Precious Metals and Market News

Wall Street cautious after gold’s lack of follow-through, Main Street bullish with Fed decision on deck - The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed Wall Street bearish or undecided on gold’s near-term prospects, while Main Street sentiment remained improved after the yellow metal defended $4,000 support once again.

Gold holds near $4,050 as equities diverge, oil falls - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are modestly higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Friday, as crude oil pulled back from Thursday’s spike, Treasury yields eased and the U.S. dollar held near recent highs. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,052.70 an ounce, up 0.08%, while spot silver was trading near $58.16, up 0.87% on the session.

Gold continues to hold $4,000, which could signal an inflection point, analysts say - (Kitco News) - Gold has managed to hold critical support near $4,000 an ounce for the past five consecutive weeks, and although significant downside risks remain, some analysts see growing potential for a bullish shift in the market.

China’s June gold imports hit fresh two-year high of 173 tonnes as lower prices boost demand - (Kitco News) – China’s gold imports set a fresh two-year high in June, with the plunge in international gold prices making the yellow metal even more attractive in the world's biggest market for bullion.

Investors should still hold a modest amount of gold - BlackRock’s Koesterich - (Kitco News) - Gold's inability to hold gains above $4,100 an ounce continues to highlight near-term downside risks. However, an expert at the world’s largest asset manager continues to recommend investors maintain some exposure to the precious metal.

Spot gold spikes to $4,070/oz high as U.S. new home sales rise 1.6% in June - (Kitco News) - Gold prices are trading near their session highs on Friday morning after the latest data showed the U.S. housing market improving in June.New home sales rose 1.6% last month, lower than the expected 3.4% increase, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced. 

Gold stuck in neutral as S&P Global highlights healthy US PMI activity - (Kitco News) - The gold market continues to hold support above $4,000 an ounce but has been unable to attract any sustained bullish momentum as the U.S. economy remains fairly resilient, according to preliminary data from S&P Global.

Gold holds above $4,020 as Fed-rate risk caps rebound - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are higher ahead of the North American market open Friday, as precious metals steadied after Thursday’s selloff while traders weighed a stronger U.S. labor-market signal, the ECB’s rate hold, elevated crude oil prices and firm Treasury yields. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,055.00 an ounce, up 0.16%, while spot silver was tra...

Newmont shrugs off 13% gold-price correction with record second-quarter free cash flow, tops earnings estimates - (Kitco News) - A 13% correction in gold prices during the second quarter has not been enough to derail the trajectory of the world's largest gold miner, after it delivered strong earnings and reaffirmed its full-year production guidance.

Gold falls as oil spike, higher yields pressure metals - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are sharply lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Thursday, as rising Treasury yields, a firmer U.S. dollar and a renewed crude-oil spike outweighed safe-haven demand tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,047.80 an ounce, down 1.98%, while spot silver was trading near $57.64, down 3.46% on the session.

Top NIH Official Wanted To Shut Down Research Into COVID-19 Vaccine Injuries: Emails - Top NIH Official Wanted To Shut Down Research Into COVID-19 Vaccine Injuries: Emails Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, Top officials with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) expressed misgivings about researchers with the agency studying people with neurological issues after they received COVID-19 vaccines, according to newly released emails. Principal deputy di...

'Largest Group Of TDS Sufferers Ever Put Together': Trump Delivers Remarks At Correspondents' Dinner - 'Largest Group Of TDS Sufferers Ever Put Together': Trump Delivers Remarks At Correspondents' Dinner Authored by Emel Akan via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump attended the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington on July 24. The event that was originally held on April 25 was abruptly canceled due to an assassination attempt against him. “I am deligh...

"Hell Of A Great Day For Starship": SpaceX Tests Megarocket In First Time Since IPO - "Hell Of A Great Day For Starship": SpaceX Tests Megarocket In First Time Since IPO SpaceX launched Starship on its 13th test flight on Friday evening, the first since the company's massive IPO, successfully deploying 20 next-generation Starlink V3 satellites while demonstrating further progress with its largest rocket. "Deployment of 20 @Starlink V3 satellites complete. Today's t...

US Sanctions UK-Based Senior Muslim Brotherhood Leader Over Alleged Hamas Support - US Sanctions UK-Based Senior Muslim Brotherhood Leader Over Alleged Hamas Support The United States has sanctioned a senior UK-based Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (MB) official alongside six other individuals and entities that it said provided material support to terrorist group Hamas. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said on July 23 that the action exposes MB affiliates...

