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What If the US Dollar Drops in Value by 50%?

The value of a dollar shouldn’t require much math. If you have $1, you have $1, right? Sort of! The dollar’s value fluctuates over time (inflation) and due to economic conditions (such as tariffs) based on how much you can … Continue reading

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My Grocery Bill Jumped Almost 30%… in a Week?!

I bought the exact same lunch items for my granddaughter this week – same store, same brands, no special sales last week. Total? Up $10 just a few days ago, from $35 to $45. No bulk buys, no extras, just … Continue reading

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Snyder: “It Is A Full-Blown Crisis Already”: Farmers Cry Out For Help As Massive Financial Losses Pile Up And Demand For U.S. Agricultural Products Disappears

China is normally the largest export market for U.S. agricultural products. In a typical year, we sell tens of billions of dollars worth of agricultural products to the Chinese, but now that door has been slammed shut thanks to the … Continue reading

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Silver’s Situation Is Complex but Prices Could Hit $40 by Summer – ‘$50 by Year-End’.

Silver has struggled to make meaningful gains despite gold’s sustained rally to fresh all-time highs. But while trade tariffs have muddied the waters and some correlations appear broken, some analysts still see the gray metal making big gains in the … Continue reading

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Trump’s Inflationist Monetary Policy Favors Wall Street over Main Street

…in other words – the public is SCREWED! The Trump administration has tried to cultivate a reputation for preferring “Main Street over Wall Street.” Unfortunately, this image is belied by the administration’s renewed push for artificially low interest rates and … Continue reading

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Gold Fortunes are ‘Changing Hands’

The gold price kissed $3,500 last week before backing off. The yellow metal’s price has churned violently up and down $50 to $100 daily. For some gold bugs this price level seemed unimaginable without there being shooting in the streets. … Continue reading

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Trump’s $75 Billion Deal: ‘Era of Free Trade is Over’

Hyundai Motor Company and Johnson & Johnson have launched significant investment initiatives in the U.S. Hyundai plans to invest $20 billion, including building a $5 billion steel plant in Louisiana. Johnson & Johnson plans to increase its U.S. investments by … Continue reading

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Foreign and Domestic Investments Totaling Over $5T Under Trump: Adds 451k Jobs for Americans

U.S. investment under President Donald Trump’s administration has reached more than $5 trillion, and is expected to generate hundreds-of-thousands of jobs, according to an analysis of company announcements and reports from industry experts. In total, through both domestic and foreign … Continue reading

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‘Trump Just Caved to Big Pharma — Again’: New Order Aims to Delay Drug Price Negotiations

“Extending negotiation delay periods is nothing but a total capitulation to the demands of drug corporation lobbyists,” said one advocate. U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that aims to delay Medicare negotiations for a broad category … Continue reading

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Big Government is the Largest Driver of Inflation

In 2020, state governments forced many businesses to close their doors temporarily for “15 days to stop the spread”. Fifteen days turned into months, and in the progressive state of California it was longer than a year. Knowing that cutting … Continue reading

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