Precious Metals and Market News

Gold approaches $4,170, silver gains 3% as bond rally lifts precious metals - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Gold and silver prices are sharply higher in late U.S. trading Thursday, as falling Treasury yields, a weaker U.S. dollar and renewed safe-haven demand helped precious metals recover from Wednesday's inflation-driven selloff.

China buys the gold dip as ETF holdings hit record and holiday demand lifts Q4 outlook – WGC - (Kitco News) – China’s central bank added 23 tonnes of gold to its reserves last month, while the country’s gold ETFs saw healthy inflows in September to cap a strong quarter, and the recent holidays and festivals saw demand for gold jewelry, bars and coins rise as prices moderated, according to Ray Jia, research head for China at the World Gold Council (WGC).

Bitcoin is starting to behave more like gold as investors seek alternative hedges – Block Scholes - (Kitco News) - Gold has managed to push back above $4,100 an ounce, but the precious metal continues to face significant headwinds from persistent inflation fears, which are driving hawkish monetary policies around the world.

Gold owners ‘got tricked’ in 1933, Mario Innecco says, and bullion banks are still trying to keep gold ‘under control’ - (Kitco News) - Inflation hit 3.7% and gold fell as much as $80. The former London bond broker, who bought his first gold in 2002, says the 40-year bond bull market is over and savers will pay for it.

Gold, silver rebound as Treasury yields tumble despite hot PPI - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold and silver prices are solidly higher in early U.S. trading Thursday, rebounding from Wednesday's sharp losses as falling Treasury yields, a weaker U.S. dollar and renewed safe-haven demand outweighed another upside U.S. inflation surprise.

Gold holding its ground as U.S. labor market remains steady - (Kitco News) - Although persistent inflation remains a dominant force in the economy, its effects on the labor market remain muted, as the number of American workers applying for first-time unemployment benefits remains stable.Initial claims for state unemployment benefits came in at a seasonally adjusted 199,000 for the week ending October 10, the Labor Department announced Thursday. The numbe...

Gold price hits $4,154/oz after retail sales rise 0.8% in September - (Kitco News) - The gold market is trading near session highs after the latest data showed American consumers’ spending rising more than expected last month.U.S. retail sales rose 0.8% in September following a revised reading of 1.3% in August, the U.S. Commerce Department announced on Thursday. The data was better than expectations, as the consensus of economists projected a 0.3% increase in Se...

Gold price near session high after Philly Fed survey falls to 20.9 in October - (Kitco News) – Gold prices are trading near session highs on Thursday morning after the Philadelphia Federal Reserve's manufacturing sector survey declined beyond expectations this month.The regional central bank said its manufacturing business outlook for October came in at 20.9 after a reading of 37.8 in September. The data was far worse than expected, as economists were looking for a reading...

Spot gold near highs after New York manufacturing index rises to 25.5 - (Kitco News) - Gold prices were trading near session highs after manufacturing activity in the New York region rose further into expansionary territory this month, though price pressures and the outlook worsened, according to the latest data published by the New York Federal Reserve.

Gold holding overnight gains above $4,100 even as US PPI rises 6.3% in September - (Kitco News) - After a solid overnight rally, rising inflation fears are limiting gold’s recovery Thursday, as higher producer prices show that the growing threat is unlikely to abate anytime soon.

Starlink Antennas Set Ablaze By Masked Intruders Near Bulgarian Capital - Starlink Antennas Set Ablaze By Masked Intruders Near Bulgarian Capital SpaceX operations in Eastern Europe have been in the news a lot lately, especially after Ukraine's President Zelensky very publicly accused Elon Musk's company of throttling access in Ukraine, which impacted the military's front line operations. But something else happened simultaneous to the controversy over ...

Nearly Half Of Muslims & Jews Consider Leaving France If Le Pen Wins; New Poll Finds - Nearly Half Of Muslims & Jews Consider Leaving France If Le Pen Wins; New Poll Finds Authored by - Remix News Staff - via Remix News, Nearly half of Muslim and Jewish respondents in a major French poll say they would consider leaving the country if Marine Le Pen wins the 2027 presidential election, according to an exclusive Ifop survey for the magazine Marianne. The poll found ...