Ukraine's Drone Campaign Against The 'Russian Amazon' Is Driven By Political Motives - Ukraine's Drone Campaign Against The 'Russian Amazon' Is Driven By Political Motives Authored by Andrew Korybko, The goal is to create a growing class of malcontents by inflicting major harm to small business owners who might then shift the electoral odds against the ruling party ahead of September’s next elections and later possibly form the core of a future protest movement that...

US Pauses Iran Bombing Campaign As Saudi-Houthi Red Sea Front Erupts - US Pauses Iran Bombing Campaign As Saudi-Houthi Red Sea Front Erupts Brent crude surged 27% over two weeks to settle at $96.78 a barrel on Friday, briefly breaching $100 this past week as traders priced in a higher war-risk premium into energy markets amid simultaneous chokepoint threats to the Strait of Hormuz and the southern Red Sea. Meanwhile, the US appeared to pause its 1...

The Far-Right 'Terror Plot' That Didn't Exist... Until The UK Government And Media Just Said It Did - The Far-Right 'Terror Plot' That Didn't Exist... Until The UK Government And Media Just Said It Did Authored by Steven Tucker via dailysceptic.org, Did you see that huge Muslim gathering held in Suffolk recently, which had to be called off early due to a major far-Right terror plot being hatched against it? You may well have done, as the news was all over the media and referenced ...

Finland & Spain Have The Highest Unemployment Rates, Japan The Lowest - Finland & Spain Have The Highest Unemployment Rates, Japan The Lowest Unemployment across the OECD averaged 4.9% in May 2026, but labor market conditions continued to vary significantly from one country to another as economic growth slowed across parts of the developed world. This visualization ranks seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for people aged 15 and older across OECD m...

"Why I'm Writing This Anonymously And What That Says About Free Speech In Britain" - "Why I'm Writing This Anonymously And What That Says About Free Speech In Britain" Authored by 'regular bloke' via dailysceptic.org,</p> I have wanted to write for the Daily Sceptic for a long time. It should be a straightforward ambition to fulfil. I have opinions, I support free speech and scepticism, and here is a publication built for exactly that. Instead, my first contributi...

Forget Beef. This Protein Is Way Cheaper - Forget Beef. This Protein Is Way Cheaper Building on Bank of America's latest note, which cited Oklahoma State University agricultural economist Derrell Peel's warning that the US cattle cycle is unlikely to improve anytime soon, beef prices are poised to remain elevated through at least next year. But two competitively priced proteins that consumers can switch to today remain lar...

Running out of money is not the saddest retirement mistake you can make. This is. - The saddest financial mistake in retirement has nothing to do with running out of money.

Farmers are already set for a $55 billion payday — why does Washington want to give them more? - Lawmakers fuel the national debt crisis with an $11 billion farm bailout nobody needs.

This is the ideal retirement strategy if you want to keep your healthcare costs down - Plus, more ways to lower how much you pay out of pocket for medical care in retirement.

Pay raises keep shrinking. Here’s how much smaller they’ll be next year. - One solution is getting a different job — but that’s not so simple.

I am a 63-year-old semiretired physician. If I saved $2 million for retirement, should my Social Security become optional? - “At that point, they arguably no longer need the government’s retirement safety net.”

The stock market’s calm is cracking. Here’s how to prepare for an August shock. - August is historically brutal for market volatility. Here’s how to protect your portfolio.

These 16 states are offering tax-free shopping days as back-to-school costs soar to over $800 per student - As inflation continues to squeeze household budgets, parents and students are on a mission to find back-to-school bargains.

Forget Nvidia. These 5 S&P 500 stocks are quietly going all in on AI. - The “Mag Seven” has become the “Bag Seven.” Sharp tech investors are looking elsewhere.

The bond market hasn’t been this calm since the dot-com bust and the financial crisis. History warns of a rude awakening. - Junk-bond spreads are near the lows reached before the financial crisis of 2007-09. Here’s how to hedge before the market wakes up.

The super rich use 401(k)s and IRAs to sidestep taxes on millions of dollars. This proposed law would cut them off. - More than 200 individuals had a total of more than $85 billion in tax-sheltered retirement accounts

From Silicon Valley to DC, the tech world is suddenly obsessed with one concept in AI: Distillation - Distillation has long been a topic for AI wonks, but it's become a hot-button issue of late as techies and lawmakers debate how it should be regulated.

