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Rethinking Homeownership in America - Ted Oakley - (Kitco News) - The American dream of homeownership, long considered a marker of success, is being critically reevaluated as economic and social pressures mount on consumers.

Norwegian man hands over ancient silver coins he and his brother discovered 60 years ago - (Kitco News) - It’s not often that you get a chance to find a cache of ancient coins twice in your lifetime, but that is exactly what happened to some brothers in Norway; adding a twist to the story, the same cache was discovered twice.The adventure started 60 years ago; Jan Gunnar Fugelsnes and his brother were digging under their local church, hunting for treasure in 1964. The two boys uncove...

Crypto bull run pauses as Bitcoin enters pre-halving danger zone - A pause in the crypto bull market has given traders a chance to rebalance their portfolios as Bitcoin enters a pre-halving danger zone known for double-digit pullbacks.

Gold price forecast looks bearish, dragged by fundamental risks, technical indicators - FX Leaders’ Butt - (Kitco News) – Gold prices look set to continue their recent retracement as the technical and fundamental picture worsens, according to Arslan Butt, Lead Commodities and Indices Analyst at FX Leaders.

Fed sees creation of a digital dollar as a ‘key duty’ despite denials – Rep. Tom Emmer - A presentation given to Rep. Tom Emmer’s (R-MN) staff shows that the Federal Reserve sees the creation of a digital dollar as one of their “key duties.”

Gold still has room to rally as hedge funds’ bullish bets hit a two-year high - (Kitco News) - According to many analysts, there is still plenty of value left in the gold market, even as the latest trade data shows speculative bullish positioning reached a two-year high after hedge funds went on an unprecedented buying spree.

Why we are seeing wild swings in critical mineral prices - (Kitco News) - There is a disconnect between policy makers desire to go green and the amount of critical minerals needed to make it happen, noted Matt Watson, Founder, Precious Metals Commodity Management LLC.

Gold demand should dip as summer approaches, while silver prices could play catch-up - Heraeus - (Kitco News) – Demand for gold is likely to ease with the approach of summer, while silver prices may be poised to play catch-up, according to the latest precious metals report from strategists at Heraeus.

'We found some really compelling targets' - Scott Berdahl's Snowline Gold keeps growing - (Kitco News) - Finding gold mineralization at scale and continuity was among Snowline Gold’s (TSXV:SGD) top 2023 accomplishments, says CEO and Director Scott Berdahl.

Bitcoin price consolidates below $68k, Standard Chartered predicts $250k peak this cycle - The crypto market is officially in consolidation mode as Bitcoin now trades below $68,000, but Standard Chartered sees it climbing as high as $250,000 before the cycle is done.

Zero Hedge

Did The Used Rolex Watch Market Finally Bottom? - Did The Used Rolex Watch Market Finally Bottom? In December, we asked if the secondary market for pre-owned Rolex and Patek Philippe watches was finally bottoming after a vicious bear market. Bottom? Turmoil In Used Rolex Market Might End After Fed's Bizarre Pivot After four months of stabilization, the Bloomberg Subdial Watch Index, which tracks prices for the 50 most-traded wat...

Council Orders London Fish & Chip Shop Owner To Remove British Flag Mural - Council Orders London Fish & Chip Shop Owner To Remove British Flag Mural Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A fish and chip shop owner in London has been ordered by the local council to remove a mural featuring a Union Jack flag and the words “A Great British meal” from the side of his building after some locals complained it is “not appropriate for the area.” The Da...

More Than Half Of Migrant Deaths Are From Drowning - More Than Half Of Migrant Deaths Are From Drowning At least 8,565 people died on international migration routes in 2023, according to data from the Missing Migrants Project of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). This marks the deadliest year on record, up 20 percent from one year before. "These frightening figures collected by the Missing Migrants Project are also...

UK Tells Ukraine To Focus On Targeting Crimea - UK Tells Ukraine To Focus On Targeting Crimea Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, British military officials advised that Ukraine should focus on defense in its ground fight against Russia in the east while focusing on targeted strikes against Crimea and Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, The Sunday Times reported. The advice was given when British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps and ...