Tesla's Flying Car Is Real! - Tesla's Flying Car Is Real! Summary: Tesla Roadster Production Set for 2028 (yet another delay)  Tesla Roadster Flies  Imminent test of the Tesla Roadster with thrusters Elon has taken the stage Tesla Roadster reveal Tesla's Roadster demonstration showcased thruster-assisted barrel rolls over vehicles and 0-60 mph in under one second. OMG the Tesla Roadster just flew in t...

The Coming Food Crisis May Look Nothing Like A Crisis Until It's Too Late - The Coming Food Crisis May Look Nothing Like A Crisis Until It's Too Late Authored by Madge Waggy via MadgeWaggy.blogspot.com, Just after the morning deliveries and before the first customers, a supermarket looks both ordinary and slightly deceptive. The lights are on, the coolers hum, and the shelves hold exactly what they held last week. Strawberries show up in February, lettuce...

California Erects First Steel Mill In Half-Century - California Erects First Steel Mill In Half-Century Pacific Steel Group is building California's first new steel mill in more than 50 years, a Kern County rebar plant whose cost has grown by about $160 million since the project was announced. Typical California steel mill The company broke ground on the Mojave Micro Mill in March 2025. The governor's office says Pacific Steel won a...

N.Korea Tests Submarine-Launched Cruise Missiles For First Time In Years - N.Korea Tests Submarine-Launched Cruise Missiles For First Time In Years Via The Libertarian Institute  North Korea says it successfully test-fired two types of submarine-launched cruise missiles. The test marks the first reported launch of missiles from underwater by North Korea in three years. “The Missile Administration of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea test-fired t...

Trump Says Montana To Get Pentagon's New 'Super Range' For Weapons Testing - Trump Says Montana To Get Pentagon's New 'Super Range' For Weapons Testing President Donald Trump announced at a campaign rally in Kalispell, Montana, on Oct. 14 that the Department of War has chosen the state to host a new weapons testing site. He did not say where in Montana it will be, but we're sure residents are 'overjoyed' at the news. President Donald Trump speaks during a ...

Pentagon Eyes 'Mother Of All Bombs' For Future Iran Strikes - Pentagon Eyes 'Mother Of All Bombs' For Future Iran Strikes Anonymous Trump admin officials are apparently once again 'leaking' Iran war military plans to the media. The newest claim is that among potential Pentagon 'options' for a new bombing campaign against the Islamic Republic include deploying the "mother of all bombs". Prior mainstream media reports suggested President Trump...

Is There Any Way To Save Social Security, Or Is It Doomed? - Is There Any Way To Save Social Security, Or Is It Doomed? Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us, The young do not think about getting old, and this is to the greatest benefit of governments which spend and inflate younger generations out of any future subsidies they might one day come to rely on. For most people in Gen Z, though, there is at least a tacit acknowledgment tha...

Justice Alito: Originalist In Full - Justice Alito: Originalist In Full Authored by Cully Stimson via The Epoch Times, Justice Samuel A. Alito's new book, "So Ordered: An Originalist's View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country," is not a conventional judicial memoir - and that is precisely its strength. It is a carefully curated collection of 19 lectures and speeches delivered between 2007 and 2025 on subj...

Here are the key things Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh said — and didn’t say — while Americans were sleeping Thursday night - Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh had an opportunity Thursday night to shape expectations heading into the central bank’s interest-rate-setting meeting in two week’s time — and in keeping with his practice of leaving markets guessing, he chose not to.

Tesla finally delivers on its promise to create a flying car - Tesla’s demonstration of a levitating Roadster sports car was “an engineering flex with no commercial value beyond embarrassing traditional car makers.”

Pepsi loses more ground in the soda wars, as KFC switches to Coke - As more people switch to Coke, some analysts are getting more worried about the state of archrival Pepsi.