Trump sued hours after new tariffs take effect, as experts say they may not hold up - President Donald Trump has renewed a flurry of tariffs, including slapping 25% duties on Brazilian imports and vowing 50% tariffs on goods from Canada.

Analysis: A powerful new coalition of AI skeptics is coalescing right in Trump's blind spot - Evangelicals, labor unions and anti-AI-data-center activists are part of a groundswell worrying about how fast technology is changing.

Imax 70 mm screenings become the biggest star for Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ - Moviegoers are traveling, lining up and paying premiums to see Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ in scarce Imax 70 mm screenings.

Morgan Stanley says buy these stocks ahead of their earnings, before it's too late - Morgan Stanley says these stocks due to report soon have plenty of upside ahead.

Trump's new global tariff draws rebukes from trade partners over forced labor justification - U.S. trading partners have rejected the forced labor rationale behind Trump's new global tariffs, while most signaled plans to keep negotiating.

Kevin Warsh has homed in on three key phrases. How Fed watchers interpret them - In five public appearances, Warsh has used the phrase "family fight" 13 times, returning to "first principles" 11 times and "inflation is a choice" for the Fed six times.

Trump plans generic drug tariffs from 2028 with two-year delay testing U.S. onshoring push - The latest tariff salvo underscored Trump's goal of reshoring low-cost drug production, but displacing established suppliers like India won't be easy.

Import prices post surprise gain as costs of goods from China hit highest since 2008 - Import prices were up 0.3% for the month, as a drop in energy was more than offset by increases elsewhere.

World Cup gave bars and restaurants a needed boost as consumers flash warning signs, Fed says - The latest edition of the Fed's Beige Book indicated that the soccer tournament wasn't necessarily translating to broader economic growth.

Maharrey, Casey demolish Bessent's assurance about Fort Knox gold - 11:59a ET Friday, July 24, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Mike Maharrey of Money Metals Exchange and International Man's Doug Casey today demolish Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's recent assurance that everything is fine with the U.S. gold reserve at Fort Knox, despite the demands President Trump and adviser Elon Musk made for a full audit as the second Trump administration began.  ... Di...

Venezuela's new regime sees a chance to recover country's gold in London - Why Venezuela Can't Access $4 Billion in GoldThat Could Help With Earthquake Recovery By German PadingerCNN, New YorkFriday, July 24, 2026 It's a fight for control over a stash of gold locked away in one of the world’s largest and most secure vaults, but this is no 18th-century pirate novel or bank heist movie. It's the situation facing the Venezuelan government as it attempts to navigate its w...

China's gold imports surge after slump in international prices - By Yihui XieBloomberg Newsvia Yahoo News, Sunnyvale, CaliforniaThursday, July 23, 2026 Chinese gold imports rose to a two-year high in June, underscoring resilient demand in the world's biggest bullion market after a plunge in international prices. Overseas purchases rose a third month to about 173 tons, according to the latest customs data, the highest mark since March 2024. Cheaper prices and...

Alasdair Macleod: Gold and silver in wartime - By Alasdair MacleodGoldMoney, TorontoFriday, July 24, 2026 Some analysts tell us that gold goes down in war. This is rubbish. Otherwise, why would countries in the past have suspended their gold standards at wartime? There are some specious arguments being advanced for the lacklustre performance of gold and silver in recent weeks, and the argument above is just one of them. But what makes curre...

GATA's Steer discusses moonshot options purchased on gold price - 2:23p ET Thursday, July 23, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Interviewed yesterday by Dunagun Kaiser of the Liberty and Finance channel at You Tube, GATA board member Ed Steer, editor of Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Digest, discussed the strange way-out-of-the-money options that have been purchased on gold, apparently in anticipation of a major revaluation of the monetary metal. They also discu...

New Single-Family Home Prices Drop Further amid Declining Sales and once again Growing Inventory Glut - In the South, inventory for sale was up 71% from 2019, while sales were down 8%. Homebuilders are very motivated to make deals.

Bond Market Just Flipped to “Rate Hike in July” as 2-Month Treasury Yield Spiked by 13 Basis Points - Warsh scuttled forward guidance, markets are on their own. However this comes out, it promises to be a rougher ride, but in a fresh breeze.

AI May Not Cause Total Jobs Armageddon Afterall: Google Reports on How AI Is Being Used at Work - AI is used in 68% of occupations representing 88% of US employment, from software developers to farmers, industrial engineers, and foresters. It’s not automating away those jobs but is helping workers do their jobs.

