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Cement, Drugs, And Oil - How The Iran Conflict Could Disrupt Global Supply Chains Authored by Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The conflict in Iran could have consequences for international trade that extend beyond oil and gas. It has been less than a week since the start of the U.S.–Israeli operations in Iran, and oil tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz—a key global chokepoint for energy shipments—has come to a screeching halt. Approximately 200 oil tankers have been stranded in the Gulf, according to data from Lloyd’s List Intelligence. The […]

How To AI-Proof Your Resumé Authored by Autumn Spredemann via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a critical threshold that online job seekers must cross, but the technology has presented a unique challenge. Illustration by The Epoch Times, Shutterstock As employers increasingly lean on AI systems to screen, schedule, and evaluate candidates, applicants must learn how to get past the algorithm before reaching human consideration. More hiring and recruiting professionals are using applicant tracking systems, many of which involve generative […]

Minnesota State Employee Who Vandalized Teslas Last Year 'Punished' With 1-Day Suspension Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, A Minnesota state employee who vandalized six Tesla vehicles last year, causing up to $21,000 in damage, received no jailtime and just a single-day suspension from his job, state records show. Dylan Adams, an employee with the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), was caught on Tesla security cameras keying the vehicles in March and early April 2025, amid a rash of anti-Tesla vandalism and firebomb attacks throughout the nation. […]

California May Flip 50-Year Nuclear Moratorium California, long a leader in aggressive renewable energy mandates, is showing early signs of softening its decades-old ban on new nuclear power. Bloomberg reported cracks are appearing in the state’s 1976 moratorium, driven by surging electricity demand from AI data centers and the challenge of hitting absurd climate targets like 90% clean electricity by 2035 and 100% by 2045. At the center of the development is Assembly Bill 2647, introduced last month by Democratic Assembly Member Lisa Calderon with Republican co-sponsors. The […]

Why'd The US Temporarily Waive Sanctions On India's Purchase Of Russian Oil? Authored by Andrew Korybko, The “politically inconvenient” truth is that the US is unilaterally reshaping the world order in a bid to restore unipolarity, and regardless of one’s opinion about this, it’s objectively achieved some tangible progress as of late. Treasury Secretary Scott Bennett announced that Indian refiners had just been provided with a 30-day waiver to purchase Russian oil, but only if it’s that which is already stranded at sea, thus ensuring “no significant financial […]

These Are The Retailers That Change Prices Most Often...And When They Offer The Largest Discounts Dynamic pricing is becoming a defining feature of modern retail, with more of America’s best-known brands adjusting prices in real time based on demand, timing, and market conditions, according to Decodo.  A new report from Decodo, which analyzed more than 1.5 million data points across 120 global eCommerce retailers, reveals which companies are changing prices most often — and when shoppers are most likely to find a deal. At the top of the list is Amazon, which recorded […]

'Victory' In Iran Will Look Nothing Like 1945 Authored by James Howard Kunstler, You probably wonder what the end of this war will look like. It won’t look like V-J Day in Times Square, 1945, with sailors kissing girls they met five seconds ago. Our country is way too divided and disturbed with politically-inflected mental illness for love to bloom in the streets like it did then. If you happen to catch the glum crew on CNN you will detect that they really want this operation to fail because, you know, Trump. Terminally Depressed on CNN The war will be over when Iran loses […]

Bessent Says US May "Unsanction" More Russian Oil Amid Energy Crisis Yesterday, when discussing the stunning development that Russia would be granted a one-month license to sell (formerly) sanctioned oil to india while the Straits of Hormuz are blocked, we said that this step is just the start, and precited "unlimited extensions" in the future. We had to wait less than 24 hours for this to come true. Speaking to Fox Business, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US may lift sanctions on further Russian oil supply after a move Thursday to give Indian refiners the green […]

3 Reasons Why Obamacare Is So Hard To Fix Authored by Lawrence Wilson via The Epoch Times, Obamacare had problems even before it launched in 2014. Marketplace websites were glitchy during the open enrollment period, frustrating many would-be customers. Sweeping changes ushered in by the Affordable Care Act, the law creating Obamacare, all but guaranteed that premiums would increase—which they did by 23 percent in the program’s first year. Even so, public opinion swung in favor of Obamacare starting in 2017 and remains positive, according to KFF Health Tracking polls. […]

FBI Investigating Suspected Cyber Attack On Sensitive Surveillance Network The FBI is scrambling to investigate a suspected cybersecurity incident involving a sensitive internal network used to manage court-ordered wiretaps and foreign-intelligence surveillance warrants, according to CNN. The bureau confirmed the activity in a brief statement, saying that it had "identified and addressed suspicious activities on FBI networks" and deployed its full technical resources in response. And of course, the timing couldn't be more interesting, as the incident comes amid heightened […]