These Will Be The Jobs Most Impacted By AI - These Will Be The Jobs Most Impacted By AI Large language models (LLMs) and other generative AI tools haven’t been around for very long, but they’re expected to have far-reaching impacts on the way people do their jobs. With this in mind, researchers have already begun studying the potential impacts of this transformative technology. In this graphic, Visual Capitalist's Marcus Lu ...

Anti-Semitism As The Harbinger Of Global Chaos - Anti-Semitism As The Harbinger Of Global Chaos Authored by Stephen Soukup via American Greatness, On the off chance you hadn’t noticed, the world appears to be at an especially precarious moment presently. Obviously, war continues to rage in Ukraine and Gaza, with no end in sight to either conflict. Great Britain and Japan are currently in recession. Canada’s economy is an absolut...

Cereal For The Peasants? How The Elites Use "Skimpflation" To Control Our Eating Habits - Cereal For The Peasants? How The Elites Use "Skimpflation" To Control Our Eating Habits Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us People who have been reading my analysis for a long time are well aware of my expectations on the eventual outcome of the US economic debacle: A stagflationary crisis followed by a massive crash similar to the Great Depression (or worse). I based this...

Bank Of Japan (Finally) Kills The World's Last Negative Interest Rate, Yen Weakens - Bank Of Japan (Finally) Kills The World's Last Negative Interest Rate, Yen Weakens As has been thoroughly warned, straw-manned, leaked, and hinted at over the past few weeks (here, here, and here for example), The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates tonight for the first time since 2007. This move ends the world's last negative interest rate policy. The vote, at 7-2 to scrap the ne...

Trump Tells Ramaswamy 'No' For VP, But Leaves Cabinet Door Open - Trump Tells Ramaswamy 'No' For VP, But Leaves Cabinet Door Open Donald Trump 'personally told' Vivek Ramaswamy that he's been ruled out as a running mate, however the former president is eyeing a Cabinet job including the Homeland Security secretary, according to Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. According to the report, "Some Trump allies see Ramaswamy as ideal...

Report Criticizes 'Catastrophic Errors' Of COVID Lockdowns, Warns Of Repeat - Report Criticizes 'Catastrophic Errors' Of COVID Lockdowns, Warns Of Repeat Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), It was four years ago, in March 2020, that health officials declared COVID-19 a pandemic and America began shutting down schools, closing small businesses, restricting gatherings and travel, and other lockdown measures to “slow the spread” of ...

MarketWatch - Top Stories

Car prices are a headache — but so is getting approved for an auto loan, consumers say - There’s some hope car prices will drop this year, but a survey indicates would-be buyers are still in a gloomy mood.

Even Jim Cramer has not been able to curse Nvidia. Yet. - The CNBC host has been right about Nvidia, says a fund manager who had started a fund to bet against his calls.

Unilever to cut 7,500 jobs and split off arm that makes Ben & Jerry’s - Unilever on Tuesday said it may spin off the ice cream-unit that produces Ben & Jerry’s as the multinational consumer goods company said it expects to slash 7,500 jobs globally.

Treasury yields hold near four-month high as Fed begins meeting, BoJ hikes - Benchmark government bond yields were little changed early Tuesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision midweek

Here’s how Gen Z, boomers and other generations differ when shopping for cars - A survey of 5,000 car shoppers examines what the different generations care about when it comes to brands and most important factors in a car.

How much an accident affects the value of your car - The loss of value after an accident might be significant or minor, but it’s a fact of life. Here’s what to know about diminished value and insurance.

Average annual Wall Street bonus falls to $176,500, in second straight yearly decline - The bonus pool for dealmakers remained at $33.8 billion, while the average bonus fell by $3,500.

AstraZeneca to buy Fusion Pharmaceuticals for up to $2.4 billion - AstraZeneca is buying Fusion Pharmaceuticals for $2.4 billion as the London-listed group looks to build its presence in cutting-edge cancer treatments.