‘Some people did everything right’: I lost my home in the Great Recession. I rent in my 50s. Why is that judged as failure? - ”I earn $110,000 a year.”

I’m 64 with two sons, but only one works in the family firm. Should I leave him 70% of the business? - “I have some reservations about the long-term stability of my younger son’s marriage.”

How a midterm sweep by Democrats could turn this tech selloff into a tech crash - Popular AI names are under pressure again this week — but the pain could worsen after the Nov. 3 election.

Nvidia and other chip stocks face renewed pressure as AI fears swell - Reported details about Anthropic’s financial progress are adding to concerns about the health of the AI ecosystem.

Don’t ditch tech stocks just yet. Make these moves to take advantage of the latest AI reset. - Investors have a ‘love-hate relationship’ with tech stocks now — and experts recommend selectively hunting for bargains while also betting on the major cloud companies.

CoreWeave’s polarizing stock rebounds as Wall Street squares off about AI spending - Wall Street’s views on CoreWeave are starkly divisive as investors pay more attention to the financial details of big artificial-intelligence companies.

Investors are dumping AI stocks as ‘tech wreck’ worsens. Here’s where they’re turning now. - A continued selloff in the AI trade is forcing investors to move from tech names to the relative safety of government bonds and defensive stock sectors.

Fed's Warsh withholds rate signal, praises recent global tightening with 'no free riders' - Warsh refrained from signaling another interest rate hike this month, pointed to a "synchronous tightening" by central banks in the fight against inflation.

One Singapore ship was sunk, but here's why others are still transiting the Strait of Hormuz - Singapore vessels are set to continue navigating the perilous Strait of Hormuz despite attacks on two container ships, said maritime experts.

Marco Rubio to visit Indian billionaire Ambani's refinery in Gujarat as U.S. diesel prices surge - Not only is Ambani's Reliance investing in a U.S. refinery and buying Venezuelan oil, but its strong ability to supply diesel has put Jamnagar on the map during Rubio's visit.

The IPO drought is driving private equity-owned companies to the debt market to pay investors - Private equity firms are increasingly using debt-funded dividend recaps to return cash to investors as exits remain subdued.

Russia returns to G20 table in Bangkok on U.S. invitation that angers Europe - Russia’s return to the G20 table has tested how far Washington’s outreach to Moscow will strain ties with European allies.

Economists: Hot PPI shows Fed's work is not done - 'We see real risks the Fed will deliver another rate hike in two weeks' time,' one Fedwatcher warns

U.S. Treasury dismisses IMF debt warning and 'messy' forecasting - The exchange comes as U.S. debt exceeds $40 trillion and 10-year Treasury yields remain above 5%, intensifying scrutiny of the fiscal outlook.

Wholesale prices jumped 6.3% annually in September, biggest gain since 2022 - September producer prices were expected to increase 0.6% month over month and 5.5% annually, according to the consensus estimate by Dow Jones.

Analysis: Why a $2 trillion deficit and 5% Treasury yields are becoming America's biggest economic challenge - Treasury yields above 5% are raising borrowing costs for households and the federal government, highlighting the challenge of financing $2 trillion deficits.

China indicates rare earths will keep flowing to EU, regardless of U.S. trade deal expiration - European trade commissioner Maroš Sefčovič met with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Beijing last week.

Under government pressure, Indian mutual funds pause bulk subscriptions to gold ETFs - By Ira Dugal and Rajendra JadhavReutersThursday, October 15, 2026 MUMBAI -- Several large Indian mutual funds issued public notices late today suspending bulk subscriptions to gold exchange-traded funds, just ahead ​of the festive season when investor demand typically rises. The notices from the ‌fund houses, including Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund, UTI Mutual Fund, and HDFC Mutual Fund, did not c...

GATA now accepts credit card donations and still needs your help - 7:55p ET Thursday, October 15, 2026 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: People increasingly dislike the chore of writing checks and sending them through surface mail, so GATA now is able to accept donations by credit card. This service is provided to GATA by a Montreal-based company called Zeffy, which assists nonprofit organizations like GATA for free, allowing them to receive 100% of the donations ...