US Gasoline Demand Fell Further Amid Long-Term Structural Shift: Plunging Per-Capita Consumption Authored by Wolf Richter via Wolf Street, Gasoline consumption in the US, in terms of product supplied to gas stations, declined by about 1% in 2025, to 8.91 million barrels per day, according to EIA data, below where consumption had first been in 2003, even though the US population increased by 52 million people, or by 18%, over the same period. Compared to the peak in 2018, gasoline consumption in 2025 fell by 4.5%. Compared to the prior peak in 2007, gasoline consumption is down […]

Dems To Keep Blocking DHS Funds Despite Noem Firing On Thursday, President Donald Trump fired Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and tapped Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma as her replacement, marking the first administration shake-up of Trump’s second term. Democrats had been demanding her ouster for months, but they’ve made it quite clear that the move changed nothing in their eyes, and the standoff over DHS funding continues. The DHS partial shutdown - now stretching into its third week - was already the product of Democratic demands for sweeping […]

Today one of the greats in the business discussed gold and oil supply shocks.

4 Takeaways From Top Minnesota Officials' Testimony On State's Massive Fraud Authored by Janice Hisle via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Two of Minnesota’s top officials, Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison, testified before Congress for more than four hours on March 4 about their state’s multibillion-dollar fraud controversies. (L-R) Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Rev. Mariah Tollgaard, are sworn in ahead of their testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Capitol Hill in Washington on […]

"We Have An Emergency": Newsom's Climate Obsession Could Wreak Havoc California's Oil Industry The oil-and-gas industry is sounding the alarm over a tightening of California's cap-and-invest program, warning that stricter emissions caps could drive up gasoline prices and jeopardize the viability of in-state refining. The California Air Resources Board is advancing amendments to the cap-and-invest framework, a market-based mechanism requiring major emitters to purchase allowances for greenhouse-gas emissions, that would significantly reduce the supply of available credits and […]

Bad Faith Noncompliance: Virginia Schools Flout Supreme Court And Trump With DEI 'Rebrand' Authored by Teresa R. Manning via American Greatness, Just over a year ago, President Trump issued two executive orders banning destructive diversity ideology (a.k.a. “DEI” or “diversity, equity, and inclusion”) from the federal government and its contractors, including colleges and universities. The EOs sought to restore merit as the basis of hiring, advancement, and college admissions. Both EOs reinforced prior actions by the president as well as by the Supreme Court: In his […]

Mills: Trump Admin "Reveling In The Carnage" As Tehran Burns Last night, Bret Weinstein joined ZeroHedge to moderate a debate on the Iran war featuring Curt Mills, executive director of The American Conservative (magazine founded by Pat Buchanan), and Max Abrahms, Northeastern University professor and terrorism expert. The discussion went far and wide. From Chabad to whether the war has strengthened Iranian hardliners to the question of Israeli influence over U.S. policy to how this war affects Russia-Ukraine. Below are some of the most notable exchanges for those who missed […]

USPS Could Run Out Of Funds Within A Year Without Congressional Action: Postmaster General Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), U.S. Postal Service Postmaster General David Steiner said on March 4 that the service could run out of cash reserves within a year unless Congress removes a decades-old cap and allows the agency to borrow more money. A USPS van driver parks the car on a street in Manhattan, New York City, on August 24, 2020. Chung I Ho/The Epoch Times If it doesn’t, the service risks not being able to pay employees and vendors as early as […]

AIPAC-Targeted 'AK Guy' Set To Take GOP House Seat After Sex-Suicide Scandal His reputation shredded by a sex scandal involving a staffer who committed suicide, incumbent Texas Republican Congressman Tony Gonzales said he was no longer seeking re-election, handing the GOP nomination to YouTube gun personality Brandon Herrera. If his last bid for office is any indication, the self-nicknamed "AK Guy" could soon find himself in the crosshairs of AIPAC and other pro-Israel organizations. If he prevails in November, Congress could gain a Republican who feels no need to pander to the […]

Most people use the terms money and currency interchangeably—but they are not the same. This article explores the difference between money vs currency, why fiat currencies lose purchasing power over time, and why many investors consider gold as a long-term store of value.