Bank of Japan ends negative-rate era, hikes rates for first time since 2007 - Japan’s central bank raised interest rates for the first time in 17 years Tuesday, tightening its monetary policy amid stubborn inflation.

Nvidia reveals highly anticipated Blackwell chip lineup at GTC, but stock dips - Nvidia Corp.’s most hyped debut yet — its long-awaited next chip — was revealed at its annual conference on Monday.

CNBC Top News

Banks are in limbo without a crucial lifeline. Here's where cracks may appear next - High interest rates and rising losses on commercial real estate threaten hundreds of U.S. banks, mostly smaller regional lenders and community institutions.

Bank of Japan ends the world's only negative rates regime in a historic move, abandons yield curve control - These changes are the sharpest pull back in one of the most aggressive monetary easing exercises globally, as BOJ sought to reflate its economy.

Bentley delays all-EV plan amid changing market conditions, vehicle development challenges - CEO Adrian Hallmark said the carmaker remains committed to carbon neutrality and exclusively offering EVs, but it now plans to offer plug-in hybrids past 2030.

Unilever to split off its ice cream unit including Ben & Jerry’s - Consumer goods giant Unilever said Tuesday that it is separating its ice cream unit, which includes Ben & Jerry's and Magnum, as part of a restructuring plan that will impact 7,500 jobs.

Tuesday's analyst calls: Time to buy this home improvement giant, Boeing to rally 50%? - A major home improvement stock and a plane maker were in focus in Tuesday's analyst chatter.

CNBC Economy

Turkey opts for new tightening strategy after signaling a pause to hikes - "This is going to cause further liquidity squeeze," one Istanbul-based economist told CNBC.

This week provided a reminder that inflation isn't going away anytime soon - Price pressures increasing at a faster-than-expected pace raised concern that inflation could be more durable than anticipated.

Wholesale inflation rose 0.6% in February, much more than expected - The producer price index for February was expected to increase 0.3%, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.

European Central Bank chief economist: Must 'take our time' on rate cuts, clearer picture due in June - "We do have to take our time to get that right, from holding to dialing back restriction," Philip Lane.

Recession-hit Britain swings to economic growth in January, helped by construction bounce - The U.K. economy entered a technical recession in the final quarter of last year.

GATA

Now that we may be winning, GATA asks for your support - 8:30p ET Monday, March 18, 2024 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Since gold and even silver seem to be enjoying a sustained rally, since government stupidity and corruption are reaching new heights too, and since sentiment in our long-depressed sector may be improving, this may be the time for GATA to ask for your help, which we haven't done in a long time. Through thick and thin GATA continues to...

Wisconsin is near to ending taxes on gold and silver bullion - By JP CortezMoney Metals Exchange, Eagle, IdahoFriday, March 15, 2024 The Wisconsin Senate has voted in favor of Assembly Bill 29 to end the state sales tax on purchases of gold and silver.  Joining the state Assembly, which overwhelmingly voted to approve this law last week, senators voted 23-9 in favor of this pro-sound money legislation. The bill will now be transmitted to Gov. Tony Evers fo...

Take two Louis d'ors and call me in the morning - Sugar-Coated Gold Nanoparticles Can Quickly Eliminate Bacterial Infections, No Antibiotics Required From the National Institutes of HealthBethesda, Marylandvia Phys.org, Douglas, Isle of Man, United KingdomWednesday, March 13, 2024 Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University, and the New Jersey Institute of Technology have developed sugar-coated gold nanoparticles that th...

Brien Lundin: Silver is outperforming gold - By Brien LundinGold Newsletter / Golden Opportunities, Metairie, LouisianaMonday, March 18, 2024 The big story in gold is silver. Every secular bull market in gold has seen silver outperform its glittering cousin. That means two things: 1)  Silver's outperformance is a confirmation that a gold bull market has truly begun, and. ... 2)  It's a great way to play gold during such a bull market. So ...

