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FedEx Seeks Tariff Refund With Lawsuit Against US Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, FedEx is suing the United States Feb. 23, seeking a full refund on President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled his use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) lacked authorization. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade, seeks to recoup all duties paid by FedEx as a result of IEEPA orders and any interest accrued, plus attorney’s fees. The Tennessee-based shipping giant focused its lawsuit mainly on […]

5 Things To Watch At Trump's State Of The Union Address Tonight President Trump is set to deliver his first State of the Union address of his second term on Feb. 24, when he is expected to highlight his administration’s accomplishments and seize the moment to shore up support for Republicans ahead of the critical 2026 elections. Historically, the president’s party almost always suffers midterm losses, and the House appears especially vulnerable this year. Trump, eager to reverse the trend, is set to deliver a lengthy speech promoting the policy wins over the past year. […]

As Epstein Brokered Rothschild Bank Deals, DEA Ran Secret Probe Into $50M Laundering Scheme A newly uncovered DEA document from the DOJ's Jeffrey Epstein files release reveals that Epstein was the subject of a secret, 5-year investigation by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on suspicions of laundering approximately $50 million through a web of illicit drug and prostitution networks - yet federal prosecutors pursuing his 2019 trafficking case had no idea.  The DEA investigation, code-named "Chain Reaction," was launched by the DEA's New York office on December 17, […]

AI Is An 'Orchestration' Layer, Not 'Displacement': Anthropic Event Leaves Deutsche Doubting Software's Imminent Demise After watching Anthropic's Enterprise Agents briefing event, Deutsche Bank's Software research team have even greater conviction that model providers are unlikely to displace software incumbents and are instead positioning themselves and their agents to be an orchestration layer on top of existing and incumbent systems. Various partnership announcements (detailed below) earlier in the day (including Intuit) along with mentioning the importance of data and […]

Huge Number Of US Allied Forces Exit Erbil Airbase, Fearing Iran Retaliation Via Middle East Eye A few days ago, amidst heightened US-Iran tensions, a military helicopter landed at the Erbil airport in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Although Western troops are rarely seen on the city’s streets, Erbil Air Base is heavily staffed with soldiers, and military helicopters fly overhead every day. Now, this airport could potentially become a target for Iran if the situation escalates. Since 2018, the Kurdistan region, including Erbil's airport, has come under attack by drones, […]

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USS Gerald Ford Carrier Hit By 'Sewage Crisis' As Record Deployment Endures The USS Gerald R. Ford carrier is traversing the Mediterranean, reportedly set to dock in Israel's port of Haifa next, following a prior stop in Crete early this week, after having been ordered from the Caribbean to the Middle East area as the US threatens Iran. Coming off Venezuela operations and being ordered to the Central Command (CENTCOM) has meant its deployment is being extended. The Ford and its some 4,500+ personnel on board have already surpassed 240 days at sea, ranking this deployment is […]

Home Depot Posts Biggest EPS Beat In 16 Quarters As Big Remodeling Projects Sidelined Shares of Home Depot are up 3.5% in early U.S. trading after the home-improvement retailer reported what Goldman consumer expert Scott Feiler called the "biggest EPS beat in 16 quarters." Feiler explained: We had positioning marked as just a 3 out of 10 in our pre-EPS positioning scorecard. That compared to LOW at a 5. Historically, we rarely have HD below a 5. A small sales miss was expected and instead, we got a beat. This was also the first time they beat operating margins in the last 5 […]

Iran 'Ready' For 'Any Step' To Achieve US Deal, Oil Slides Ahead Of Trump SOTU Tonight, when President Donald Trump will step into the House chamber to deliver his State of the Union address, it will undoubtedly be overshadowed by the prospect of coming conflict with Iran.  Tehran will be up late (or early), carefully scrutinizing every word of the US leader, anticipating the what's next at a moment of massive Pentagon build-up in the region, including no less than two carrier groups. Iranian leadership, looking toward the big Trump speech tonight, has just offered that it's […]

Yen Tumbles After Japan's PM Voices Concerns About Further Rate Hikes To BOJ The yen was already sliding on Monday after Nikkei Asia reported that the sharp swing we saw in USDJPY in January was initiated by FX intervention from US Treasury Secretary Bessent not Tokyo, even if Washington, D.C. is open to coordinated forex moves if requested by Japan. FX traders took this as evidence that, contrary to previous conventional wisdom, Japanese authorities were prepared to allow the USDJPY to continue climbing on Jan. 23 and it was only US action which prevented a print at 160, or […]