Sean Ring: Crooked big banks are still too big to nail - By Sean RingDaily Reckoning, BaltimoreThursday, October 15, 2026 Everett Stern slept on a camping cot because he did his job. In 2010 he was a compliance officer at HSBC, working out of a back office in New Castle, Delaware. He watched billions move to drug cartels, sanctioned regimes, and terrorist groups. He wrote it up, then escalated it. When the bank sat on its hands, he walked into the FB...

Jp Cortez: Amid rising debt jitters, governments are bringing home their gold - By Jp CortezNew York SunThursday, October 15, 2026 https://www.nysun.com/article/amid-rising-debt-jitters-governments-are-bringing-home-their-gold At a time of rising concerns about the safety of government debt, it's no coincidence that gold is flowing out of New York. In recent months, two more European nations have sized up their geographic concentration risk and taken a hard look at where t...

Prepare for generational opportunities -- and risks -- at the New Orleans conference - GATA Secretary Chris Powell will be among the speakers. * * * By Brien Lundin, PublisherGold Newsletter / Golden OpportunitiesCEO, New Orleans Investment ConferenceMetairie, LouisianaWednesday, October 14, 2026 There are moments in the markets when being in the right place, with the right people, can make all the difference. I believe we're approaching one of those moments right now.  Gold is s...

Businesses Slammed by 6.3% PPI Inflation, Worst since 2022, Much Worse than Consumer-Facing Inflation - Driven by spiking costs of energy and services.

When AI Spending Starts Slowing, Start Worrying - Wolf Richter on Thoughtful Money.

Inflation Spreads across the Economy, Not Going Back into the Bottle: CPI, Core CPI, Core Services CPI Spike - Core services CPI +4.5% annualized, Core CPI +4.1% annualized, all-items CPI +8.1% annualized in September from August.

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, ...

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

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 ...

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, ...

Legal Tender - Legal tender is a medium of payment recognized by a legal system to be valid for meeting a financial obligation. Paper currency and coins are common forms of legal tender in many countries. Legal ...

XRP has failed to make holders rich like bitcoin and ether. Here’s why - XRP remains below its 2017-cycle high while bitcoin, ether and other major tokens have surged, enriching their holders.

An OpenAI agent ran out of Ethereum funds, and took from a wallet it did not own - The research model derived funded Sepolia addresses from public seed phrases, questioned whether using the money was ethical, then called the funds “effectively abandoned” and used them anyway.

Bitcoin buyers snap up a brief drop below $80,000 as Asian stocks rebound - Bitcoin tore back to $82,500 within two hours of dipping under $80,000, and chipmakers in Seoul recovered from their worst close since April.

At the White House, crypto policy vacancy looms large - The departure of President Donald Trump's crypto adviser, Patrick Witt, leaves the digital assets office vacant and its policy aims uncertain.

Crypto for Advisors: Wall Street is done waiting on Congress for crypto rules -
How Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI took down a massive crypto fraud network targeting Russian speakers - The scheme allegedly stole tens of millions through Russian-language Facebook ads and fake advisers, then went after victims again with fake recovery offers.

Under pressure, Ledger unveils plan to turn its crypto hardware wallet into a smartphone - Ledger’s Atom will run apps like WhatsApp and Instragram and let users switch between smartphone functions and a protected mode for managing digital assets.

Bitcoin, copper, stocks, yields all fall; gold rises - Your day-ahead look for Oct. 15, 2026

Altcoins lead crypto declines as Asian stocks drop; bitcoin little changed since midnight - Bitcoin fell to just above $80,000 as South Korea’s Kospi plunged 8%, while the CoinDesk 80 fell 2.2% and all but six CoinDesk 100 members declined.

Live updates: Bitcoin bounces back to $82,000 after first fall below $80,000 in one month - Stocks also turned positive after big early losses, helped by sharply lower bond yields.