GoldMoney's Turk still sees gold ETFs as central bank tools for price suppression - 8:39p Sunday, March 17, 2024 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: At King World News, GoldMoney founder James Turk remarks on the decline of gold holdings claimed by major exchange-traded funds despite the upward trend of the gold price. Turk writes: "There are so many loopholes in the prospectus of some of the gold ETFs, it has been my contention that they are used by central banks and their bullion ...

MishTalk

What If Netanyahu Said Biden is Too Old and Should Drop Out? - The US constantly complains that Russia or China attempts to influence US elections. That's even part of the push to ban TikTok. But hypocrisy abounds.

Austin Is Reeling, But What Does That Mean for Housing and Rent Nationally? - Once hot Austin is in reverse. Home prices have fallen more in Austin than anywhere in the U.S. Even rents are weak. Don't make too much of it nationally. Commercial Real Estate is the big national problem.

Three Fantasyland Budget Projections by the Fed, Biden, and Congress - What's the key item that's wrong in the following table of GDP, inflation, unemployment, and interest rate projections?

Wolf Street

The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in Canada: National House Prices Flat in Feb., -16% from Peak, Condos Drop Further, on Bank of Canada’s 5% & Massive QT - Toronto condos drop to 28-month low, Vancouver houses -4% from peak in 2022 but condos near high. Calgary houses set new highs.

Brick-and-Mortar Meltdown Fells another Retailer: Joann Inc. Files for Bankruptcy 3 Years after IPO - The IPO allowed the PE firm that had acquired Joann via an LBO in 2010 to dump the shares into the lap of the public.

Who’s on the Hook for Multifamily CRE Mortgages? #1 Taxpayers, far ahead of #2 Banks - Another reason why the Fed can let the CRE swoon rip.

Naked Capitalism

Wealth of US Billionaires Hits $5.5 Trillion—Up 88% Since Pandemic Hit - Even though the rich are predictably getting richer even in the Covid era, the picture is worse when you look at billionaires.

Google Censorship: AI Run Amok Threatens Demonetization Over a Navigation Page with No Ads, An Article on a Foreign Policy Best-Seller Deemed Anti-Vaxx, and More Flagrant Errors - Google tries to censor this site based on a systematically flawed AI review. How many others will be victims of bad algos?

Introduction to Swing States in the Presidential Election of 2024 (General Survey) - It's swing voters from the swingiest states, like Arizona, Georgia, and Wisconsin, who will really matter.

Legal Tender News

India’s finance minister says crypto cannot Be recognized as legal tender - India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, speaking at the India Today Conclave 2024, made clear the government’s position on cryptocurrencies, emphasizing that they cannot be considered as ...

Why Should not Legal Tender Notes be Received for Customs? - The vast mass of the legal tender notes is, therefore, practically without any provision for its removal, and the legal tender character has failed to keep them anywhere near at par with gold.

El Salvador says it’s sitting on an $84 million profit after bitcoin’s record-breaking run - El Salvador, one of the few countries to make bitcoin legal tender, has apparently seen a hefty profit from its holdings.

With bills to make gold and silver legal tender, Kansas lawmakers fall deeper into the rabbit hole - GOP lawmakers in Topeka have introduced bills in both chambers to make gold and silver, in coin or bullion, legal tender ...

Argentine Stocks Surge As Central Bank Slashes Rates By 20% Following Inflation Slowdown: Milei Pushes For Dollar Legal Tender - Argentine stocks surged on Tuesday due to lower-than-predicted inflation figures and a 20-point interest rate cut.

CoinDesk

Brevan Howard-Backed Tokenization Firm Libre Goes Live - Libre has added a tokenized version of a BlackRock money-market fund so investors can earn yield while parking their capital.

World's Largest Pension Fund Seeks Information on Bitcoin Under Portfolio Diversification Plan - Japan's state pension fund, GPIF, is seeking information about bitcoin as part of a broader strategy initiated in response to significant economic and societal changes and technological advancements.

Bitcoin’s Slump Sees Crypto Bulls Staring at $440M in Liquidations - Prices could be headed to as low as $55,000 in the coming weeks, one trader said, but the long-term bullish outlook remains intact.

