Moderated by Thom Calandra of the Calandra Report, the precious metals panel at this year’s New Orleans Investment Conference featured several well-known gold analysts and market watchers. Omar Ayales, Rich Checkan, Jeff Deist, Avi Gilburt and Dana Samuelson took the stage for a 35-minute discussion that began with a discussion…
China has set new US export restrictions on essential minerals, including gallium, germanium and antimony. The measures, announced on Tuesday (December 3) are seen as a direct response to US export controls aimed at limiting China’s access to advanced semiconductor technology. Citing national security concerns, the US recently expanded its…
As shoppers look for value, dollar stores might seem to be logical destinations. But that penny-pinching mentality hasn’t been enough to lift sales for Dollar Tree and Dollar General. Shares of the deep discounters have plunged so far in 2024. The retailers have each cut their full-year forecasts because of weaker-than-expected sales. And…
Washington, D.C.’s attorney general sued Amazon on Wednesday, accusing the company of covertly depriving residents in certain ZIP codes in the nation’s capital from access to Prime’s high-speed delivery. The lawsuit from AG Brian Schwalb alleges that, since 2022, Amazon has “secretly excluded” two “historically underserved” D.C. ZIP codes from its expedited…
[Breaking news update, published at 8:53 a.m. ET] The Russian national was onboard the plane when Delta refused to fly her, according to the official. “We are going to try to send her back again with a French escort,” the official said. [Previous story, published at 8:33 a.m. ET] The…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a record-breaking defense budget, setting aside a staggering third of the government’s total spending as the war in Ukraine drains resources from both sides nearly three years on. The budget for 2025, which was published Sunday, allocates about $126 billion (13.5 trillion rubles) to…
A judge in Italy has sentenced a 23-year-old man to life in prison for the stabbing murder of his former girlfriend, a heinous act of femicide that has put violence against women in the spotlight in this country. Filippo Turetta who admitted to murdering Giulia Cecchettin, 22, in November 2023…
Catherine, Princess of Wales has helped the British royal family roll out the red carpet for the Emir of Qatar on the first day of his state visit to the United Kingdom on Tuesday. However, Queen Camilla was absent from the start of proceedings due to a lingering chest infection…
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in an unannounced late-night TV address, saying the move was necessary to protect the country from “communist forces.” “To safeguard a liberal South Korea from the threats posed by North Korea’s communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements… I hereby declare…
South Korea is reeling after a whiplash eight hours during which the country’s embattled president declared martial law but was forced to lift it amid widespread condemnation, throwing the country’s political landscape into chaos and uncertainty. The saga began unfolding Tuesday night as most South Koreans prepared to go to…