Gold prices reflect a shift in paradigm – Part I

Mapping The Hormuz Blockade: At Least 15 US Navy Ships Are In Place President Trump is once again engaged in a high risk bet in hopes that Iran will buckle to US demands after failed initial truce talks in Pakistan. The blockade now in effect as of Monday seeks to starve Iran of $200 million in daily oil revenues. The Wall Street Journal has newly detailed that more 15 American warships are now in place to support the operation, in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. The report further specified...

The 10 Most Common Medications Americans Are Taking Authored by George Citroner via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Americans are popping pills at a rate that might surprise even their doctors—and most of what they’re taking, they chose themselves. The Epoch Times/Shutterstock Nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults take at least one pill each week, and one in six takes five or more, according to a recent study published in JAMA, highlighting how central medications—both over-the-counter and prescription—are to everyday health. Researchers surveyed 21,000 volunteers aged 18 and older between 2023 and 2024 to discover...