Warning: U.S. Manufacturing Contracted in May 2025

The U.S. government reported that last month manufacturing contracted. This is the third month in a row. Furthermore, suppliers have a delivery input time not seen in around three years. This is a warning to consumers that a goods shortage may unfold.The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) survey for the manufacturing PMI came in at 48.5. When the PMI reading is below 50, it indicates a manufacturing sector contraction. Some of the biggest manufacturing names to watch in the U.S. include Trane Technologies (TT), Masco (MAS), Magna (MGA), 3M (MMM), Applied Materials (AMAT), and Illinois Tool…

Gold at Historic Highs – Here’s Where it’s Heading Next

Gold is still pushing aggressively higher. Last trading at $3,411, Goldman Sachs also believes gold could rally to $3,700 by the end of 2025, and to $4,000 by the middle of 2026. Even UBS analysts say gold could rally to $3,500 by December. That’s all great news for companies such as U.S. Gold Corp. (NASDAQ: USAU), Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX), Centerra Gold (NYSE: CGAU) (TSX: GG), Barrick Gold (NYSE: B) (TSX: ABX) and Newmont Corp. (NYSE: NEM) (TSX: NGT). All thanks to stronger-than-expected central bank demand for gold, which isn’t expected to slow any time soon, geopolitical…

New X-ray Emission Discovery Challenges Understanding of Long-Period Radio Transients – Space Daily

New X-ray Emission Discovery Challenges Understanding of Long-Period Radio Transients  Space DailyDetection of X-ray emission from a bright long-period radio transient  NatureAstronomers discover strange new celestial object in our Milky Way galaxy  AP NewsUnknown object is firing strange signals at Earth every 44 minutes on the dot, ‘unlike anything we have seen’  Earth.comScientists Spot Mysterious Object in Our Galaxy Pulsing Every 44 Minutes  futurism.com