Binance Asks Prime Brokers to Enhance KYC to Block U.S. Nationals: Bloomberg - The presence of U.S. nationals on the platform has been a contentious issue for authorities as, officially, they are banned but continue to pop up.

Crypto Compliance Platform Keyring Raises $6M to Unlock DeFi for Institutions - The company allows institutional investors to comply with regulations when interacting with DeFi, and recently facilitated a proof of concept trial with Nomura's crypto arm Laser Digital by building a compliance wrapper on top of USDC stablecoin.

Bitcoin No Longer Trading at a Premium on Coinbase, Data Show - The so-called Coinbase premium has evaporated, indicating a weaker stateside buying pressure.

Grab’s Singapore Users Can Now Use Crypto to Make Payments - The Grab super app is now making available the option of paying in cryptocurrencies, The Straits Times reported Tuesday citing alerts from Grab users.

Bitcoin Virtual Machine Will Soon Let Users Create AI Models on Bitcoin Network - “We've figured out a way to put AI on-chain,” lead developer punk3700 told CoinDesk in an X message.

Nigerian Court Orders Binance to Relinquish Data of All Nigerians Trading on its Platform: Report - A Nigerian court has ordered Binance to provide Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with comprehensive information on all persons from the nation trading on its platform.

FTX Users Describe 'Emotional Toll' From Bankruptcy in Letters to Judge Ahead of Sam Bankman-Fried's Sentencing - The Department of Justice filed dozens of victim impact statements from FTX creditors Monday ahead of Bankman-Fried's sentencing next week. These victims hail from around the world, with the letters describing their FTX holdings and the effect FTX's bankruptcy had on their lives.

bitcoin.com

Hong Kong Launches Second Phase of Its CBDC Pilot Program - The Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced the launch of the second phase of the pilot of its CBDC, the digital Hong Kong dollar (e-HKD). This new phase will focus on furthering the research on already examined use cases for the currency, including programmability and tokenization, and adding new, not previously explored use cases. Hong Kong […]

Grayscale Investments Submits Revised Application for Spot Ethereum ETF - Grayscale Investments’ Chief Legal Officer announced that the firm has submitted a revised Form 19b-4 for spot Ether exchange-traded funds. The officer, Craig Salm, stated that investors are seeking access to ethereum via a spot Ethereum ETF. Listing on the NYSE Grayscale Investments, a digital asset management firm, recently submitted an amended Form 19b-4 filing […]

Flash Crash on Bitmex Sends Bitcoin Tumbling to $8,900 - Bitcoin’s price on Bitmex plummeted to $8,900 in a flash crash late Monday, diverging significantly from the global average price of around $67,400, due to large sell orders on the XBT/USDT pair. Bitmex is investigating the incident, which involved over 850 BTC being sold, causing the dramatic price drop while other exchanges showed prices well […]

Standard Chartered Raises Bitcoin Target: BTC Could Hit $150K This Year, $250K Next Year - Standard Chartered has raised its bitcoin forecast, predicting that the cryptocurrency’s price could reach $250,000 next year and $150,000 this year. The bank also adjusted its ether forecast as it anticipates the approval of a spot ether exchange-traded fund (ETF) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in May. Standard Chartered’s Revised Bitcoin Price […]

Coinme Adds 9,700+ Coinstar Bitcoin ATM Locations to Bitcoin.com as New Featured Partner - PRESS RELEASE. Coinme, a leading cryptocurrency cash exchange in the U.S., announced today the addition of over 9,700 physical Bitcoin ATM locations to the Bitcoin.com site and map finder. Coinme powers thousands of Coinstar Bitcoin ATMs across the country, where customers can turn cash into crypto in mere minutes. “We’re excited to now be discoverable […]

Reason

Sour 16: Help Us Pick the Worst Idea of the Year - Voting begins Tuesday, March 19, and continues through Friday, March 29!