Pipeline Workers Found a 400-Year-Old Shipwreck in the Baltic, and One Object on Board Still Baffles Experts - A 17th-century clinker-built sailing vessel, discovered in 2023 during survey work for an underwater gas pipeline in Germany’s Bay of Greifswald on the southern Baltic Sea, has been dated by tree-ring analysis of its oak timbers to wood felled between 1626 and 1639. The rescue excavation led by University of Warsaw underwater archaeologist Michał Grabowski […]

Steve Jobs Didn’t Become a Billionaire Thanks to Apple. He Got Rich From a Company He Bought From George Lucas - On February 3, 1986, Steve Jobs bought Lucasfilm’s computer graphics unit from George Lucas for $10 million and renamed it Pixar, taking roughly a 70% stake. Pixar’s November 29, 1995 IPO priced shares at $22 and made Jobs a billionaire years before his 1997 return to Apple, and Disney later acquired Pixar in 2006 for […]

Polymarket’s Paid Promos Reach Esports, With Orders to ‘Look Organic’: Report - Polymarket is paying more than 800 X users to quote-post content from its esports accounts, at $10 to several hundred dollars a post, paid in crypto, ReaderGrev’s Mikhail Klimentov reported on Thursday. In a private Discord server, a company representative told them the posts needed to “look organic.” A Discord Server and a Payout Dashboard […]

New Tree-Based Bitcoin Scaling Proposal Targets Millions of Users - Bitcoin developer Olaoluwa Osuntokun has unveiled Layertree, a proposal that could squeeze millions of bitcoin owners into a single blockchain output without surrendering control of their money. The catch? Bitcoin’s existing rules don’t yet allow the technology to work. One Bitcoin Output, Millions of Individual Owners On Oct. 15, 2026, Lightning Labs developer Olaoluwa Osuntokun […]

Three Canadian Soldiers Arrested in Armed Crypto Kidnapping Plot - The men were part of a group of seven that conducted a violent cryptocurrency abduction targeting a victim in Toronto back in July. The group attempted to take custody of the victim’s crypto assets and eventually let him go, warning him not to contact the police. Three Canadian Soldiers Arrested for Attempted Cryptojacking in Toronto […]

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Second Amendment Roundup: "Sensitive Places" Issue Coming to a Head? - Third Circuit will benefit from latest research tying arms bans with comprehensive security.

Eleventh Circuit Rejects Netchoice's Challenge to Georgia Law Restricting Under-16-Year-Old Social Media Access - From today's Eleventh Circuit opinion in Netchoice v. Attorney General, by Judge Kevin Newsom, joined by Judges Robert Luck and… The post Eleventh Circuit Rejects Netchoice's Challenge to Georgia Law Restricting Under-16-Year-Old Social Media Access appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Why Some Americans Living Abroad Would Rather Renounce Their Citizenship Than File Taxes - Most Americans who reside overseas owe the IRS nothing, but complying with U.S. financial regulations can cost them their foreign bank accounts.

Ilhan Omar vs. DHS, Russia vs. Ukraine, Shane Gillis vs. Women - Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi somehow manage to cover domestic politics, foreign policy, culture wars, and the latest movies in this jam-packed episode of Freed Up.

To Avoid Criticizing Trump's Tariffs and War, Vivek Ramaswamy Takes on Data Centers - Republicans who want to speak to voters' anger over higher prices without criticizing the president who's caused them are in a bind.

3 Charlotte Cops Resign After Group Chat Reveals Competition To Arrest the Most Black People - The officers could face consequences beyond termination, as prosecutors review whether their past testimony and arrests can still be trusted.

Blame Russia, Not Zelenskyy, for the Ukraine War's Endless Slog - Restricting Starshield and ending intelligence sharing would be remarkable betrayals.

The 8th Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity for a Judge Who Jailed 2 Kids for 'Refusing To Follow Directions' - Frustrated by the children's resistance to a parental custody decision, Judge Eric Eighmy locked them in cells until they became more cooperative.

What Happens When 2 Dan Sullivans Run for the Same Senate Seat? - Should it be illegal to run for office against someone with your same name?

