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US federal deficit soars to record high of $3.1 trillion – Source – Yahoo...

Yahoo Finance's Rick Newman breaks down the US federal deficit and government spending amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Low Dollar Risky for Gold – Adam Hamilton (10/19/2020)

Today’s beaten-down US dollar is a major short-term risk for gold.  For decades this yellow metal has often inversely mirrored the fortunes of the...

Central Banks and the Problem with Playing God – Pascal Hügli (10/19/2020)

Today’s Western institutions have long been deemed to be sacrosanct. As a matter of fact, though, nation-states are increasingly met with reservation or even...

What is an algorithm? How computers know what to do with data – Jory...

Jory Denny, University of Richmond The world of computing is full of buzzwords: AI, supercomputers, machine learning, the cloud, quantum computing and more. One word...

Trump Advisers Privately Warned GOP Donors About Covid-19 in February While Telling Public Virus...

As the Covid-19 death toll in the U.S. surpasses 218,000, the New York Times revealed this week that while President Donald Trump in February...

As The Russell 2000 Remains Firm The Price Of Wheat Begins A New Bull...

Yesterday the stock market saw some weakness in the morning and the S&P 500 did close in the red, but the Russell 2000 managed...