After Four Years Of War, Zelensky Wants All Land Back Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, Tuesday marks four years since Russia first launched its invasion of Ukraine, and, despite President Trump promising to end the war quickly, there's no end in sight to the conflict as Russian and Ukrainian leadership haven't budged on their core demands for a peace deal. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reaffirmed in an interview with the BBC over the weekend that he wouldn’t cede the territory Ukraine still controls in the eastern Donbas region and defined "victory" as […]

Former Norway PM Attempts Suicide After Epstein-Linked Raid, Corruption Charges: Report Norway's former Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland was hospitalized a week ago after a failed suicide attempt, days after he was charged with "gross corruption" after a police probe into his ties with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, local outlet iNyheter reports.  Thorbjorn Jagland, a former prime minister of Norway, in Oslo February 12th.  Jagland, 75, who gave Barack Obama a Nobel peace price less than nine months into his presidency, was charged on February 12 after police […]

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.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 And 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 By Michael Every of Rabobank Depressingly, today marks the start of the fifth year of the Ukraine War: a battered Ukraine is still standing against a bruised Russia; the US is still aiming for a peace deal so it can pivot to Asia; and Europe --even as it knows it has to look after both Ukraine and its own conventional defenses after decades of having this provided for it-- is still trying to get its act together. Despite its rhetoric, with a few notable exceptions European rearmament isn’t happening with appropriate scale and speed. Is Ukraine […]

Despite Crazy Revisions, Consumer Confidence Rebounds From January's Doom After Boomers and Gen X dragged The Conference Board Confidence measure down to eight month lows to end 2025, expectations were for a rebound to start 2026. Instead, January was a bloodbath with all the cohorts tumbling. Today sees February's data released with expectations for a rebound, particularly in expectations... and the consensus was right. The headline Consumer Confidence print rose from 84.5 (revised dramatically up to 89.0) to 91.2 (better than the 87.1 expected) Under the hood it was […]

Moscow Claims NATO Nuke Smuggling Plot Into Ukraine - UK Denounces 'Heinous' Charge It's hard to know what's true amid the fog of war, but when Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) comes out with whatever new accusation it lodges against Ukraine it usually 'goes big'. That's true of the latest statement Tuesday, which happens to mark the fourth anniversary of the full-scale Ukraine invasion of 2022. The SVR is newly alleging that France and the UK are plotting to secretly arm Ukraine with a nuclear weapon. French M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile. Photo credits: […]

Rogue AI Just Yeeted $250,000 Into the Void Solana’s memecoin casino has seen its fair share of rug pulls, pump-and-dumps, and surrealist performance art. But this weekend, it got something new: an AI agent that appears to have fumbled a quarter-million dollars in tokens while trying to tip a stranger 4 SOL. The agent, dubbed Lobstar Wilde, was built by Nik Pash - an OpenAI employee and former head of AI at the coding agent startup Cline (fired for saying 'imagine the smell' regarding Indians). On Thursday, Pash posted on X that he had given his bot a crypto wallet loaded with […]

Novo Nordisk Extends Slide After Announcing Price-Cuts For Blockbuster Obesity Drugs Novo Nordisk shares in Copenhagen can't catch a bid. The liquidation is accelerating again after a Bloomberg headline on Tuesday morning: the Danish drugmaker will slash U.S. list prices for Wegovy and Ozempic next year. The move suggests that the new CEO is pursuing market share amid intensifying competition in the GLP-1 space. Jamey Millar, Novo's head of U.S. operations, was quoted by Bloomberg as saying the company set a monthly price of $675 for its family of semaglutide drugs, a reduction […]

Despite Rise In December, US Home Prices Saw Weakest Full-Year Gain Since 2011 For the fifth straight month, US home prices across its 20 largest cities rose in December (according to the admittedly lagged and smoothed Case-Shiller data released today). The 0.47% MoM rise is down very mopdestly from the upwardly revised +0.53% MoM in November Source: Bloomberg However, "national home prices grew just 1.3% for the year - the weakest full-year gain since 2011," according to Nicholas Godec, CFA, CAIA, CIPM, Head of Fixed Income Tradables & Commodities at S&P Dow Jones […]

Female British Cop Defends Freedom Of Speech In "Muslim Area" Of London Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, The Metropolitan Police has so far not commented on the viral video of a female police officer defending freedom of speech surrounded by a crowd of angry Muslim men in Whitechapel but it has questions to answer. The Mail ran the video yesterday. This is fundamentally a Christian country. We will not tolerate “Muslim areas”. Credit to this brave police officer. She was defending a Christian’s right to free speech after being told it was a Muslim […]