This isn’t an Instruction Manual. It’s a Warning. How Empires Fall. - Collapse is self-inflicted: Benjamin Franklin knew the pattern all through history. In 1773, he wrote a masterpiece of biting satire - 20 rules for how a great empire destroys itself from within by making its own people see it as detestable. It was supposed to be a warning, but London completely ignored it and paid the price. Once you hear his “rules,” judge for yourself. Is this just another h...

Lost Cause: The Federal Government will Never Limit Itself - Going to the federal government to convince the federal government to limit its own power? That’s not just dumb strategy and a lost cause. It’s dangerous to the Constitution and liberty. On this episode, it’s James Madison’s blueprint for beating the feds without relying on the feds to magically limit their own power. Plus the right to keep and bear arms as the ultimate safeguard for freedom. T...

The Word “Emergency” Doesn’t Exist in the Constitution. That’s no Accident. - That means the rules of the constitution apply whether someone calls it an “emergency” or not. On this episode, it’s the founders’ long-forgotten warning about the oldest weapon in the book. Let politicians have extra power or funding because THEY declare an emergency? And you’ll get never-ending emergencies. The post The Word “Emergency” Doesn’t Exist in the Constitution. That’s no Accident. a...

In Memoriam: Barry Steinhardt - Barry Steinhardt, a lifelong privacy champion and an early leader in the battle for digital civil liberties who served as EFF’s president in 1998-99, died last week at age 73.  A Connecticut native, Steinhardt led the Vermont and Pennsylvania affiliates of the American Civil Liberties Union before becoming associate director of the national ACLU. There, he helped spearhead the fight to overturn...

Our Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration’s Social Media Surveillance Moves Forward. Here’s What the Court Said. - No one should have to choose between speaking freely and protecting their immigration status. Yet that’s precisely the choice the Trump administration’s mass surveillance of online speech forces on noncitizens living in the U.S.    Last fall, we sued on behalf of three major labor unions to stop this surveillance program. And just this month, we won our first major ruling: A federal district co...

We’re Asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to End Warrantless ALPR Searches - Today, EFF joined the ACLU of Wisconsin in filing a petition to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, asking it to rule that the state’s constitution requires a warrant for retrospective searches of ALPR databases used by law enforcement in four cities: Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, and Green Bay. We represent a religious organization, the Wisconsin Council of Churches, as well as an individual pastor in ...

Appeals Court Rules Against Ohio EdChoice Program, Parents Will Appeal to Ohio Supreme Court - COLUMBUS, Ohio—Today, the Ohio Court of Appeals ruled that the state’s Educational Choice Scholarship program is unconstitutional. Five families who use the program, represented by […] The post Appeals Court Rules Against Ohio EdChoice Program, Parents Will Appeal to Ohio Supreme Court appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Venus Woman Fights City’s Unconstitutional Ban on Home Daycares - VENUS, Texas—Rosi Paredes followed state law when setting up her home daycare in Venus, and the state approved her business. But the city told her […] The post Venus Woman Fights City’s Unconstitutional Ban on Home Daycares appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Court Denies Immunity for Judge Who Personally Jailed Two Innocent Kids, Upholds Damages - ST. LOUIS, Mo.—On Tuesday, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a judge who personally jailed two innocent children after a 2019 custody hearing is […] The post Court Denies Immunity for Judge Who Personally Jailed Two Innocent Kids, Upholds Damages 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 ...

PA: GOA Knocks Down Federal NFA Scheme—Now AG Dave Sunday Must Protect Pennsylvanians - GOA’s Federal NFA Win Leaves PA Gun Owners in Legal Limbo: AG Sunday Must Act NOW! Following a massive legal victory by Gun Owners of America, law-abiding Pennsylvanians are finally seeing unconstitutional federal overreach dismantled. In Silencer Shop Foundation v. ATF, the federal court struck down the National Firearms Act’s unconstitutional registration and transfer scheme for short-barrele...

