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Talking Money: Gold and silver rising, yet what about the almighty dollar?
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (135+ words) Talking Money: Gold and silver rising, yet what about the almighty dollar?Prescott Daily Courier About four years ago, one could find column after column detailing how crypto-commodities (not a "currency" by any definition) were going to replace precious metals…...
US stocks lose ground as war with Iran keeps pressure on oil prices
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (145+ words) US stocks lose ground as war with Iran keeps pressure on oil prices'Prescott Daily Courier Ryan Falvey works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (Seth Wenig/AP) Wall Street's losses deepened Friday…...
Falling mortgage rates unlikely to save excessive COVID-era home prices
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (199+ words) Falling mortgage rates unlikely to save excessive COVID-era home prices'Prescott Daily Courier In June of 2025, I wrote a column for The Daily Courier titled "Looking to buy a house? Reduced prices and lower rates may be coming." In this column,…...
China's trade surplus surges 20% to a record $1.2 trillion, even with Trump's tariffs
2+ mon, 12+ hour ago (171+ words) China's trade surplus surges 20% to a record $1.2 trillion, even with Trump's tariffs'Prescott Daily Courier Aerial view of a container terminal in Nanjing in eastern China's Jiangsu province, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (Chinatopix Via AP) HONG KONG " China's trade surplus surged to a…...
Federal Reserve Chair Powell: DOJ has subpoenaed central bank, threatens criminal indictment
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (267+ words) Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony about the Fed's building renovations. The move represents a major escalation in President…...
Stocks dip slightly as investors return from Christmas holiday in light trading
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (139+ words) Stocks dip slightly as investors return from Christmas holiday in light trading'Prescott Daily Courier Derek Orth works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (Seth Wenig/AP) NEW YORK " Stocks moved slightly lower…...
Stossel: War on Capitalism
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (196+ words) Capitalism gets a lot of hate. I expect it from the left. They blame free markets for racism, "horrifying inequality" and even, according to Economist Joseph Stiglitz, "accelerating climate change." ... Capitalism gets a lot of hate. I expect it from…...