Critical Time for Second Amendment Bills in the Wyoming Senate – Please Act - Critical Time for Second Amendment Bills in the Wyoming Senate! Please Contact These Senators! Over the prior four Wyoming Legislative Sessions, GOA has worked with Second Amendment supporters to pass some of America’s best Second Amendment legislation including a Repeal of Gun Free Zones in schools and most government buildings, a Second Amendment Protection Act (which includes criminal penalt...

Union-related charge against Wells Fargo dismissed - Union representatives have long accused the bank of union busting. The National Labor Relations Board dismissed one such claim this month, but Wells faces at least one more.

Centerview, ex-analyst settle suit over sleep hours for junior bankers - Kathryn Shiber requested a regular “hard stop” at midnight to sleep and manage a mood and anxiety disorder. The bank granted the accommodation but later fired her. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

Banks boost venture capital deals to scale AI - Wells Fargo and Citi topped the leaderboard for AI VC investments as the financial services industry works to build and scale the technology.

Why banks are struggling to deliver ROI on AI investments - 95% of organizations see zero return on AI investments. Learn how banks are responding.

JPMorgan’s lawyers deny Trump ‘blacklist’ claims - The bank said CEO Jamie Dimon should not have been named as a defendant and asked for the president’s debanking case to move to federal court.

JPMorgan invests for new age of competition amid AI fears - The nation's largest bank said Monday that it will continue to invest in artificial intelligence, despite fears that the technology may harm lenders, and in private credit, despite concerns of cracks in asset quality.

Citigroup strikes Banamex stake sales with Blackstone, BTG - The investors agreed to buy 499 million shares of Citi's Mexican retail unit for around $2.5 billion. The sale was at a small premium to the initial stake the megabank sold to Mexican billionaire Fernando Chico Pardo last year.

Credit-card bank reaches $10M settlement in debt-collection suit - Credit One Bank agreed to a $10.2 million settlement after almost five years of litigation with a group of California district attorneys. The suit alleged that the bank's vendors made harassing phone calls to borrowers.

Prediction markets: What they are and why they matter - The platforms, where bets are placed on everything from U.K. soccer teams to the price of bitcoin, are getting traction from investors and attention from regulators.

1.2 million French bank accounts exposed in breach - Hackers used stolen credentials to access the French FICOBA database, exposing names and account numbers but failing to access funds directly.

Global giants in the AI supply chain - by Jon Frost, Vatsala Shreeti, Kumar RishabhGlobally, the largest artificial intelligence (AI) firms are based in the United States, China, Chinese Taipei, Korea and the Netherlands. · These global AI giants account for an increasing share of total market capitalisation, capital expenditure and revenues in their respective jurisdictions. · For many AI giants – and particularly those fro...

Literature review on non-maturity deposit stability: Established factors and recent developments -
BIS residential property price statistics, Q3 2025 - In the third quarter of 2025, global real house prices fell by 0.7% year on year (yoy), a rate similar to the previous quarter (–0.8%); this was despite a rise in nominal prices (2%). Real house prices in AEs were almost stable (0.3% yoy), extending the recent period of moderate growth. In EMEs, prices continued to decrease, at a slower rate (–1.5%) compared with the previous quarters. The gl...

Following earlier actions to remove reputation risk from its supervision of banks, Federal Reserve Board requests comment on proposal to codify that removal - Following earlier actions to remove reputation risk from its supervision of banks, Federal Reserve Board requests comment on proposal to codify that removal

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Fulton Financial Corporation - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Fulton Financial Corporation

Federal Reserve Board announces it will hold a hybrid public outreach meeting on Thursday, March 26, as part of its review of regulations under the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reductio... - Federal Reserve Board announces it will hold a hybrid public outreach meeting on Thursday, March 26, as part of its review of regulations under the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act (EGRPRA)

Press Release: FDIC Releases Economic Scenarios for 2026 Stress Testing - PRESS RELEASE | FEBRUARY 12, 2026 FDIC Releases Economic Scenarios for 2026 Stress Testing WASHINGTON – The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporatio...

FDIC Extends Comment Period on Proposal to Establish GENIUS Act Application Procedures for FDIC-Supervised Institutions Seeking to Issue Payment Stablecoins - PRESS RELEASE | FEBRUARY 6, 2026 FDIC Extends Comment Period on Proposal to Establish GENIUS Act Application Procedures for FDIC-Supervised Institutions Seeking to Issue Payment Stablecoins ...