Jittery Futures Erase Gains Amid AI Doomsday Fears A short rebound in stocks fizzled after Monday's drop, as worries about the disruptive impact of artificial intelligence continued to unsettle markets which digested yesterday’s AI scare, and await today’s Claude / Anthropic presentation, while preparing for tonight’s State of the Union address (“SOTU”). Some have suggested that Trump may attack power generation risks during SOTU as he deals with affordability.As of 8:00am ET, S&P 500 futures traded unchanged, erasing an earlier 0.3% gain. The benchmark fell 1% in […]

Early Tax Refunds Are Showing A 14% Increase, IRS Says Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, The average tax refund for American taxpayers has increased on a year-over-year basis, the IRS said in a Feb. 20 update. The average refund amount increased 14.2 percent in 2026 to $2,476 as of Feb. 13, according to the agency. Last year, the average refund for the same time period was $2,169. Meanwhile, the average direct deposit refund amount for taxpayers is up 13.1 percent year over year, from $2,252 in 2025 to $2,548 in 2026. The IRS added that the total number of tax […]

Jane Street Sued For Crypto Insider Trading That Accelerated Terraform Collapse For years - literally - we have been pounding the table and pointing out market rigging and manipulation irregularities in the crypto markets which, for reasons of our own, we attributed to one of the world's foremost HFT shops and most profitable "market makers" in the world (if not India), Jane Street. Below is an example from 2023, and here are hundreds of others... Jane Street is going to frontrun so many bitcoin ETF orders, SBF would have made trillionaire if he had only stayed there. And it […]

Moscow Police Targeted In Deadly Car Bombing On 4th Anniversary Of Russian Invasion There's been another killing by explosive device in the heart of Moscow - this time coming on the fourth anniversary of the start of the Russia-Ukraine war. The Russian Interior Ministry has confirmed that a culprit detonated powerful bomb beside a police patrol car in central Moscow early Tuesday, near a public transport hub, which killed one officer and wounded two more. Anadolu/Getty Images Based on the details, the attack was clearly targeting the police officers, as the attacker approached […]

AMD Shares Soar After Meta Chip Deal Worth More Than $100 Billion Shares of Advanced Micro Devices surged the most in five months in premarket trading, after Meta disclosed a multi-year deal to deploy up to 6 gigawatts of AMD Instinct GPUs to power its next-generation AI data centers. Meta will begin deploying these AMD chips in the second half of 2026. The first phase will support the deployment of 1 gigawatt. AMD stated: This agreement expands on the companies' existing strategic partnership and aligns roadmaps across silicon, systems, and software to deliver AI platforms […]

Cartel Kingpin "El Mencho" Dead. Here's A Shortlist Of Possible Successors Mexico's most wanted cartel boss was killed Sunday in a Mexican military operation reportedly supported by U.S. intelligence; however, the emergence of potential successors indicates the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is not at the end of its road, only suggesting the decapitation strike is more likely to drive short-term fragmentation and retaliatory or spillover risks. Local outlet Político MX reports that following the Sunday killing of CJNG leader Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes in the […]

Lamborghini EV Lanzador Bites The Dust As Electrified Supercar Demand Hits "Close To Zero" Big legacy U.S. and European automakers are frantically dialing back their electric vehicle bets, scaling back once-hyped roadmaps to full electrification as demand for these vehicles implodes. The latest automaker to reverse course is not a mass-market sedan or SUV maker, but a luxury supercar brand: Lamborghini. CEO Stephan Winkelmann told the UK's The Sunday Times that he has ended plans to build EVs, saying customers are not seeking quiet supercars and that demand has collapsed. […]

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. ...

Michael Oliver, the man who is well known for his deadly accurate forecasts on stocks, bonds, and major markets, sent King World News a note warning this will be the biggest breakout of the gold bull market.

Here is a very important update as the price of gold surges above $5,200 and silver hits $87!

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.

Gold and silver rallied on Friday on fears that a US strike could unleash World War III.

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.

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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.

When markets turn volatile, the difference between paper gold vs physical gold becomes critical. While ETFs, futures, and unallocated accounts offer convenient price exposure inside the financial system, physical gold provides direct ownership outside of it. Understanding counterparty risk, margin-driven volatility, and ownership structure helps investors choose the approach that...

Look at what is sending bank stocks plunging and gold prices higher.

Gold has officially posted a weekly all-time high above $5,000, signaling sustained momentum rather than short-term volatility. History shows that clusters of record weekly closes often occur during the strongest phases of a bull market. From the 1970s surge to today’s extended streak, past cycles suggest the most explosive gains...

