Precious Metals and Market News

Gold pressured despite falling yields as Hormuz diplomacy sparks oil price reversal - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices were lower and spot silver prices were higher in late U.S. trading Tuesday, as weakening housing activity and lower Treasury yields failed to overcome persistent inflation concerns and expectations for additional Federal Reserve tightening.

Copper supply gap favors projects that can get built - Jeff Pontius - (Kitco News) The coming copper supply gap is putting more value on projects that already have infrastructure, clearer permitting paths and a realistic route to production, according to exploration geologist Jeff Pontius.“There is going to be a copper gap here,” Pontius told Kitco Mining’s Digging Deep on Oct. 15.

Indian ETF inflows rise in September, imports fall further as seasonal demand gains momentum – WGC’s Chacko - (Kitco News) – India’s seasonal gold demand is picking up, as recent price declines are helping support jewelry demand and ETF inflows, while gold futures activity and import volumes declined in September, according to Kavita Chacko, Research Head for India at the World Gold Council (WGC).In the latest WGC India update published Tuesday, Chacko wrote that gold prices have been steady in October...

Tokenized gold could unlock $700 billion new demand - World Gold Council - (Kitco News) - Digital gold is emerging as a new pillar of support for the precious metal, and although the market remains in its infancy, the World Gold Council sees an opportunity to unlock hundreds of billions of dollars in new investment demand by transforming the ways that gold is owned, traded and used throughout the global financial system.

CIBC slashes gold price forecasts but sees recovery to $5,200 in 2027 as central bank demand offsets Fed headwinds - (Kitco News) - Gold prices remain stuck in neutral, clinging to support around $4,100 an ounce as inflation pressures drive bond yields and the U.S. dollar higher; however, one Canadian bank remains bullish on the precious metal over the longer term, even as it significantly lowers its price forecasts through the end of the decade.

Gold struggling to catch a bid even as U.S. pending home sales drop 7.3% - (Kitco News) - The gold market continues to struggle to attract safe-haven demand, even as the U.S. housing market loses significant momentum, with the number of Americans planning to buy a home dropping sharply in September.

Gold weaker, silver mixed as weak housing data offsets rising oil prices - Kitco AM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold prices were lower and spot silver prices were volatile in early U.S. trading Tuesday, as weaker-than-expected housing activity highlighted the impact of elevated borrowing costs on the U.S. economy, while rising crude oil prices and persistent inflation continued to support expectations for additional Federal Reserve tightening.

Spot gold price near low after U.S. housing starts fall 5.2%, building permits fall 0.2% in September - (Kitco News) - Gold prices are trading near session lows this morning after the latest data showed the U.S. housing market delivering a weaker-than-expected performance last month.

Gold falls as dollar, Treasury yields rise; silver holds modest gains - Kitco PM Report - (Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices were lower and spot silver prices were slightly higher in late U.S. trading Monday, as a firmer U.S. dollar and rising Treasury yields pressured bullion while traders weighed persistent inflation risks against expectations for a Federal Reserve pause later this month.

‘I got out of my bank stocks’: Why former Fed insider Chris Whalen is betting on gold - (Kitco News) - Christopher Whalen has spent more than four decades picking apart bank balance sheets, starting at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. So it says something that, at the end of September, he sold every bank stock he owned.

France's Open-Air Incinerators: The Uncounted Toxic Toll Of Annual Street Protests - France's Open-Air Incinerators: The Uncounted Toxic Toll Of Annual Street Protests Every time political anger spills into French streets - whether over pension reforms, fuel taxes, police shootings, or the annual ritual of Saint-Sylvestre on New Year's Eve - the post-mortem follows a familiar script. The Ministry of the Interior tallies the arrests, insurers calculate the millions ...

Why Can Nothing Be Built In Britain? - Why Can Nothing Be Built In Britain? Authored by Mani Basharzad via The Foundation for Economic Education, A public company in the UK was building a high-speed railway when it suddenly faced a regulation that few could have predicted: a £100 million ($132 million) bat tunnel. The railway passed through Sheephouse Wood, an area inhabited by rare Bechstein’s bats. To comply with e...

