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"New Phase Of An Old Conflict": Nigeria Open To More Joint U.S. Strikes On Terrorists Update (1518ET): Hours after the U.S. Christmas Day strikes on ISIS-linked targets in Nigeria, Nigerian officials signaled openness to continued American military involvement to counter what President Trump called "terrorist scum." The new campaign follows attacks in which radical Islamists had killed Christians. "I believe this is an ongoing thing and we're working with the US," Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar told Channels Television on Friday. "It's a new phase of an old conflict." […]

"You Know Who I Am, Right?" Viral Video Shows Entitled Democrat Taunt Cops, Play Victim During DUI Stop Authored by Jonathan Turley, What is the next worst thing to being arrested for DUI just before Christmas with a viral video of you berating an officer? Being confused with that person by irate citizens because you share the same name, Maria Bucci. It is particularly unwelcome when you are a substance abuse counselor. On December 18, Maria Bucci, a 51-year-old Rhode Island political figure, was pulled over on suspicion of drunk driving by an officer in East Greenwich. […]

Comer: The 'Walls Are Caving In' On Tim Walz House Oversight Chairman James Comer declared this week, “The walls are caving in on Tim Walz,” as a federal probe into Minnesota's sprawling fraud scandal intensifies. Whistleblowers, mayors, and lawmakers now enter the fray, spotlighting waste in social programs that hammer everyday residents.  The fraud Comer described reaches far beyond accounting errors. Minnesota taxpayers now must endure cuts to basic services because billions of dollars earmarked for social programs vanished due to fraudulent schemes, most of which are […]

Mortgage Rates Dip To 3-Year-Lows As Home-Sellers Outnumber Buyers Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The weekly mortgage rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 6.18 percent for the week ending Dec. 24 as the housing market continues to lean in favor of buyers. The 6.18 percent rate is the lowest level since 2022 and a slight decline from 6.21 percent the previous week, according to Freddie Mac data. The current rate is 0.86 percentage points below the yearly peak of 7.04 percent reached in mid-January. The recent rate decline comes as the U.S. […]

NATO Countries Scare Their Populations On Christmas With Hyped 'Russian Nuclear Bombers' Flight On Western Christmas, December 25, Russian nuclear-capable bombers conducted a "scheduled" flight over waters in the Arctic region, specifically in neutral waters of the Norwegian and Barents Seas. This prompted "fighter jets of foreign countries" to escort them and mirror them from afar, Russia's defense ministry has confirmed. While the country origins of the Western aircraft which responded remain unclear, the Kremlin had notified NATO in advance of the somewhat routine flight […]

What a week with the price of silver exploding to the upside as near the end of 2025!

Georgia Secretary Says 2020 Election Blunder 'Does Not Erase Votes' Authored by Kim Jarrett via The Center Square, Five years after the 2020 election, challenges in Georgia continue despite multiple audits. The latest questions surround the December meeting of the Georgia State Election Board. Nearly two weeks after the meeting, some continue to claim Fulton County was fraudulent because tabulation tapes were not signed that included 315,000 votes. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger addressed the accusations in a social media post. “Georgia has the most secure […]

The historic short squeeze in the gold and silver markets intensified on Friday as the price of silver soared over 8% closing the trading day at nearly $78 an ounce on the futures market.

Amid Nike's Worst Drawdown Since late 70s, UBS Flags Emerging Bullish Signals Nike was thrust into the news flow earlier this week after Apple CEO Tim Cook placed a buy order for 50,000 Class B shares at a weighted average price of $58.97. The stock has been locked in a four-year bear market, as recent earnings data point to softer demand in China and mixed channel trends in North America. Looking past all the gloom, UBS analyst Jay Sole told clients Friday about UBS Evidence Lab's latest global sportswear survey, which points to "bullish" trends for Nike. Sole said the […]

Why Christmas Is The Most Stressful Week For The Diesel Market Authored by Charles Kennedy via OilPrice.com, Holiday logistics lock in diesel demand regardless of price, draining already thin inventories. Europe’s post-Russia diesel dependence makes year-end disruptions especially risky. Christmas reveals structural fragility in distillate markets before crude prices reflect it. Santa runs on diesel. Every year, the global holiday economy depends on a short, unforgiving surge in distillate consumption that powers trucks, ports, warehouses, refrigeration, and […]

Poland Intercepts Russian Recon Plane Near Its Airspace On Christmas Poland said it scrambled fighter jets on Thursday to intercept a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying near its airspace over the Baltic Sea, and reported that dozens of objects crossed into the country from Belarus overnight, with some officials saying these are intentional provocations timed during a holiday period. The Polish military said that jets intercepted, visually identified and escorted the Russian surveillance plane away from their area of responsibility while it was flying over international […]

Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Deporting 'Anti-Disinformation' Activist Under Visa Ban Authored by Catherine Yang via The Epoch Times, A federal judge granted a temporary injunction on Dec. 25 to block the Trump administration from detaining and deporting Imran Ahmed, an activist among those recently subjected to visa restrictions by the State Department for alleged censorship. Ahmed, CEO of U.S.-based Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), is a British citizen and a legal permanent resident of the United States. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the visa bans on […]

The $16 Billion Question Haunting Mark Zuckerberg A new study finds Facebook hosts the vast majority of social media scams, and critics argue it is because Meta prioritizes profit over protecting users, according to the New York Post. Internal documents obtained by Reuters show Meta projected $16 billion — about 10% of revenue — from scam ads last year. Experts say the company only bans advertisers when its systems detect a 95% probability of fraud, while charging higher ad fees to suspicious buyers, a system critics describe as “pay to play.” Former California […]

Gold just hit its 50th record high of 2025, blasting through $4,500. Silver is surging in Shanghai on relentless Chinese buying. Platinum's breaking records on supply constraints and an EU policy reversal. Meanwhile, economists are pushing back on rosy GDP numbers — and warning of stagflation ahead.

Bitcoin Market Fundamentals "Couldn't Be Better", Says Strategy CEO Authored by Ciaran Lyons via CoinTelegraph.com, Bitcoin’s market fundamentals have stayed strong in 2025, despite the asset’s price and sentiment declining toward the end of the year, says Strategy CEO Phong Le. “The fundamentals of the market this year for Bitcoin couldn’t be better,” Le told the “Coin Stories” podcast on Tuesday, emphasizing that he doesn’t care too much about its short-term performance.  Bitcoin reached an all-time high of $125,100 on Oct. 5, but has since declined […]

Joe Biden's Family Christmas Photo Is So Awkward And Wrong Authored by Matt Margolis via PJMedia.com, Yet another Biden family photo has become a punch line on social media, and trust me, this one is a doozy. Biden shared the image around 9 p.m. on December 24, accompanied by a fairly boilerplate message: “Wishing you a peaceful and joyful Christmas Eve filled with love. The strange part? You kinda had to play a game of Where's Waldo just to spot him. Wishing you a peaceful and joyful Christmas Eve filled with love. pic.twitter.com/OB5GouvxTJ — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) […]

Peace Deal On Horizon? Trump & Zelensky To Meet Sunday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with US President Donald Trump on Sunday in Mar-a-Lago to talk peace with Russia, Zelensky's top officials have confirmed. Ukraine is touting that a deal is close - and yet outside observers might easily note that huge hurdles remain. Zelensky also stated on Telegram that "Many things can be decided before the new year." And yet he is still rejecting Russia's main sticking point - the demand to control the entirety of the Donbas region under any final peace settlement. […]

S&P Futures Trade At Record High As Precious Metal Surge Accelerates US equity futures are little changed in thin trading with most traders away from the screens, while the bulk of overnight actions was once again in gold and silver as precious metals soared to a new record high driven by feverish Chinese demand. As of 8:15am, S&P futures were flat after closing Wednesday's session at a new record high, while Nasdaq 100 futs were fractionally in the green. Asian markets were mostly higher while European bourses are closed. The dollar was unchanged as were treasuries, with […]

China Sanctions 20 US Defense Firms, Issues 'Red Line' Warning Over Record Taiwan Arms Deal After sounding the constant warning that Washington is "playing with fire" in continually arming and supporting self-ruled Taiwan, China's foreign ministry announced Friday new sanctions on ten individuals and 20 American defense companies, mostly notably among them Boeing, specifically in response to American arms sales to Taiwan. The ministry described that the sanctions freeze any assets that the listed people and firms hold in China and prohibit Chinese organizations and citizens […]

Gold Surges As Central Banks Brace For Global Debt Storm Submitted By Thomas Kolbe The gold price is racing from one all-time high to the next. That’s good news for friends of the precious metal and bad news for anyone still hoping for a stabilization of global debt dynamics.  Assuming the markets close out the year without major volatility, gold holders can look forward to an approximate 70 percent increase in value within a single year. This is remarkable—not least because 2024 already ended with a 26 percent gain for the otherwise conservative asset class of precious […]

Escobar: Europe's Elites Pay For The Privilege Of Losing Conflict Authored by Pepe Escobar, When in doubt, Europeans should always re-read Tacitus. As a true Roman, he considered that sacrifice was only worthy if conducted at the service of the motherland. In his time, the Roman Empire. In our time, that would be civilization-state Italy. Tacitus was a keen student of Resistance – reflecting on the worthiness of the heroic deaths of those condemned to suicide by Nero and Domitian. He followed all the legal battles, the condemnation of lay martyrs such as Seneca. He talks […]

Man Vs AI: A Year-End Poetry Slam As Deutsche Bank's Adrian Cox writes in his year-end DB Research Institute report, generative AI has come a long way in the past three years. But how well does it compare against a 20-watt organic brain in the classic sellside research exercise of a humorous end-of-year poem? Cox put it to the test: he wrote a year-end poem, then got ChatGPT, running OpenAI's new GPT 5.2 large language model, to write one of its own. Cox then got a second - unbiased judge - Google’s Gemini 2.5, to compare them in a blind test, decide which was which, and […]

Watch: Pro-Natalist's Head Explodes After Lefty Journo Denies Basic Science A hilarious clip is currently going viral in which far-left journalist Paola Ramos (daughter of Trump foe and Univision reporter Jorge Ramos) attempts a "gotcha" during an interview with Simone and Malcolm Collins - Silicon Valley investors-turned Pennsylvania pronatalists, who the left, of course, has been trying to cancel.  In her attempt to paint the Collins's as white supremacists whose "practices and preachings recall the dark era of eugenics," Ramos says "You've said things like black women are […]

Intensifying Shortage: This Is What A Run On The London Silver Market Looks Like Authored by David Jensen via Substack, Dutch trading specialist Karel Mercx posted the following commentary where the opposite (multiply by -1) of the silver swap rate minus US interest rates can be used as a proxy for the implied silver lease rate to determine physical shortage in the London silver market.: “The 1-year silver swap minus the US interest rate is now –7.18%. That distortion explains why the silver rally is not over. Only at the red line do supply and demand normalize.” A […]

Stunner: DOJ Finds A Million More Epstein Documents - Will Take 'Weeks' To Review In a stunning development, the embattled Department of Justice chose Christmas Eve to announce it had discovered more than a million more documents with potential links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Already in violation of a legislatively-mandated Dec 19 deadline to release all such files -- and facing demands for an audit of its handling of the process -- the DOJ says the enormous new tranche of documents will require "weeks" of additional work before they can be posted.   “We […]

FCC Bans New Models Of China's DJI Drones, Citing Security Risks Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that it will ban all new models of foreign-made drones due to national security concerns, a move that will shut out Chinese drone manufacturers DJI and Autel from the U.S. market. A drone in flight at a DJI store in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, on July 12, 2022. Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images The FCC said in a Dec. 22 public notice that its decision was made after obtaining results from an […]

Murders In The USA Set For Largest One-Year Drop On Record The number of murders in the US is on track for its largest one-year drop on record, according to an analysis by noted crime stats expert, Jeff Asher. Using the Real-Time Crime Index that compares data from 570 law enforcement agencies, Asher reports a nearly 20% decline in murders in 2025 vs. the same period in 2024. The database excludes manslaughter, self-defense, negligence, or "accidental killings."  As Asher notes on his Substack,  The drop in crime in 2025 continues a trend that began in 2023, […]

Pax Germanica Authored by Conor Gallagher via NakedCapitalism.com, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz last week decried the end of Pax Americana and declared that Germany will fill the void: “The decades of Pax Americana for Europe and Germany are largely over for us. It no longer exists as we knew it. Nostalgia will not help us, and I would be the last person to give in to this nostalgia. This is a reality! The Americans are now very fiercely defending their interests. And that is why we must now defend our interests.” What were the first acts in defending those […]

Here is an astonishing Christmas prediction from legend Richard Russell.

Gold topped $4,500 for the first time Wednesday, capping a 70% rally in 2025. Silver surged 150% while platinum hit levels not seen since 2008. The precious metals boom comes as the White House pushes for more Fed rate cuts, the labor market sends mixed signals, and Vanguard urges investors...

Silver is setting up for one of the most consequential moves in decades. With global stockpiles vanishing, industrial demand surging, and the gold-to-silver ratio flashing historic signals, Mike Maloney explains why many investors are asking a serious question: will silver hit triple digits — and how close we may already...

EXPECT WAR: On the heels of the price of gold surging well above $4,500 and silver futures hitting $72.47, it's still early days for the gold and silver bull, especially the miners.

Today one of the greats in the business said this is what is really happening with the gold market.

Daily News Nuggets | Today’s top stories for gold and silver investors  December 23rd, 2025  Silver Breaks $70 as Industrial Demand Roars Back  Spot silver surged past $70/oz for the first time ever, capping a weeks-long rally fueled by tight supply and red-hot industrial demand. Solar manufacturing, EV components, and electronics are driving the...

We are seeing volatile trading in the gold and silver markets but look at what is coiled to skyrocket.

Gold ETFs offer convenience, but that ease comes with hidden risks. From counterparty exposure to frozen redemptions, this breakdown shows why physical gold offers true ownership and real crisis protection.

Today James Turk told King World News that as soon as the markets opened for trading silver bolted out of the gate!

Daily News Nuggets | Today’s top stories for gold and silver investors  December 22nd, 2025  Gold and Silver Smash Records Again  Gold climbed above $4,400 per ounce Monday — another all-time high in what’s become a relentless rally throughout 2025. Silver followed suit, pushing past $68 per ounce and closing in on $70. Both metals have surged roughly 70% and...

Most investors expect a monetary reset to arrive suddenly. Mike Maloney argues it’s already happening. Gold and silver are leading signals of a global shift that will impact every saver and investor—whether they’re prepared or not.

This is why the price of silver is skyrocketing.

For decades, investors were told the Hunt brothers “cornered” the silver market and drove prices to $50. Mike Maloney reveals why that story doesn’t hold up—and what really caused one of the most misunderstood moments in monetary history.

Today Nomi Prins, who has given speeches to the World Bank, IMF and Federal Reserve, told King World News that the price of gold will hit $6,000 in 2026, but silver will be the big surprise.

Today the price of silver and gold hit all-time highs. Take a look at what is propelling prices to record levels.

Gold is on track for its strongest year since 1979, up 60%+ with silver doubling to record highs. JP Morgan just raised targets to $5,055 by late 2026, citing relentless central bank buying and geopolitical risks. But questions linger over inflation data and Fed policy. Here's what investors need to...

Daily News Nuggets | Today’s top stories for gold and silver investors  December 18th, 2025    Inflation Cools More Than Expected in November  Consumer prices rose 2.7% year-over-year in November, coming in below the 3.1% economists had forecast and up only slightly from October’s 2.6%. Core inflation (excluding food and energy) also surprised to the downside at...

Could silver outperform gold by 7x? Mike Maloney explains why a shrinking gold/silver ratio, rising industrial demand, and a multi-year supply deficit could set silver up for dramatic outperformance.

Gold posts its best year since 1979 with $5,000 targets ahead. Silver surges past $65, up 120% in 2025. Trump orders Venezuela oil blockade. UK inflation cools to 3.2%, paving the way for Bank of England rate cuts.

November's delayed jobs report shows unemployment at 4.6%—the highest since 2021—while Morgan Stanley forecasts gold reaching $4,800/oz by late 2026. Ivory Coast miners cave to new taxes, Bitcoin posts its fourth annual loss, and silver faces headwinds from falling solar demand. Here's what matters for investors.

What it means to be rich has nothing to do with having millions. It’s about preserving the value of your work, avoiding inflation’s silent theft, and gaining true financial freedom.

Selling gold and silver doesn’t have to be complicated. This guide shows you how to get the best price, avoid common pitfalls, and choose the safest, most transparent way to convert your metals into cash.

Silver is charging toward $64 per ounce while gold climbs to $4,350 in a year-end rally fueled by softening yields and growing expectations for Fed rate cuts. Meanwhile, Wall Street braces for dual jobs reports Tuesday, and a Fed governor argues current policy remains too restrictive.

Are gold mining stocks really a leveraged bet on gold—or a long-term trap? Mike Maloney and Alan Hibbard analyze 50 years of data and reveal why physical gold has massively outperformed even the best mining companies, exposing the hidden risks of dilution, volatility, and poor timing that most investors underestimate.

Silver has doubled to $64.29 in eight months while gold holds near $4,275—yet American investors own almost none. Goldman Sachs found gold ETFs represent just 0.17% of US portfolios, creating what they call "large upside risk." Plus: oil tumbles on oversupply, Fed officials split on cuts.

The Federal Reserve delivered its third rate cut of 2025, but deep divisions on the committee signal uncertainty ahead. Silver surged to an all-time high of $62.89, capping a historic 113% gain this year. Meanwhile, the race to replace Jerome Powell is heating up.

The disconnect between paper silver and real-world demand is widening fast. In this episode, Mike and Alan reveal why a silver COMEX breakdown is becoming more likely — and what happens when industrial buyers need physical metal the futures market can no longer deliver.

Silver shattered records this week, topping $60 per ounce while central banks accelerated gold buying to the highest level of 2025. Meanwhile, Trump sets "immediate" rate cuts as his litmus test for the next Fed chair, and his $12 billion farm bailout reveals the true cost of his trade war.

Silver has shattered its psychological barrier, breaking past $60 per ounce for the first time in history. This milestone in the precious metals bull market signals fundamental shifts in industrial demand and monetary dynamics that could sustain higher prices for years. Discover the five key drivers behind this unprecedented surge...

Gold trades steady at $4,200 as the Fed prepares a hawkish rate cut Wednesday. Global central banks are pumping the brakes on easing, while persistent inflation keeps Americans struggling with soaring costs for food, housing, and childcare—fueling safe-haven demand.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to deliver another rate cut this week despite growing dissent among policymakers. Meanwhile, China's central bank extended its gold buying streak to 13 consecutive months, even as prices trade near record highs. State Street Global Advisors sees a potential path for gold to...

Institutions are turning increasingly bullish on gold, with many forecasting prices above $5,000 by 2026. Driven by record central bank buying, rising geopolitical tensions, and persistent inflation, the 2026 gold price prediction reflects powerful structural forces reshaping the market. Is your portfolio positioned for what comes next?