This Week in Gun Rights - THIS WEEK IN THE FIGHT Here’s what you may have missed this week in the fight for the Second Amendment… This week, ATF confirmed that guidance is incoming on GOA’s historic victory against the registration requirements of the National Firearms Act…  Also, ATF confirmed to Congress that they have more than 1.4 billion records in their illegal registry of guns … Read more

GOA Sues City of Jacksonville, Florida Over Illegal Gun-Free Zones - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  September 29, 2026  Jacksonville, FL — Gun Owners of America (GOA), Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), Florida Carry, and individual plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit challenging firearm restrictions enforced at City-owned venues across Jacksonville. The suit (Case No. 16-2026-CA-006676-AXXX-MA) names the City of Jacksonville, Sheriff T.K. Waters, and Mayor Donna Deegan—and chall...

Dive Deposits: New venue, but JPMorgan still wants Trump suit tossed - Lawyers for the bank called the plaintiffs’ allegations of blacklisting “so bare that it is impossible to determine what JPMorgan allegedly stated, when, or to whom.”

U.S. Bank doubles down on small-biz growth - Following the recent launch of business credit cards, the Minneapolis-based lender seeks to win small-business customers by bundling services, CFO John Stern said.

Apple Bank CEO seeks to ‘punch through to consciousness’ - To get a foot in the door with customers, smaller players like the New York community bank need larger lenders to slip up, CEO Steve Bush said.

What Wells Fargo, Citi and Goldman Sachs’ CEOs are saying about AI - Citi's Jane Fraser touted faster product launches and reduced vendor spend, while Goldman's David Solomon urged “rigorous testing” of AI, and “clear human accountability."

SoFi, Figure co-founder raises $19M for newest venture - “The problem that we've created in blockchain,” Navra co-founder Mike Cagney said, “is we've been building for this native crypto audience, but not for the real world.”

Fed's Warsh to look beyond interest rates over next 100 days - Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said he plans to spend the next 100 days focusing on supervision, regulation, payments and other functions of the central bank.

How 5 of the industry's biggest firms do RIA custody - Wells Fargo, LPL, RBC, Raymond James and Goldman Sachs are flexing their ability to compete for RIA custody business. But that business also brings them into some unfamiliar, murky terrain for giant wealth management firms.

Schwab blocks unauthorized AI agents, points clients to 'Charley' - Schwab executives are worried outside AI agents like Meta's Muse could compromise client data. But some see an effort to protect the firm's lucrative cash business.

Amid pessimistic economic and policy sentiments, advisors see the potential in their firms - Financial Advisor Confidence Outlook data revealed what advisors think about current issues around the economy, policy and practice management.

Why some banks are exploring 'bring your own AI agent' - Bank of America, BBVA, Synchrony and Wells Fargo have joined the Personal Agent Protocol, a framework that allows companies to set parameters for what external AI agents can do.

Pushing the monetary frontier: stablecoins and tokenised deposits - Speech by Mr Pablo Hernández de Cos, General Manager of the BIS, at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, 28 August 2026.

BIS residential property price statistics, Q1 2026 - Real global house prices declined by 1.2% year on year (yoy) in the first quarter of 2026.

Effective resolution strategies and plans for insurers – Executive Summary - The Key Attributes of Effective Resolution Regimes for Financial Institutions (Key Attributes) of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) require resolution plans to be developed for all financial institutions, including insurers, that could be systemically significant or critical upon failure.

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on August 17, September 9, and September 16, 2026 - Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on August 17, September 9, and September 16, 2026

Federal Reserve Board releases results of the 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances, which provides the public and policymakers with detailed insights into the economic condition of American families - Federal Reserve Board releases results of the 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances, which provides the public and policymakers with detailed insights into the economic condition of American families

Federal Reserve Board announces enforcement action against American Express Company to address, among other things, the firm’s failure to sufficiently detect and report certain suspicious activity ... - Federal Reserve Board announces enforcement action against American Express Company to address, among other things, the firm’s failure to sufficiently detect and report certain suspicious activity related to money laundering

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

Press Release: FDIC Announces Conclusion of Independent Monitorship - PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 FDIC Announces Conclusion of Independent Monitorship WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (...