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Doubling of Gold Price Over 5 Years Sees Global National Reserves Hit $4.8 Trillion in October
Global Economy

Doubling of Gold Price Over 5 Years Sees Global National Reserves Hit $4.8 Trillion in October

October 15, 2025

On October 7th, gold prices hit $3,977 per troy ounce, some 100% from where the price sat five years…

Firefly Aerospace Raises Over $800 Million on First Day on Wall Street
US Economy

Firefly Aerospace Raises Over $800 Million on First Day on Wall Street

August 30, 2025September 1, 2025

Firefly, a civil-commercial spaceflight company out of Texas, recently raised over $800 million on Wall Street during its initial…

Gold’s Remarkable Rise to $1 Million a Bar Offers Rare Media Flashpoint of a Quiet Bull Market
US Economy

Gold’s Remarkable Rise to $1 Million a Bar Offers Rare Media Flashpoint of a Quiet Bull Market

August 28, 2024

News broke last week that upon reaching a new all-time record high of over $2,500 per troy ounce, the…

Despite Sanctions, Europeans Imported More Crude Oil from Russia than Anywhere Else in 2022
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Despite Sanctions, Europeans Imported More Crude Oil from Russia than Anywhere Else in 2022

January 19, 2023July 6, 2023

According to data from maritime sector brokerage firm Banchero Costa, last year saw the EU import 98.8 million tonnes…

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First Quarter Investments in Space Companies Increased 356% Since 2020

May 3, 2021

Partially due to a new financial mechanism, investments in space companies surged in a way few things have since…


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Putin Proposes an Extension to the New START Nuclear Deal Through to 2027

Julien Torres October 4, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that his government will adhere to the NEW START treaty with the US…

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July Tariff Revenues Generate a Meager One-Fourth of Deficit Spending Increase

Andy Corbley September 8, 2025

Despite year-over-year revenue from import duties growing 252% compared to July of last year, government inlays were dwarfed by…

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Israel’s Destruction of Palestinian Olive Trees: Security Meets Environmental Warfare

Suzanne Latre August 28, 2025

At dawn on Monday, Israeli military bulldozers entered the Nablus area. They began uprooting thousands of olive trees, which…

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