The U.S. just added $1 trillion to the national debt this fiscal year — and the Fed can't agree on what to do next. From oil shocks to mining windfalls, here's what today's headlines mean for gold investors.

Friday's trading could be absolutely wild!

Here is a fascinating report that was just released illustrating the carnage from AI in global equity markets.

Selling gold and silver safely? Understanding where and how to sell is just as important as knowing when. This complete sellback guide explains your options, how live buyback pricing works, and how to ensure secure handling and fast payment whether your metals are stored at home or in a vault.

Gold is rebounding as the price of oil surges strongly. February 18 (King World News) – Email from King World News reader Robert E:  For some years I’ve followed king

Gold price support levels 2026 are holding after January’s 17% correction, with buyers defending the $4,600 zone. Silver remains volatile near resistance, while Washington’s new critical minerals price floor policy reinforces the strategic importance of hard assets.

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Retail investors just poured a record $48 billion into U.S. stocks in 21 days — at all-time highs. History shows similar surges in optimism often occur near major market peaks, including 1999 and 2007. With household equity allocations at historic extremes, the bigger question isn’t just how high stocks can...

Gold dipped below $5,000 as revised jobs data raised fresh concerns about economic momentum. Goldman says this isn’t a commodity supercycle, yet some analysts see gold heading toward $6,000 in 2026. Meanwhile, Sweden reopens its euro debate as the global order shifts.

Margin hikes can dramatically increase gold and silver volatility — not because fundamentals change, but because leveraged traders are forced to unwind positions. When exchanges like the CME raise margin requirements, cascading liquidations can accelerate corrections and intensify price swings. Understanding how leverage works in futures markets — and how...

Discover how to strategically balance gold and silver in your investment portfolio. This comprehensive guide analyzes the gold-to-silver ratio, historical performance data, and risk-reward profiles to help smart investors optimize their precious metals allocation. Learn specific allocation strategies for conservative, moderate, and aggressive portfolios while understanding how industrial demand, inflation...

Gold steadies near $5,000 as inflation complicates the Fed’s next move. China’s retail demand surges, volatility rises, and miners expand exploration. Markets may be underestimating policy risk as rate-cut hopes face renewed pressure.

CME’s margin requirements silver hike played a central role in the dramatic collapse from $120 to the $70s in early 2026. After a historic rally fueled by leverage and speculation, the exchange raised margins from 15% to 18%, forcing traders to post more capital or liquidate positions. The result: cascading...

Markets brace for U.S. CPI data as gold reacts to strong jobs numbers, credit card debt hits a record $1.28 trillion, copper extends its rally, and new coal policy reshapes the energy outlook. Here’s what it means for inflation, rates, and metals.

Is a COMEX Silver Default in March really looming? With 400 million ounces of open interest and only 100 million ounces registered, headlines suggest a breaking point. But the math behind the panic misunderstands how futures delivery actually works. Here’s what investors need to know about open interest, delivery mechanics,...

The January jobs report showed stronger hiring, but sharp downward revisions reveal slowing momentum beneath the surface. As markets reassess rate-cut expectations, gold prices remain steady despite mixed economic signals.

Are gold and silver taxed differently? Many investors assume so — but the IRS treats them the same. Learn how gold and silver are taxed, what the collectibles classification means, how state sales taxes differ, and how IRAs can change the tax picture.

Daily News Nuggets | Today’s top stories for gold and silver investors  February 10th, 2026 | Brandon Sauerwein, Editor  Safe Haven Demand Powers Precious Metals Rally  Gold has climbed back above $5,000 an ounce, extending an extraordinary rally that has pushed prices to record levels. The move follows a highly volatile stretch that included the metal’s largest weekly sell-off in decades,...

Gold remains steady above $5,000 as the dollar weakens and investors position defensively ahead of crucial inflation and jobs data. Hedge funds are shorting U.S. stocks at record levels while China marks its 15th consecutive month of gold purchases—signaling a strategic shift in how markets view risk.

Liquidity isn't just about whether you can sell—it's about how fast, how cleanly, and at what cost. Gold and silver both trade globally, but they don't behave the same way when markets are stressed or timing matters. Gold maintains tight spreads and deep buyer networks even under pressure, while silver's...

Silver’s violent swings and rising margin requirements are rippling through precious metals markets. Asian gold demand is cooling short term, but analysts remain bullish on gold’s long-term outlook amid rising global risks.

Silver’s violent price swings aren’t anomalies or conspiracies — they’re structural. This breakdown explains why silver is so volatile, from thin investable markets and rigid supply to leverage, futures trading, and feedback loops that amplify every move.