Brickbat: Persistence Is Key - Home invasions by criminals seeking to steal automobiles rose 400 percent last year, according to the Toronto Police Service, and one officer said there's an easy way for residents to protect themselves from such a crime. "To prevent the possibility of being attacked in your home, leave your fobs at your front door," said Const.…

Court Should Focus on Coercion in Murthy v. Missouri - The government is entitled to try to persuade social media to take down posts, but not to coerce them to do so.

SCOTUS Ponders Whether the Biden Administration Coerced Social Media Platforms To Censor Speech - Several justices seemed concerned that an injunction would interfere with constitutionally permissible contacts.

The CCP Sucks. So Does Banning TikTok. - Plus: A listener asks about Republicans and Democrats monopolizing political power in the United States.

Law Enforcement Trainers File Scotus Amicus Brief against Maryland Rifle Ban - Citizens should be able to choose the same high-quality defensive arms that peace officers choose

Video of Marshall University Online Talk on "Putin's Western Supporters" - In the presentation I explain why Putin's regime appeals to these people, and how they compare with Western sympathizers with the USSR during the Cold War.

The One-Man 'Cult' That Put St. Louis Under Surveillance - The story behind the city's ban on unlicensed drone businesses is even weirder than the ban itself.

Pornhub Pulls Out of Seventh State - The company leaves Texas over an “ineffective, haphazard, and dangerous” age-verification law.

Monday Open Thread - What's on your mind?

Cato Institute

California's Latest Audited Financials Reveal a Serious Problem - The federal government might help by writing off state debts for improper payments. While that would be good for California and other state governments hoping to clean up their books, it may be less welcome by federal taxpayers who will ultimately shoulder the cost.

FCC’s New All-In Pricing Rule for Cable and Satellite - The intricate nature of the video programming industry, combined with the obligations imposed by the rule, threatens to reduce consumer choice and foster confusion while tilting the deck towards some providers over others.

Sorry Unions, China Isn’t Responsible for US Shipbuilding Woes - A recent Section 301 petition filed by several unions blames Chinese shipbuilding subsidies for the U.S. shipbuilding industry’s struggles in recent decades. The petition, however, is hypocritical, ahistorical, and—most of all—misplaced. While there is no doubt that China engages in market‐​distorting practices, they have little explanatory power for the U.S. shipbuilding industry’s enfeebled s...

Spending Madness 2024 Contest - Our computers will tally the crowdsourced choices in each matchup. After each round, the top vote-getters—the policies that voters think are the more wasteful, harmful, inefficient, and unaffordable—will advance to the next round.

Inflation Is Still Trending in the Right Direction - High February inflation was primarily driven by shelter and energy. These components do not accurately portray current economic conditions. Overall inflation is still trending down.

Tenth Amendment Center

Minnesota Bill Would Establish State Process to End Qualified Immunity - A bill introduced in the Minnesota House would create a process to sue police officers in state court for the deprivation of individual rights without the possibility of “qualified immunity” as a defense. The post Minnesota Bill Would Establish State Process to End Qualified Immunity first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

Tennessee Senate Committee Passes Bill to Make Gold and Silver Legal Tender - Under the proposed law, “precious metal coins” would be legal tender in the state and recognized as a “medium of exchange for the payment of debts and taxes.” The post Tennessee Senate Committee Passes Bill to Make Gold and Silver Legal Tender first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

To the Governor: Kentucky Passes Bill to Prohibit Credit Card Codes to Track Firearms Purchases - Titled the Second Amendment Privacy Act, the legislation would prohibit financial institutions from requiring or incentivizing a merchant category code that distinguishes a firearms retailer from other retailers. It would also bar financial institutions or credit card processors from independently assigning the same. The post To the Governor: Kentucky Passes Bill to Prohibit Credit Card Codes t...

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Decoding the California DMV's Mobile Driver's License - The State of California is currently rolling out a “mobile driver’s license” (mDL), a form of digital identification that raises significant privacy and equity concerns. This post explains the new smartphone application, explores the risks, and calls on the state and its vendor to focus more on protection of the users.  What is the California DMV Wallet?  The California DMV Wallet app came out ...

