The gold market started the week holding initial support around $2,880 an ounce. Spot gold last traded at $2,896.50 an ounce, up 0.50% on the day. Silver is also finding solid support, as it has bounced off its overnight lows just below $32 an ounce. Spot silver last traded at $32.20 an ounce, up 0.20% on the day. U.S. markets are closed in recognition of Presidents’ Day, while Ontario’s Toronto Stock Exchange is closed as the Canadian province celebrates Family Day. https://www.kitco.com/news/article/2025-02-17/gold-and-silver-prices-recover-fridays-selloff-whats-next-precious-metals

The New York Post was able to get in contact with one smuggler, who quoted a price of $4,500 per person to cross into upstate New York from Montreal. “When you ready to go, send me your ID,” the smuggler said. The trip reportedly begins in Montreal, Brampton, or Surrey and ends in upstate New York or Washington state. The route to New York includes a two-hour car ride followed by a 25-minute walk through the woods. Migrants are then provided with a map to guide them past official checkpoints, with up to five people crossing at a time. https://thepostmillennial.com/canadian-coyotes-use-tiktok-to-sell-human-smuggling-services-to-would-be-border-crossers-report

Gold & silver price outlook While Zang does not foresee a complete collapse in 2025, she predicts increased volatility, suggesting that spot silver could reach around $50 while spot gold could reach $3,500 to $4,000. However, she also points out that the actual fundamental value of gold is closer to $40,000, and silver is around $2,000. https://www.kitco.com/news/article/2025-01-27/banks-are-big-casinos-when-system-implodes-itll-take-everything-it-lynette

Wind-powered electrical generation is not working out for the UK economy. UK to Make Building Nuclear Easier​. Why? Because wind and solar energy can in no way meet the demand. It was all a delusion for the masses, a financial scam by the perpetrators . . . https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/UK-to-Make-Building-Nuclear-Easier.html

Millions of Canadians' tax dollars funnelled to Cuba for 'gender initiatives'! The hefty price tag of $4.6 million, sent to Cuba to fund ‘positive masculinities’ in the local food system, flies in the face of everyday Canadians struggling with rising food prices and excessive taxation. 🇨🇦 #NoMoreLiberalsAndNDP 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #SayingTheQuietPartOutLoud 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #JustSayNoMore 🇨🇦 https://www.rebelnews.com/millions_of_canadians_tax_dollars_funnelled_to_cuba_for_gender_initiatives

Feds quietly approved $20 billion loan for TMX—just days before Freeland left cabinet! Total funding is north of $50 billion as of publication, though it’s not clear how the latest round of borrowing will affect the final sale price. 🇨🇦 #NoMoreLiberalsAndNDP 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #SayingTheQuietPartOutLoud 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 #JustSayNoMore 🇨🇦 https://www.rebelnews.com/feds_quietly_approved_20_billion_loan_for_tmx

(Kitco News) - According to some analysts, the Chinese gold market could face challenges this year as higher prices impact consumer demand for physical bullion and jewelry. However, the Asian nation will continue to play a significant role in the global gold market as a new segment of the economy enters. Last Friday, China launched a new pilot program that, for the first time ever, allows insurance companies to buy gold as an investment asset. Under the program, 10 insurance companies—including the nation’s two biggest, ICC Property & Casualty Co. and China Life Insurance Co.—will be able to invest up to 1% of their assets in gold. According to analysts at Minsheng Securities Co., insurance companies could potentially purchase up to $27.4 billion worth of gold as a long-term investment. https://www.kitco.com/news/article/2025-02-11/chinese-insurance-companies-can-now-invest-gold

Another reason pot should not be legalized except for actual, real, bonafide medical usages. Yes, I know some of you will yowl about this, but from the perspective of a 1970s pothead, there is NO good recreational use of marijuana. And before you compare it to alcohol, read the FACTS: people typically do not drink alcohol to get drunk; they drink it because the like the taste. People smoke pot to get loaded -- it has nothing to do with just the taste . . . Indoor Marijuana Ops Are Consuming a Staggering Amount of Energy Indoor marijuana growing operations in the U.S. use more energy than all outdoor agriculture combined. ​ The high energy consumption is due to lighting, temperature control, and the current legal framework requiring in-state production. Despite awareness of the issue, no significant action has been taken to reduce the marijuana industry's energy footprint.​ https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Indoor-Marijuana-Ops-Are-Consuming-a-Staggering-Amount-of-Energy.html

Are these insane ecoterrorists now going to start euthanizing cattle and cause dairy and beef products to skyrocket in price? They do believe that cow farts cause global warming -- they are that stupid and gullible . . . https://www.avma.org/news/new-avian-influenza-genotype-found-dairy-cattle