The Fog Of Oil Authored by Matthew Piepenburg via VonGreyerz.gold, War, oil and gold are making headlines of late for overlapping and independent reasons. Below, we avoid the guesswork, finger-pointing or sensationalism attendant to current headlines concerning Iran and stick to a theme which offers some clarity, namely the interplay of oil and gold. The Fundamentals Stay the Same For years, of course, we have tracked the fundamental drivers which impact the gold price (from DXY debates, inflation signals, and de-dollarization headlines to COMEX outflows). All of these […]

Oracle & OpenAI Scrap Texas Data Center Expansion Plan, Sending AI Stocks Lower AI-related stocks are sliding late in the New York cash session after Bloomberg News reported that Oracle and OpenAI have scrapped plans to expand the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, from about 1.2 GW to 2.0 GW. Sources said the expansion was canceled after talks stalled over financing issues and OpenAI's changing demand forecasts. However, the collapse of the Oracle-OpenAI plans has opened the door for Meta, which is now in talks to lease the space instead. Nvidia is reportedly […]

Trump Ready To Continue Operations Until Iranians "Can't Fight Any Longer" Summary: Trump sticking to surrender demand, freshly telling Axios, but tweaking the messaging a bit compared to earlier: "Unconditional surrender could be that [the Iranians] announce it. But it could also be when they can't fight any longer because they don't have anyone or anything to fight with."  Trump's expected timeline on Operation Epic Fury: WH Press Secretary Leavitt: "Four to six weeks." And Leavitt further tweaks Trump's message... ops to continue till "Iran can no longer pose a […]

Nearly 20,000 Americans Have Safely Returned Home From The Mid-East: State Dept Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Nearly 20,000 U.S. citizens have returned safely from the Middle East since Feb. 28, when the Iran conflict broke out, Dylan Johnson, assistant secretary at the Bureau of Global Public Affairs, said in a March 5 statement. Smoke rises from a reported Iranian strike in the industrial district of Doha, Qatar, on March 1, 2026. Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images “These figures do not include the many Americans who have safely relocated […]

ASP Isotopes Signs MOU With Major Nuclear Operator ASP Isotopes announced Thursday that its Quantum Leap Energy (QLE) subsidiary has entered “a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a large publicly traded U.S. energy company that operates nuclear power stations”. Under the agreement, the utility will evaluate options to provide support and potential financing for QLE’s planned U.S. facilities focused on High Assay Low Enriched Uranium (HALEU), LEU+, uranium conversion and deconversion services. Discussions could also lead to long-term enriched uranium supply […]

Did Trump Force China's Hand? Beijing Nears 500-Jet Boeing Deal Ahead Of Xi Summit Boeing shares moved higher in late-afternoon trading in New York after Bloomberg News reported that the planemaker may be nearing one of the largest sales in its history, potentially to be unveiled during President Trump's trip to China later this month. People familiar with the potential Boeing-China jet deal said it could be announced during President Trump's trip to Beijing from March 31 to April 2. They said the deal includes a 500-plane order for 737 Max jets, with additional talks covering […]

It Was All A Mirage: 2.5 Million Native-Born US Workers Were Just Revised Away One of Donald Trump's core pre-election promises (along with cracking down on immigration and no more foreign wars) was to boost employment for local-born Americans at the expense of the record employment for foreign-born, mostly illegal, workers. And for a while it worked: four months ago, when discussing the September jobs report, we said that while the broader report was generally mixed, it was "indisputably strong when it comes to one thing: the rotation from foreign born workers to domestic […]

For those who have been noticing the wide spreads in gold and silver pricing between China and the West, it now appears that China is seeing physical gold shortages.

After January’s sharp selloff, gold and silver are climbing again. Oil’s surge, rising geopolitical tensions, and a difficult path for the Federal Reserve are reshaping the gold price outlook — with some Wall Street forecasts now pointing toward $6,300.

Apparently once people figure it out oil and gold will be trading much higher.

Silver isn't just a cheaper alternative to gold — it's a strategic asset with a unique role in any long-term wealth-building plan. This guide breaks down what investing in silver actually means, the difference between physical silver and paper alternatives, and the disciplined strategies that serious investors use. No speculation....

Gold and silver prices eased Friday despite a week of major market signals: a $1.3B institutional bet on silver, Iran disrupting 20% of global bullion flows, oil spiking on Hormuz fears, and labor data pointing to a gradual cooldown.

Not all gold is created equal. The karat on a jewelry piece and the fineness on a bullion coin are measuring the same thing — but they mean something very different for investors. Here's how to read gold purity the right way before you buy.

The middle class has already been systematically destroyed, but another massive wave of inflation is coming at the worst possible time. This is similar but much worse than what was seen in the 1970s.

One of the greats in the business just warned that big money is preparing for a stock market crash.

Iran's conflict with the Strait of Hormuz is rattling oil markets — and quietly pushing gold and silver prices higher. Add a deepening silver supply deficit and shrinking tax refunds, and investors have plenty to watch this week.

Gold prices are rising, yet most investors still hold very little of the metal. With average gold allocation in portfolios around 2%, even small shifts in capital could have an outsized impact on prices. Here’s what the data suggests about gold’s next move.