Micron Faces Taiwan Strike As Union Demands "Fair Profit-Sharing System" - Micron Faces Taiwan Strike As Union Demands "Fair Profit-Sharing System" Neoclouds and hyperscalers face mounting pressure as scrutiny grows over AI's circular financing, while Morgan Stanley has outlined several scenarios that could derail the $1.6 trillion AI data-center buildout. Now, another potential pressure point is emerging in the chip supply chain. Reuters reported tha...

Why France? - Why France? Authored by Stephen Soukup via American Greatness, France is burning. But why? The obvious answer to that question is that it has imported massive numbers of people - often young, military-aged men - from parts of the world where violence is more prevalent. Or, as the President of the United States put it over the weekend, "The immigration of people from an entirely di...

US, Japan Begin Major Military Exercises Focused On Islands Near Taiwan - US, Japan Begin Major Military Exercises Focused On Islands Near Taiwan Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com The US and Japan kicked off their biennial Keen Sword military exercise on Monday, one of the largest joint drills between the two countries. This year, the exercise will focus on Japan’s southwestern islands, including its westernmost island, Yonaguni, just 68 miles eas...

Mexico Accuses Ex-Chihuahua Attorney General Of Treason For Letting US Agents Join Cartel Lab Raid - Mexico Accuses Ex-Chihuahua Attorney General Of Treason For Letting US Agents Join Cartel Lab Raid Mexican federal prosecutors have accused a former state attorney general of treason for allowing US agents to join a drug-lab raid, and they arrested him again within hours of a state judge ordering him not to be jailed. Federal agents took Cesar Jauregui Moreno into custody after a C...

The Pope's Tweet And The Quiet Suicide Of Order - The Pope's Tweet And The Quiet Suicide Of Order Authored by Kyle McClay via American Thinker, On the World Day Against the Death Penalty, Pope Leo XIV posted a short statement that will be quoted by every abolitionist group in the country: the death penalty is "inadmissible" because it attacks the "inviolability and dignity of the person." Effective detention, he insists, can pro...

US, Partners Seize Nearly 1,500 Pounds Of Cocaine In The Caribbean - US, Partners Seize Nearly 1,500 Pounds Of Cocaine In The Caribbean Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, A U.S. task force and foreign partners seized nearly 1,500 pounds of cocaine in two operations in the Caribbean Sea over the past week. The first interdiction involved U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detecting a go-fast boat in the Caribbean, directing...

Man Sells Everything, Travels 1,200 Miles To Meet Dream Woman, Only To Discover She's AI - Man Sells Everything, Travels 1,200 Miles To Meet Dream Woman, Only To Discover She's AI A lovestruck man sold everything he owned and traveled more than 1,200 miles by bus to meet the woman of his dreams, only to discover the beautiful blonde he had fallen for was nothing more than an AI-generated fantasy, according to local media. Edimar Rocha Martins, a 49-year-old bricklayer...

Hacker Copied Records Of Millions Of California Students Through Education Contractor ETS - Hacker Copied Records Of Millions Of California Students Through Education Contractor ETS Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, The California Department of Education said Friday that a hacker accessed the data of millions of students by exploiting the system of a nonprofit contractor that works with the state. The data included students' names, birth dates, addresses, a...

Bull markets tend to peak with a whimper, not a bang — but a 15% correction for the S&P 500 may be next - Unlike bear-market bottoms, which typically end with a spasm of despair as traders throw in the towel, bull-market tops are far more gradual and less dramatic.

Super Micro’s stock soars after surprise update — with Dell and HPE shares joining the rally - Super Micro unexpectedly disclosed that its revenue and profitability could be much stronger than originally anticipated.

Tesla’s stock rises as Elon Musk drops new clues about a possible SpaceX merger - Special committees at both companies are assessing merger prospects but a combination is no sure thing, Musk says.

Netflix vows to revive viewership trends, but investors hit ‘sell’ on the stock - Streaming service cites “intense competition’ and acknowledges ‘some investor concern about our view hours growth.”

Why SpaceX’s stock is surging — and lifting the broader AI universe along with it - SpaceX just gave Wall Street a big reason to believe in the AI boom as demand for its computing power is off the charts.