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

The Conundrum Of Bitcoin Legal Tender Laws - Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s laser-eyed President, shocked the world at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami when he announced that bitcoin would become legal tender in his country. A few days later, ...

Russia’s largest bank Sberbank plans crypto trading infrastructure by December - New regulations for crypto trading, custody, and settlement in Russia take effect Sept. 1, with requirements for licensed intermediaries applying from July 2027.

North Korea arrests hackers accused of laundering stolen funds from country's bank via crypto - The group allegedly breached Central Bank systems, converted crypto to cash via Chinese brokers, and used small transfers to evade detection.

Democratizing weather derivatives through tokenization could be crypto's most important real-world use case - Main Street, which faces the most significant climate-related financial risk, currently lacks an avenue to hedge weather-related risks, argues CoinDesk’s Omkar Godbole.

Robinhood Chain's real-world assets jump fivefold as tokenized stocks start trading in bigger size - The chain built to put equities onchain has tripled in size since mid-July, and a dozen tokenized stocks are now each clearing $500,000 a day. Real-world assets are growing fast, though memecoins and stablecoins still dominate the chain.

Senate Dems should accept the victory they won on Trump's crypto limits: White House - U.S. Senate Democrats got President Donald Trump to accept potential limits on his lucrative crypto dealings, but they say the Clarity Act's restrictions aren't enough.

Sam Altman-backed World Network secures $52.5 million in fresh funding to fight online AI deepfakes - The project is moving away from basic network expansion to focus entirely on integrating its biometric screening devices across enterprise software suites.

Institutional crypto trading platform LMAX is exploring sale, IPO - LMAX is working with Morgan Stanley and investment bank KBW to assess its options, which could lead to a sale or a public offering.

Saylor and team overhaul Strategy's bitcoin metrics as bear market persists - New framework gives common shareholders a clearer view of net bitcoin exposure after preferred stock and convertible debt obligations

Brazilian farmers tokenized dairy cows to get loans, bypassing bank lending limits - Smart collars monitor herd health in real time to prevent fraud, allowing local agricultural businesses to secure thousands in funding backed by livestock.

EU hits Russia with massive 21st sanctions package targeting $120B crypto network - The EU is considering a ban on third-country crypto services providers for the first time and is targeting 14 crypto companies, which it has not named yet.

Polymarket Bettors Give Ethereum Just a 17% Shot at Reaching $3,000 in 2026 - Traders on Polymarket and Kalshi are staking millions of dollars on where ethereum’s price lands before the end of 2026, with the market split almost evenly on whether the token hits $1,000 or $3,000 first. Ethereum traded near $1,860 on Saturday, July 25, down from a recent high above $1,950 reached earlier in the week. […]

DeFi Aggregator Odos Closes Doors, Leaves Users 5 Days to Move Locked Funds - The team behind decentralized exchange aggregator Odos said on July 23, 2026, that the company operating the platform is winding down and will end all services by July 30. Odos posted the announcement on its official X account. The statement said the app moves to read only mode on July 27, with every Odos service […]

Triple-A Hot Wallets Drained of $9.7 Million Across Six Chains: Here’s What Peckshield Found - Payment gateway Triple-A had more than $9.7 million drained from its hot wallets across six blockchains on July 24 and July 25, according to security alert service Peckshield. Onchain Investigator Flags the Breach First Onchain investigator Specter first reported the incident. According to a Peckshield alert published Saturday, wallets tied to Triple-A, a Singapore-based fiat-to-crypto […]

Whale Stakes $32.87M in HYPE as Token Trades 25% Below Its June Peak - A crypto whale received 557,902 HYPE tokens, worth $32.87 million, from institutional liquidity provider FalconX and immediately staked the entire amount on Hyperliquid. The move comes as HYPE trades well off its June peak. FalconX Transfer Lands Directly in Staking On-chain data flagged the transaction Saturday, tracing 557,902 HYPE tokens moving from FalconX, an institutional […]

Trump Team Shifts $16.9M More in TRUMP Memecoin to Bitgo as Total Hits $172M in Five Months - The wallet tied to the Trump team’s TRUMP token allocation moved another 10.84 million tokens, worth $16.91 million, toward custodian Bitgo on July 25, extending a pattern the team has repeated for months. Onchain Data Flags a Fresh Bitgo Transfer Blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain said the official Trump team allocation wallet sent 10.84 million TRUMP, […]

Brian Fitzpatrick Makes the Case for Callais - An argument in support of the Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act jurisprudence one is unlikely to hear in academia.