Today one of the greats in the business said the next big bull market is already underway.

How much gold to buy a house? When you price real estate in ounces instead of dollars, the story changes. Over the past 50 years, while home prices soared in dollar terms, the gold required to buy a house has actually declined. This long-term comparison reveals how currency expansion affects...

Expect historic moves in oil as the war with Iran continues, plus a look at what to expect from gold and silver.

Gold dropped 4% as the dollar claimed the safe-haven trade. With oil surging, the Strait of Hormuz under threat, and the Fed trapped between inflation and a slowdown, here's what today's market chaos means — and why the calculus could shift.

Today one of the greats in the business said, despite volatility, the price of silver is headed to a new all-time high.

Gold and silver portfolio allocation isn’t about predicting which metal will outperform. It’s about understanding their roles. Gold offers stability, liquidity, and long-term purchasing power protection. Silver brings industrial demand exposure and greater upside potential — along with more volatility. The right balance depends on your goals, risk tolerance, and...

After the attack on Iran it appears consumer need to get ready for more "transitory" inflation.

Gold prices surge on Middle East tensions as U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran rattle markets. Stocks fall, oil jumps, and the Fed faces renewed inflation pressure. Here’s what the conflict means for equities, policy, and precious metals.

Today the top trends forecaster in the world warned King World News that if the US attacks Iran this weekend a global collapse worse than the Great Depression will be unleashed.

Gold and silver prices are full of short-term noise—daily swings driven by Fed commentary, currency moves, and speculative trading. But underneath the volatility lies a consistent long-term signal. Learn how to tell the difference, what structural forces actually drive precious metals prices over time, and how to build a strategy...

Gold and silver prices are climbing as inflation runs hot and tech stocks stumble. Silver jumped 4%, gold cleared $5,200, and markets are adjusting to stubborn price pressures, geopolitical risk, and a growing rotation away from high-flying growth stocks.

Is $400 silver possible? A rare pattern not seen since 1979 has reappeared — clusters of consecutive weekly all-time highs. Historically, this structure preceded silver’s most explosive moves, including its near 700% surge into 1980. With momentum building again in 2025, the bigger question isn’t whether silver sounds extreme —...

The Silver Canadian Maple Leaf is one of the world’s most trusted silver bullion coins, known for its .9999 purity, government backing, and advanced security features. Produced by the Royal Canadian Mint, this globally recognized coin offers strong liquidity and IRA eligibility, making it a popular choice for investors seeking...

Gold just logged its 8th consecutive monthly gain. Tariff chaos is escalating. The gold-silver ratio hit a 10-year low. And from India to Turkey, emerging markets are quietly building the institutional foundation beneath the gold price rally.

J.P. Morgan has raised its gold price target to $6,300 per ounce by end of 2026—with an $8,000 upside scenario on the table. Here's what their smart money playbook means for your gold portfolio allocation strategy this year.

President Trump shrugs off affordability concerns, but the U.S. housing affordability crisis tells a different story. Mortgage rates dip, recession signals persist, and while households feel squeezed, gold and silver prices are quietly climbing.

A massive $20,000 gold options trade on COMEX is drawing attention for its $3.3M cost and potential $5.5B payout. Is it insider trading ahead of a gold revaluation — or a hedge fund hedging extreme macro risk? Here’s what the structure, open interest data, and put activity actually reveal.

As government debt reaches record levels, gold and silver are emerging as critical hedges against inflation, currency devaluation, and declining confidence in sovereign financial systems. This article breaks down the key mechanisms linking national debt to precious metals prices, explores a decade of historical performance data, and provides actionable portfolio...

Gold and silver prices in 2026 continue to outperform stocks. Gold is up 21% year-to-date, silver 25%, while the S&P 500 is flat. As AI volatility rises and inflation risks build, capital is rotating toward tangible assets and hard commodities.

For most Americans, something feels off.  You work harder. You earn more. Yet your money buys less.  Groceries. Insurance. Healthcare. Rent. Utilities.  It’s not your imagination. The U.S. dollar has been quietly losing purchasing power for over a century — and the system driving that decline is built on ever-expanding debt. ...

A court blocks Trump's tariff push, gold climbs, and two major banks raise their price targets — one as high as $8,000. Today's briefing breaks down what's driving the rally and why it matters.

COMEX gold prices drive the global market, but most investors don’t fully understand how. This guide explains how gold futures trading on COMEX sets the daily price of gold, why most contracts never result in physical delivery, and how “paper gold” can influence short-term volatility—even when physical demand remains strong.

Gold is back above $5,000. Silver cleared $80. With a 172% three-year run and no signs of slowing, today's Daily News Nuggets breaks down what's driving the rally — and what markets may be missing.