‘I don’t feel sorry for myself’: I’m 64 and will be renting for the rest of my life. Is that so bad? - “I married a wonderful man with a good income. He left his job due to health issues and suffered a massive stroke at 53.”

My wife says we can’t afford to retire. I vetoed her $8,000 trip to Italy. We’re in our 60s and have $4 million. Do I keep working? - “I worry about healthcare, long-term care, inflation, a long bear market and living to 95.”

My partner of 17 years left me his $1 million home. His children say I influenced him to do so. Should I share my inheritance? - “I never paid rent, although I put about $45,000 toward a new kitchen and a roof.”

Walmart takes aim at Amazon and Costco with new membership program — but is it a good deal? - Some analysts question whether people will actually take advantage of Walmart’s new bundle, and how easy it is to make sense of the benefits.

It’s no secret what the best financial advice for retirement is — but most people ignore it anyway - Research can prove a lot of facts, but that doesn’t mean it changes how people act.

SpaceX up 10% in premarket after earnings beat and Musk hints at Tesla tie-up - SpaceX shares jumped after the company reported surging revenue growth in its third quarter, and owner Elon Musk floated a potential SpaceX-Tesla merger.

'MAKE DEALS': Trump says data centers should pay communities a 'dividend' to win support - Trump says data centers should consider community "dividends" as AI financing worries grow.

Stock futures rise as traders evaluate latest raft of earnings; SpaceX shares surge: Live updates - This earnings season could help propel stocks as the year winds down, said Christian Mueller-Glissmann, head of asset allocation for Goldman Sachs Research.

Elon Musk ordered Starlink slowdown for Ukraine: Report - Musk and President Donald Trump have both recently criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has also flagged disruptions in U.S. intel sharing.

OpenAI's most powerful AI models disabled their own safety monitoring — and one lied about it - Warnings about the risks of developing increasingly advanced AI systems have ramped up in recent months, amid cyberattacks from rogue AI models.

UK inflation jumps to 3.5% — cementing rate hike expectations - U.K. inflation rose by a hotter-than-expected 3.5% in the 12 months to September, driven by the surging cost of motor fuels.

Car buyers are demanding lower prices and better tech. Automakers must deliver both - Bain says tech leads purchase considerations in China while price remains No. 1 in the U.S. and Europe, as pressure mounts on Western carmakers.

Housing is flashing warning signs just as the Fed weighs more interest rate hikes - Housing data deteriorated further in September, according to separate reports Tuesday.

Women may be at greater risk of AI job losses. Telephone switch operators and PCs show why - The history of technological progress suggests that as AI spreads, the employment impact will hit women more than men.

India’s finance minister says market liquidity makes it easier for investors to exit - Sitharaman identified fuel, fertilizer and access to capital as risks for India’s economy in 2027.

President of Africa's biggest gold-producing nation vows to end raw mineral exports within four years - By Olamilekan OkebiorunBusiness Insider Africa, New YorkTuesday, October 20, 2026 Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his government's commitment to end exports of unprocessed minerals by 2030, insisting that Africa's largest gold producer must stop shipping its natural resources abroad only to import finished products made from the same materials. ... Dispatch continues below...

West Africa is the new Wild West of gold mining - By Alexandra WexlerThe Wall Street JournalMonday, October 19, 2026 A modern-day gold rush is under way in West Africa. Mining companies have raced to the region in recent years, investing billions of dollars in new gold mines to cash in on near record prices for the metal. The boom comes despite a rise in resource nationalism, with local officials seizing assets and detaining executives to secu...

NYTimes shows LBMA gold mining standards are a fraud, like the LBMA itself - How a Trillion-Dollar Industry Launders Illegal Gold By Justin ScheckVisuals by Lynsey AddarioThe New York TimesMonday, October 19, 2026 In an industry riddled with abuse, the world's banks and governments rely on one entity to keep gangsters, warlords, and human rights violators from selling gold into the mainstream market. That group, the London Bullion Market Association, is the self-describ...

