The surprisingly mysterious reason we use the $ symbol for the U.S. dollar
Submitted by admin on Sat, 2026-05-16 23:02 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Annie Reneau
Upworthy, Los Angeles
Friday, May 15, 2026
We see many symbols in our everyday lives that we likely don’t pay much attention to: the @ in our email addresses, for instance, or the % in our weather forecasts. But do we ever wonder where these symbols came from? Why they look like they do? Or how they came to mean what they mean?
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Alasdair Macleod: Inflation undermines all asset values
Submitted by admin on Fri, 2026-05-15 14:01 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Alasdair Macleod
GoldMoney, Toronto
Friday, May 15, 2026
The febrile condition of all asset markets headed by rising G7 bond yields is leading to uncertainty for gold and silver prices. One last sell-off is a golden opportunity for stackers.
Billionaire Sprott put 98% of his $3 billion fortune into gold and silver and says gold is headed to $10,000
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2026-05-14 17:13 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Godwin Oluponmile
Forbes, New York
via AP MoneyWise, New York
Gold has had one of the greatest two-year runs in its history and the man who saw it coming says it's just getting started.
Eric Sprott, 81, was at his vacation rental in San Jose, Costa Rica, in late January when Forbes checked in with him. This was right around the same time that silver had hit its all-time high of $100 an ounce, and Sprott wasn't impressed.
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Equinox Gold bids C$7 billion for Orla Mining to create Canada's second-largest gold producer
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2026-05-13 13:05 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Andrew Willis
The Globe and Mail, Toronto
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/industry-news/energy-and-resour...
Equinox Gold Corp. is bidding to join the ranks of North America's largest gold producers with an all-stock, C$7 billion offer for Orla Mining Ltd. pitched with zero takeover premium.
Ross Norman: India panics and burns the golden lifeboat
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2026-05-13 09:39 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Ross Norman
Metals Daily, London
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
The word I'm looking for is "contronym" -- a term that can mean its own opposite -- and it may be an apt description of gold right now. News that India has raised import duties on gold and silver from 6% to 15% is bullish and bearish at the same time.
Alaska makes gold and silver currencies legal tender
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2026-05-13 09:29 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Mari Kanagy
Anchorage Daily News
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
JUNEAU -- The Alaska Legislature passed a bill Tuesday to establish gold and silver currencies as legal tender and exempt them from sales taxes.
The bill passed the House unanimously last week, and passed the Senate 19-1 on Tuesday.
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