– Silver prices ‘flash crash’ before rebound – Silver hammered 7% lower in less than minute in Asian trading – Silver fell from $16 to $14.82, before recovering to $15.89 – Silver plunge blamed on another ‘trading error’ – Gold similar

Max and Stacy are in Mexico City, where they ask whether American childhood has taken an authoritarian turn, as posited by The American Conservative magazine. Max also interviews Jeff Berwick of DollarVigilante.com about crypto currencies, anarcho-capitalism and the Mexican business

Precious metals are “real assets” and “best defence” against bail-ins and cashless society in the economic crisis which is “on its way” The risks posed to investors and savers from the coming economic crisis and the threat of bank bail-ins, negative

You’ve probably seen some version of this chart of average household income in America before. (You may have seen charts of median household income as well; here’s an article on the difference between the two methods of measurement: American families are learning the difference

– Buy gold near $1,200 “as insurance” – UBS Wealth – UBS believe investors should take advantage of gold’s first monthly decline –  “We like the insurance qualities for gold” on uncertainty – Strong demand, weak output and low dollar

What is visible on July 4th is the overwhelming consumerism of an American holiday: the over-hyped sales campaigns, the overdulgences of the table, and the obligatory displays of fireworks. But beneath this celebratory surface run questions about American identity and the

We all know there is a scourge of addiction and premature death plaguing the nation, a scourge that is killing thousands and ruining millions of lives: the deaths resulting from the opioid epidemic (largely the result of “legal” synthetic narcotics) are

We discuss rationing healthcare and investment opportunities. Max continues his interview with economist and columnist Alejandro Nadal about Trump’s economic and geopolitical policies and what they mean for Mexico.

– UK house prices on brink of massive 40% collapse – UK  at ‘edge of worst house price collapse since 1990s’ – Two leading economists warn of property crash – “We are due a significant correction in house prices” – Brexit and

With alternative industry talents changing the terrains of many industries, businesses are now looking for diverse employees to make their mark. To factor in that variety, many corporations are hiring freelance workers to add that touch of innovation to their

– Gold up 8% in first half 2017; builds on 8.5% gain in 2016 – U.S. dollar down 6.5% – worst quarter in seven years – Gold higher in all currencies except Draghi’s euro  – Gold outperforms bonds; similar gains as stock

There will be an extremely painful oil supply shortfall sometime between 2018 and 2020. It will be highly disruptive to our over-leveraged global financial system, given how saddled it is with record debts and unfunded IOUs. Due to a massive

There will be an extremely painful oil supply shortfall sometime between 2018 and 2020. It will be highly disruptive to our over-leveraged global financial system, given how saddled it is with record debts and unfunded IOUs. Due to a massive

We discuss the emergence of ‘oligarchic America’ as Amazon eats Whole Foods. In the second half, Max interviews economist and columnist, Alejandro Nadal, about Trump’s wall and exiting from the Nafta trade deal.

Top Airport Parking announced that it will be accepting Maxcoin for its Pittsburgh Airport Parking. Travelers simply visit their cyrptocurrency page on the site, reserve their parking space, and then make a Maxcoin transfer through Top Airport Parking’s cyrptocurrency payment