Now where's the story about how the fiat currency boom has fueled wars everywhere for centuries? - How the Gold Boom Is Fueling Tree Loss from Ghana to the Amazon By Mark HillsdonReutersMonday, October 19, 2026 As the price of gold booms, so does the roar of excavators and scream of chainsaws in some of the world's most ecologically sensitive forests. Between 2001 and 2019, gold drove more deforestation than any other mineral, from the dense tropical forests of the Amazon and Africa's wester...

Digital gold market triples to $55 billion as younger investors pile in - A comeback for the fractional-reserve gold banking system? * * * By Daniel ThomasFinancial Times, LondonMonday, October 19, 2026 The value of the digital gold market has tripled since the start of 2025 to reach as high as $55 billion, as the industry seeks to court younger investors to invest in more easily traded forms of the bullion.  The World Gold Council said today that it expects digital ...

Pending Home Sales Plunge to Record Low - And these mortgage rates too shall pass? It’s been four years of mortgage rates in a historically normal range. What’s high is inflation and home prices.

Single-Family & Multifamily Rents in the US and 22 Large US Metros: Amid Massive Divergence, Rents Are Re-Accelerating - Who owns the single-family and multifamily rental housing stock?

Long-Term Treasury Yields Buffeted by Hot Inflation and Cracks in AI Mania - The magic 5%-line for the 10-year Treasury yield seems to be the new floor, after being the ceiling it couldn't break through for three years.

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tether leads $15 million funding round for AI-focused payment startup Mural - The Series A round, which included participation from North Island Ventures and existing investors, brings New York-based Mural's total funding to $28 million.

Zcash developers confirm November date for upgrade that triples payment speed - The NU7 upgrade will cut the time between Zcash blocks to 25 seconds from 75 seconds. The chosen block height still has to be merged into the spec and shipped in node software.

Ripple brings Wall Street into 24/7 stock bets, but HSBC warns markets are still thin - Institutions can trade through Ripple Prime and post RLUSD as collateral. Finding enough buyers and sellers for large positions could prove harder.

Solana’s Alpenglow, its biggest network overhaul since 2020, goes live Wednesday - Alpenglow will replace the voting system Solana has used since 2020, targeting roughly 150-millisecond finality after months of testing that included a failed migration and rollback.

A company that vouches for websites had secret keys so weak that 8 of them were cracked - Eight secret keys at eMudhra, an Indian firm that vouches for websites, were compromised. This is a generic, not crypto-specific, risk.

Bitcoin hovers around $83,000 as AI earnings revive tech, ZEC jumps 11% - Strong results from SpaceX and Super Micro sent Asian chip stocks surging, and ZEC led crypto higher after developers set a date for its next network upgrade.

U.S. CFTC sets agenda for AI forum, exploring trading and agentic finance - A Commodity Futures Trading Commission task force is scheduled for October 28 to talk about how the latest "super intelligence" technology may impact markets.

OKX-ICE co-chair Andrew Cuomo calls corporate objections a ‘natural response’ to tokenized stock plans - The former NY governor, who co-chairs the joint venture between the crypto exchange and Intercontinental Exchange, said companies were expected to take a wait-and-see approach.

The Coinbase allegations expose Bitcoin's corporate governance gap - Corporate adoption of bitcoin will stall as long as companies can't show who controls the money, who approves its movement, or whether it's still there, argues Onramp CEO Michael Tanguma.

BlackRock seeks to shield bitcoin investors from losses after rival fund weathers 50% crash - BlackRock's proposed fund follows similar products from Calamos that helped investors avoid steep losses during bitcoin's selloff.

Bitcoin Worth $90 Million Pulled From Wintermute by a Mystery Whale - Three brand-new wallets received 1,090 BTC worth about $90.38 million from market maker Wintermute, the second near-identical haul in a week. The Blockchain Trail, Examined Onchain sleuths spotted the move early today morning, reporting that whales had been “continuing to accumulate” after three newly created wallets received 1,090 BTC from Wintermute. The first wallet holds […]

Just 0.7 Bitcoin Now Makes You a Billionaire in Indonesia - With the rupiah pinned near 18,000 per dollar, 0.7 BTC now converts to more than 1 billion rupiah. The Math Crypto commentator Ash Crypto took to X and revealed that just 0.7 BTC is worth more than a billion IDR, with the dollar-rupiah rate currently sitting around 17,995. This puts 0.7 BTC at roughly IDR […]