EFF to California Appellate Court: Reject Trial Judge’s Ruling That Would Penalize Beneficial Features and Tools on Social Media - EFF legal intern Jack Beck contributed to this post. A California trial court recently departed from wide-ranging precedent and held that Snap, Inc., the maker of Snapchat, the popular social media app, had created a “defective” product by including features like disappearing messages, the ability to connect with people through mutual friends, and even the well-known “Stories” feature. We filed...

Lawmakers: Ban TikTok to Stop Election Misinformation! Same Lawmakers: Restrict How Government Addresses Election Misinformation! - In a case being heard Monday at the Supreme Court, 45 Washington lawmakers have argued that government communications with social media sites about possible election interference misinformation are illegal.Agencies can't even pass on information about websites state election officials have identified as disinformation, even if they don't request that any action be taken, they assert.Yet just th...

Electronic Privacy Information Center

The Washington Post: Opinion | The House’s move against TikTok goes too far — and not far enough  - We have no shortage of proposals to address many of social media’s ills. The Electronic Privacy Information Center, for example, advocates passage of a “comprehensive data protection legislation to place strict limits on the collection, processing, use, and retention of personal data by social networks and other entities.” It further recommends that the Federal Trade … Continued

Consequence: How Soon Could a US TikTok Ban Go into Effect?  - However, critics of the bill argue that these data concerns apply to pretty much every US tech platform, and at least some of our information is observed by America’s NSA. The last time conversations about banning the app rolled around, Caitriona Fitzgerald, Deputy Director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, made her case with PBS, … Continued

The Record: Meta loses court bid seeking to stop FTC from reopening privacy order  - “The ruling is a major blow to Meta’s year-long effort to avoid a full accounting of its harmful data practices,” John Davisson, director of litigation at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, said via email.    He added that the court “picked apart Meta’s far-fetched constitutional attacks and cleared the way for the FTC proceeding to … Continued

The Institute For Justice - Press Releases

Security Deposit Box Owners Who Sued Over Missing Property Win First Round in Their Cases - LOS ANGELES—The federal lawsuits of security deposit renters whose valuables were not returned after the FBI’s 2021 raid of US Private Vaults will move forward […] The post Security Deposit Box Owners Who Sued Over Missing Property Win First Round in Their Cases appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Home-Based Food Producers Encourage Arizona Lawmakers to Finish the Job and Free Entrepreneurs - PHOENIX—The Arizona Senate is expected to vote on HB 2042 this week, a bill to expand the foods that home-based entrepreneurs are allowed to sell. […] The post Home-Based Food Producers Encourage Arizona Lawmakers to Finish the Job and Free Entrepreneurs appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Small Business Owner Sues Illinois for the Right to Help Property Owners Claim Their Lost Property - ARLINGTON, Va.—The state of Illinois holds five billion dollars in unclaimed property, and David Knott wants to help the rightful owners file paperwork to get […] The post Small Business Owner Sues Illinois for the Right to Help Property Owners Claim Their Lost Property appeared first on Institute for Justice.

Second Amendment Foundation

SAF FILES FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN CHALLENGE TO N.Y. GUN BAN - BELLEVUE, WA – Attorneys representing the plaintiffs in a federal court challenge to New York’s ban on so-called “assault weapons” have filed a brief seeking summary judgment in the case, which is supported by the Second Amendment Foundation. The case is known as Lane v. Rocah. SAF and the Firearms Policy Coalition have supported the The post SAF FILES FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN CHALLENGE TO N.Y. ...

SAF’S JULIANNE VERSNEL MAKES INTERNATIONAL CALL TO ACTION AT IWA IN NUREMBERG, GERMANY - TEXT OF HER REMARKS I am Julianne Versnel, Vice President of International Outreach at the Second Amendment Foundation. I am also the Chair of the World Forum on Shooting Activities Image Committee. First, I would like to acknowledge the 50th Anniversary of IWA and recognize the essential support that they have given WFSA over the past The post SAF’S JULIANNE VERSNEL MAKES INTERNATIONAL CALL TO...

