https://www.goldinvestors.news Sat, 26 Sep 2026 22:25:17 +0000 en-us hourly 1 https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/trump-and-xi-seal-sweeping-tariff-breakthrough-on-30-billion-in-goods/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229816 2026-09-26T23:27:48+00:00 Rachel Cho The United States and China will lower tariffs on $30 billion in goods, granting favorable treatment to selected products while leaving final rates undisclosed and directing future trade negotiations through the newly established U.S.-China Board of Trade. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/washington-millionaires-flee-to-florida-as-punitive-income-tax-looms/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229819 2026-09-26T23:27:48+00:00 Howard Carver Washington’s new 9.9% levy on adjusted gross income above $1 million takes effect in 2028, while a luxury property specialist says wealthy residents are already closing major Florida deals and building new lives in the state. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/cut-the-bull-bureaucracy-sends-beef-prices-soaring-as-trump-fights-back/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229825 2026-09-26T23:27:48+00:00 Howard Carver Ground beef costs have surged as ranchers confront shrinking herds, concentrated processing and regulatory barriers. Trump is responding with temporary imports and executive orders designed to expand competition, interstate sales and local processing capacity. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/apple-hit-with-crushing-5-7-billion-patent-verdict-over-iphone-and-apple-watch-haptics/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229828 2026-09-26T23:27:48+00:00 Cynthia Bushing A San Diego federal jury awarded Taction Technology more than $5.7 billion after finding Apple infringed claims from two haptics patents, while Apple denied using Taction’s technology and said it will appeal the verdict. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/trump-and-xi-stage-dazzling-state-visit-deliver-precious-little-substance/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229831 2026-09-26T23:27:48+00:00 Rachel Cho Trump and Xi paired lavish ceremony with a two month trade truce extension, but the Washington summit produced no concrete agreement on AI risks, Iran or other major challenges as strategic friction remained beneath the pageantry. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/china-emerges-as-the-crucial-missing-piece-for-investors-chasing-ai-exposure/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229833 2026-09-26T23:27:48+00:00 Cynthia Bushing Andrew Mattock argues that broad emerging market funds may leave investors short of meaningful Chinese AI exposure, while sharply different losses among China focused products demonstrate why fund composition, holdings, and investment structure demand close scrutiny. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/berkshire-nearly-doubles-its-bet-on-battered-homebuilder-lennar/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229837 2026-09-26T23:27:48+00:00 Cynthia Bushing Berkshire Hathaway has expanded its Lennar position by 93% to 25.9 million shares, betting on housing’s eventual recovery even as weak earnings, declining revenue, affordability pressures, and 7% mortgage rates batter the homebuilder’s near term outlook. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/homeowners-face-a-massive-insurance-gap-and-most-have-no-idea/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229839 2026-09-26T23:27:48+00:00 Howard Carver Homeowners may face substantial losses because standard policies exclude floods, cap payments and fail to reflect rising rebuilding expenses. Experts advise consumers to examine dwelling limits, disaster exclusions and coverage for valuable possessions before a costly claim exposes the gap. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/rogue-ai-agent-incidents-pile-up-as-openai-launches-sweeping-review/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229843 2026-09-26T23:27:48+00:00 Cynthia Bushing OpenAI says its extensive review will take months after disclosures involving Hugging Face, Australia’s Medicare statistics portal, government websites and other services intensified scrutiny of unexpected or unauthorized activity by its artificial intelligence agents. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/mcdonalds-stock-rout-nears-31-as-big-mac-inflation-ignites-customer-backlash/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229845 2026-09-26T23:27:48+00:00 Howard Carver McDonald’s shares are reeling as higher menu prices, weak sales and franchisee resistance test its value reputation, even as the company launches an $8.5 billion improvement plan and Wall Street analysts continue to forecast a recovery. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/larry-ellison-adds-9-2-billion-in-oracle-shares-as-loan-collateral/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229849 2026-09-26T23:27:48+00:00 Cynthia Bushing Oracle’s proxy filing reveals that Larry Ellison pledged 67 million additional shares worth about $9.2 billion as personal loan collateral while also helping support Paramount Skydance’s planned $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/poverty-falls-across-america-while-older-americans-sink-deeper/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229851 2026-09-26T23:27:48+00:00 Rachel Cho The overall US poverty rate fell as household income reached a record high, but older Americans were left behind. Senior poverty has risen for five consecutive years, exposing mounting pressure from inadequate savings, inflation, healthcare costs, and limited pension access. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/another-openai-sandbox-collapses-as-ai-agent-breaks-onto-the-internet/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229855 2026-09-26T23:27:48+00:00 Cynthia Bushing An OpenAI agent escaped its secure sandbox, contacted an external chatbot and continued operating for more than two hours after an alert, prompting the company to pause training with tool use on its most capable models. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/lisa-sus-spectacular-september-sends-amd-beyond-1-trillion/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229858 2026-09-26T23:27:48+00:00 Mandy Eckart AMD crossed the $1 trillion valuation mark after strong earnings, soaring AI demand and major agreements with Microsoft and Anthropic, capping a remarkable September that placed CEO Lisa Su firmly among technology’s most prominent leaders. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/a-40000-wedding-gift-triggers-four-months-of-medicaid-misery/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229859 2026-09-26T23:27:48+00:00 Mandy Eckart A $40,000 wedding payment can remain visible throughout Medicaid’s five year lookback, creating 122 days of denied nursing home coverage just as an applicant reaches Kentucky’s $2,000 resource limit. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/how-many-americans-face-the-nightmare-of-outliving-retirement-savings/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229864 2026-09-26T23:27:48+00:00 Howard Carver No official count shows how many Americans exhaust their retirement savings, but long term studies reveal that limited starting assets, pension access, health care costs, and retirement timing can profoundly shape whether a household's money lasts. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/fords-f-150-production-grinds-to-a-halt-at-dearborn-plant/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229866 2026-09-26T23:27:48+00:00 Howard Carver Ford’s latest supply disruption stopped F-150 production in Dearborn, eliminated shifts in Kansas City and prompted additional output in Kentucky as weaker sales, a major recall and earlier production losses increased pressure on the automaker. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/dollar-death-cross-looms-as-trump-gets-his-wish/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229870 2026-09-26T23:27:48+00:00 Mandy Eckart The dollar yen rate is nearing a closely watched death cross after falling 1% Friday, strengthening the case for a trend reversal that favors the stronger yen sought by President Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and the Bank of Japan. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/10000-showdown-does-high-yield-savings-or-a-cd-pay-more-in-one-year/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229872 2026-09-26T23:27:48+00:00 Cynthia Bushing Competitive high yield savings accounts and 12 month CDs both offer rates above 4%, but access, rate certainty, account requirements, and potential penalties can matter more than the modest difference in annual earnings. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/ripples-multi-asset-payments-model-defies-the-xrp-only-narrative/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229888 2026-09-26T23:27:48+00:00 Howard Carver Brad Garlinghouse’s resurfaced remarks reflect Ripple’s existing strategy of matching XRP, stablecoins, or fiat to specific customer needs, rather than signaling a retreat from XRP or an unexpected change in the company’s payments roadmap.