A Lab Robot Found Four New Asymmetric Reactions in 30 Days, but Humans Set the Rules - In 30 days, an autonomous lab platform at the Polish Academy of Sciences identified four previously unknown enantioselective chemical reactions. The system used reinforcement learning to analyze results and choose what to try next, while researchers set the search space and confirmed the products, describing the work in Nature Communications on October 13, 2026. In […]

After 80 Years of Smooth-Wing Dogma, Micro-Roughness Cut Drag 43% - A Distributed Micro-Roughness surface reduced aerodynamic drag by up to 43.6% in experiments run by a Japanese team using a magnetic levitation wind tunnel at the University of Tohoku. The microscopic, canyon-like texture is designed to suppress Tollmien-Schlichting wave growth, but the approach still needs full-scale validation and a maintenance plan to keep the surface […]

Microsoft and McDonald’s Push Back Against OKX-ICE Tokenized Stocks - McDonald’s, Microsoft, Alphabet and Goldman Sachs are pushing back against Wall Street’s latest blockchain experiment, formally objecting to having their shares traded on OKX-ICE’s proposed tokenized stock platform. The resistance comes as Andrew Cuomo champions the venture’s round-the-clock trading ambitions. Corporate Heavyweights Challenge OKX-ICE’s Tokenization Plans Some of corporate Ameri...

Brickbat: Teaching While Intoxicated - Katharine Viviano, a first-grade teacher at Pleasant Valley Elementary School in Peters Township, Pennsylvania, faces a charge of public drunkenness… The post Brickbat: Teaching While Intoxicated appeared first on Reason Magazine.

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2 Recent Cases Illustrate the Limits of a Doctrine That Often Blocks Civil Rights Claims - Federal appeals courts rejected qualified immunity for cops and a judge who flouted longstanding constitutional principles.

Update on Canada's Two Secession Movements - Alberta secessionists lost a referendum by a large margin. Quebec secessionists are in better shape, but still facing an uphill struggle.

Mississippi A.G. Says Killing of 1-Year-Old Boy Over Stolen Diapers Was 'Justified' - The state offered little explanation for its finding, and the boy’s family is calling for the bodycam footage.

Trump's 50% Tariffs on Canadian Goods Illegally Rely on a Superseded Statute, a Lawsuit Argues - The import taxes fit a pattern of dubious legal rationales for the president's protectionist policies.

Trump's $8 Billion Diesel Bailout Pays Farmers for a Problem He Created - The new Harvest Fuel Relief program is the latest payment to farmers squeezed by the president’s own war and tariffs.

California's 'Wealth Tax' Could Cost the State $39 Billion - New study finds that 85 percent of "plausible scenarios" result in negative revenue for the state as wealthy residents flee.

Liberty Justice Center Files First Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Section 338 Tariffs Against Canadian Imports - The tariffs are illegal for multiple different reasons.

ADU Nihilism - Definitions of different housing types are arbitrary. Every productive housing reform produces conflict.

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...

Victory! Court Rules OPM Data Disclosure to DOGE Is Unlawful - In a victory for data privacy, a federal court in New York definitively ruled that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) violated the law when it disclosed millions of federal employee records to DOGE agents. In a summary judgment ruling issued on October 20, 2026, the court found that OPM violated two provisions of the Privacy Act—one restricting disclosure of personal records between agenc...

Require Police to Get a Warrant to Search ALPR Data - This post was co-written by Andi Cao, an EFF legal intern. Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are mass surveillance. They photograph every passing car and log where and when it was captured, building a searchable record of where nearly everyone drives. Cities should not buy them, and cities that already have them should shut them down. Where these systems still operate, courts and state le...

Announcing Privacy Badger for Safari on macOS - Exciting news for Safari users: Privacy Badger is now available on Safari for macOS! You’ll need Safari version 26.5 or higher to use it. Whether you want to protect yourself from data brokers or just don’t want Big Tech profiting off your browsing data, Privacy Badger is here to help. More than 4 million people already use EFF’s free tracker-blocking extension to take a stand against online su...