Is There Actually an Error in the Supreme Court's Analysis in Loper Bright? - Did the Administrative Procedure Act apply in Chevron v. NRDC?

Today in Supreme Court History: July 25, 1965 - 7/25/1965: Justice Arthur J. Goldberg resigns. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 25, 1965 appeared first on Reason.com.

California's War on Goats Could Worsen the Wildfire Crisis - Standard minimum wage and overtime laws now apply to the state's goat herders, whose animals clear brush and reduce fire danger. The costs are unsustainable.

For Thousands of New York City Apartment Buildings, the Math Doesn't Math - This year’s rent freeze is just the latest regulation pushing New York City’s rent-stabilized housing stock toward financial and physical collapse.

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Second Lawsuit Challenging Trump's New Section 301 Tariffs Filed - It was filed by several businesses, including Learning Resources, Inc., which was also involved in the IEEPA tariff litigation.

Georgia Cops Keep Getting Arrested for Misusing Flock Surveillance Data - Although Flock Safety’s auditing tools have helped catch the bad actors, more is needed to protect Americans’ privacy.

In 39 States, People Can Be Sentenced to Life for Murders They Did Not Commit - The Sentencing Project highlights the perverse consequences of the felony murder rule, a vestige of British law that still prevails in federal courts and all but two states.

Conservative Commentator Robby Starbuck's Lawsuit Alleging Google AI Had Defamed Him Can Go Forward - A Delaware trial court has denied Google's motion to dismiss, and concluded that, if the facts as alleged by Starbuck were true, he would have a legal basis for recovery.

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.

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...

Constitution: The REAL Reason it Even Exists. - The founders knew - freedom cannot exist with a government - that doesn’t have strict rules, a clear line in the sand that it’s not allowed to cross. In other words, when government determines the extent of its own power. On this episode, how lessons learned in the American Revolution gave birth to the written constitution. And more importantly, the real reasons it exists - that the government-...

The Foundation of the Constitution: Top-5 Principles from the American Revolution - Thomas Jefferson called the 10th Amendment the "foundation of the Constitution," and for good reason too. It enshrines many of the radical principles that sparked the “real American Revolution” in the years before the War for Independence. The post The Foundation of the Constitution: Top-5 Principles from the American Revolution appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.

Hundreds of Drone-as-First-Responder Programs Could Soon Be Launched Across the Country - Police departments across the country are lining up to launch drone-as-first-responder (DFR) programs, and hundreds have cleared a necessary hurdle toward making deployment a reality, expanding aerial surveillance and data collection even in areas patrol officers typically can't reach. As of February 2026, over 1,000 public safety agencies—including police, fire, and other emergency management...

The Fourth Circuit Says Border Agents Can Search Your Phone By Hand, No Suspicion Required - Legal intern Suzanne Castillo was the principal author of this post. The Fourth Circuit issued a disappointing opinion in U.S. v. Belmonte Cardozo, a case in which EFF filed an amicus brief, alongside the national ACLU, its Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia affiliates, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL). We argued that electronic device searche...

New EU Court of Justice Ruling on Platform Liability Could Cause Collateral Damage to Freedom of Expression - Intermediary liability laws around the world recognize that social media platforms, search engines, and other online service providers have become an integral part of our lives: they shape how we access information, communicate with others and participate in public debate, and foster innovation online. These laws generally shield platforms, to varying degrees, from legal liability for user cont...

Victory! Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Against Warrantless Searches of Property - ARLINGTON, Va.—Today, in a landmark decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled unanimously 7-0 in favor of the Punxsutawney and Pitch Pine hunting clubs in their […] The post Victory! Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Against Warrantless Searches of Property appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Massachusetts Families File Appeal to Supreme Court Challenging Unconstitutional Conditions for Special Education Services - BOSTON—Can the government withhold aid from children because of their parents’ exercise of a constitutional right? That’s the question two Massachusetts families are asking the […] The post Massachusetts Families File Appeal to Supreme Court Challenging Unconstitutional Conditions for Special Education Services appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Supreme Court Takes Up Alaska Bush Pilot’s Fight to Save His Plane From Forfeiture Over a Six-Pack of Beer - For more than a decade, the state of Alaska has been trying to permanently forfeit Ken Jouppi’s $95,000 airplane after he transported a passenger carrying […] The post Supreme Court Takes Up Alaska Bush Pilot’s Fight to Save His Plane From Forfeiture Over a Six-Pack of Beer 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 Gun Giveaway Official Rules - Gun Owners of America GOALS 2026 Giveaway OFFERED ONLY TO LEGAL U.S. RESIDENTS AGED 18 YEARS OR OLDER, WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO OWN A HANDGUN UNDER ALL APPLICABLE LAWS. 1. ELIGIBILITY: Open to U.S. residents age 18 years or older, who are eligible to own and lawfully receive a handgun under federal, state, and local laws, and who enter the … 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 ...