SAF FILES APPELLANTS’ BRIEF IN DEFENSE DISTRIBUTED CASE v. NEW JERSEY - BELLEVUE, WA – Attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation and Defense Distributed have filed an appellants’ brief in their long-running First Amendment challenge of the New Jersey statute which prohibits the publication of computer files containing digital firearms information. The brief was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. SAF and The post SAF FILES APPELLA...

American Banker

AI, networking and career growth: What to learn at Payments Forum 2024 - The payments industry is evolving, driven by innovative technologies and a new class of leaders and executives eager to embrace change. Here's what they're prioritizing.

Small businesses feel the pain of higher interest rates - Some 54% of small businesses said in a recent survey that elevated rates had led to higher debt payments. And in a sign that loan demand remains soft, 37% reported delaying expansion plans or capital spending.

A simple fix could boost bank backing for small-business equity funds - Investing in Main Street Act has passed the House three times with overwhelming majorities but has failed to gain traction in the Senate. Backers, including banks that invest in the funds, hope to flip the script with a third version.

Chopra: 'Insular' Appraisal Foundation unlikely to address bias - The head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau summarized his findings from a yearlong probe into the Appraisal Foundation. He says the "lawmaking body" is not accountable to the public or market forces.

A third of banks ban employees from using gen AI. Here's why. - False information, job losses, diminishing skills and human interaction, among other concerns, have bankers worried about deploying both generative artificial intelligence, like ChatGPT, and more long-accepted forms of AI like machine learning, according to a new survey of American Banker readers.

Bank of International Settlements

Project Gaia: Enabling climate risk analysis using generative AI - Project Gaia aims to help analysts search corporate climate-related disclosures and extract data quickly and efficiently using artificial intelligence (AI), particularly large language models (LLMs).

Engineering and DevOps Lead - Application deadline: 14 April 2024, Location: Basel, Switzerland

Trust and macroeconomic stability: a virtuous circle - Lecture by Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS, at the Center for Financial Studies, Goethe University, Frankfurt, 18 March 2024.

Federal Reserve - Press Releases

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action against JPMorgan Chase & Co. and fines the firm approximately $98.2 million for an inadequate program to monitor firm and client trading activities f... - Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action against JPMorgan Chase & Co. and fines the firm approximately $98.2 million for an inadequate program to monitor firm and client trading activities for market misconduct

Agencies take temporary action on appraisal requirements in area affected by Hawaii wildfires - Agencies take temporary action on appraisal requirements in area affected by Hawaii wildfires

Federal Reserve Board announces final rule that updates risk management requirements for certain systemically important financial market utilities (FMUs) supervised by the Board - Federal Reserve Board announces final rule that updates risk management requirements for certain systemically important financial market utilities (FMUs) supervised by the Board

FDIC - Press Releases

Sunshine Act Notice: FDIC Board of Directors Meeting - SUNSHINE ACT NOTICE | MARCH 14, 2024 FDIC BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING The FDIC Board of Directors will meet in open session: Time and Date: 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 21, 2024. Place: This Board meeting will be open to public observation only by webcast. FDIC Board ...

Joint Press Release: Agencies Take Temporary Action on Appraisal Requirements in Area Affected by Hawaii Wildfires - JOINT PRESS RELEASE | MARCH 13, 2024 Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationBoard of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemNational Credit Union AdministrationOffice of the Comptroller of the Currency____________________________________________________________ Agencies ...

US Mint - Press Releases

United States Mint Begins Shipping 2024 American Women Quarters™ Celebrating the Honorable Patsy Takemoto Mink on March 25 - WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) will begin shipping the second coin in the 2024 American Women Quarters™ (AWQ) Program on March 25. The Mint facilities at Philadelphia and Denver are manufacturing these circulating quarters celebrating the Honorable Patsy... The post United States Mint Begins Shipping 2024 American Women Quarters™ Celebrating the Honorable Patsy Takemoto Mink on Marc...

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