Court Says Marion County Must Clearly State What Crime Was Committed Before Taking Money Seized at FedEx Hub - INDIANAPOLIS—Henry and Minh Cheng, California jewelry sellers, had to fight for $42,000 that Indianapolis police seized at the FedEx shipping hub. A decision in their […] The post Court Says Marion County Must Clearly State What Crime Was Committed Before Taking Money Seized at FedEx Hub appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Glendale Small Business Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Seizure of Money by Federal Agents During Raid - PHOENIX—Today, the owner of a Glendale money services business (MSB) teamed up with the Institute for Justice (IJ) to file a federal lawsuit after his […] The post Glendale Small Business Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Seizure of Money by Federal Agents During Raid appeared first on Institute for Justice.

South Bend Mom’s Fight for Compensation After Police Wrecked Her Home Heads to State Court After Supreme Court Turns Down Appeal - WASHINGTON—Amy Hadley’s South Bend home was wrecked in June 2022 when police raided it looking for a fugitive who was never there and who had […] The post South Bend Mom’s Fight for Compensation After Police Wrecked Her Home Heads to State Court After Supreme Court Turns Down Appeal 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...

ATF GUIDANCE IS HERE! - And there are some big changes thanks to GOA’s lawsuit victory…  ATF just released guidance on our massive victory in our “One Big Beautiful Lawsuit,” which struck down the registration requirements for short barreled firearms and suppressors. This is huge news. In the weeks following our victory, GOA has been lobbying both the White House and Congress to press ATF … Read more

Grow GOA, Grow Your Business - Get paid every time one of your customers joins the fight! As a part of Gun Owners of America’s Corporate Membership Program, you’re already actively in the fight to protect the Second Amendment. Your customers are the same gun owners we go to war for every day in Congress and in the courts. Today, we’re rolling out a new way … Read more

4 keys to Wells Fargo’s strategy to transform the bank with AI - In 2027, redesigning workflows with AI in mind is “the biggest area of focus” for Faraz Shafiq, the bank’s head of AI products and solutions.

Michigan credit union to buy Florida bank - The acquisition of Sarasota’s Gulfside Bank fills a coverage gap between Tampa and Fort Myers for DFCU Financial, which is marking its fourth expansion in the Sunshine State.

Ill-fated Synapse talks led TabaPay to pursue Denver bank - Purchasing Synapse would have been “a half measure,” TabaPay CEO Rodney Robinson said. “So we learned to go full measure and get a bank.”

Ramp applies for national trust bank charter from OCC - The fintech announced last week it had raised $1.85 billion in a funding round. Ramp's application comes after a banking trade group sued the OCC over the recent influx of trust charters.

Regulators, industry urged to collaborate as new tech scales - As agentic commerce and blockchain take off, regulators and industry players are underestimating “the need for true, timely action,” said a Treasury and National Security Council alum.

Founders of $18.6B RIA exit JPMorgan to build client portfolios on their terms - Phil Scott and Jim Atwood said when they joined JPMorgan from the failed First Republic bank they were assured they'd be immune from pressures to periodically rebalance client portfolios. But it didn't work out like that.

Key's profit tops estimates on growth in deposits and fees - The Cleveland-based company is projecting continued bottom-line growth in 2027, as a big portfolio of lower-yielding assets is set to roll off its balance sheet.

BlackRock's Mullin on a culture of 'maximum flexibility' - The deputy chief operating officer of the $15 trillion asset manager attributes success to finding "north stars" and losing "religion."

Extortion group threatens to leak bank vendor's secrets - The group n0n says it holds access secrets for Finzly's payment infrastructure. Finzly, whose clients include Synovus and First Citizens, is investigating.

How advisors can reach Gen Z and get them saving for retirement - Although younger clients tend to have fewer assets, advisors can build long-term relationships with them by demonstrating the benefits of compound growth and holistic financial planning.

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.

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with Gardner Bancshares, Inc. and Small Business Bank - Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with Gardner Bancshares, Inc. and Small Business Bank

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

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 (...