Democrats grill CFPB nominee over CapOne, staff-cut plan - Capital One executive Brian Johnson weathered a testy exchange with Sen. Elizabeth Warren over potential conflicts of interest. Johnson said the CFPB has “deficiencies” but is “capable of great good.”

Upstart nabs conditional bank charter - “We've been challenged extensively throughout the process, and that's exactly what should happen when an institution is seeking the privilege of becoming a national bank,” an Upstart executive said.

OCC rejects Wise’s trust charter application over ‘deficiencies’ - The British fintech said it plans to submit a new application for a U.S. trust charter under a Genius Act framework.

Tasks, not customer tiers should drive bank AI use: Deloitte - Everybody needs “to be heard, comforted, educated in times of high stress,” a Deloitte consultant said. Customers who are lower on the value scale need to receive the same excellent experience “or you're going to lose them.”

Alaska bank to buy Oregon lender for $167.3M - By acquiring Medford, Oregon-based People’s Bank of Commerce, Anchorage-based Northrim Bank will grow to $4.2 billion in assets and 32 branches.

Why young Americans aren't relying on homes to build wealth - Millennial and Gen Z Americans aren't investing in homes the same way as previous generations: The National Association of Realtors found the median age of first-time buyers last year was 40, an all time high. Here's what wealth advisors need to know.

Inside Upstart's journey to get a bank charter approval - The OCC conditionally approved the lender's de novo application. Upstart Bank's proposed CEO spoke with American Banker about the review process.

Bill targets $10M+ retirement accounts with new distribution rules - Some ultrahigh net worth clients would be affected by a change to retirement plan contribution and distribution rules that's under consideration in Congress.

Disclosures show CFPB pick's ties to several regulated firms - President Trump's nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau disclosed that he's been paid by numerous financial firms regulated by the agency he is expected to lead.

Large drop in new defaults may signal reprieve for servicers - The drop in the annual metric for FHA loans was the biggest in over four years but other performance indicators ICE Mortgage Technology tracked were mixed.

What drives exchange rate pass-throughs? Evidence from a non-parametric method - by Emanuel Kohlscheen, Aaron MehrotraWe provide new evidence on the drivers of the pass-through of exchange rate movements into consumer prices across four decades and close to a hundred countries, combining econometrics and random forests. Random forests are particularly useful for modelling highly non-linear relationships, as well as for identifying the relative importance of the different th...

Dollarisation and monetary control: what lessons for the rise of stablecoins? - by Boris Hofmann, Aaron Mehrotra, Jan PaulickThe emergence of stablecoins has created a new channel to access US dollar liquidity in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs), similar to the historical role of foreign currency deposits, or "deposit dollarisation". This has raised concerns about the possible implications for monetary control in EMDEs. Drawing on data on foreign currency d...

A Mythos moment? Frontier AI and cyber risk - by Iñaki Aldasoro, Raphael Auer, Jon Frost, Fernando Perez-CruzFrontier artificial intelligence (AI) models increase the speed, scale and complexity of cyber attacks, and they also strengthen cyber defence. But the costs are asymmetric and may favour attackers. The medium-term impact on systemic cyber risk depends on the various actors' access to the most advanced tools, on compute power to run...

Agencies issue joint statement on handling of highly sensitive information during bank examinations - Agencies issue joint statement on handling of highly sensitive information during bank examinations

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former chief lending officer of Heritage State Bank - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former chief lending officer of Heritage State Bank

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on June 8 and June 17, 2026 - Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on June 8 and June 17, 2026

Press Release: The Farmers State Bank of Oakley, Kansas Assumes All Deposits of Small Business Bank, Lenexa, Kansas - PRESS RELEASE | JULY 17, 2026 The Farmers State Bank of Oakley, Kansas Assumes All Deposits of Small Business Bank, Lenexa, Kansas WASHINGTON — ...

Press Release: Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Handling of Highly Sensitive Information During Bank Examinations - PRESS RELEASE | JULY 16, 2026 Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Handling of Highly Sensitive Information During Bank Examinations WASHINGTON — T...