<;p>;Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news‚ market trends‚ stocks‚ investing opportunities‚ and the precious metals markets. In this column‚ JWR also covers hedges‚ derivatives‚ and various obscura. This column emphasizes JWRs tangibles heavy investing strategy and contrarian perspective. Today‚ we look at Californias $20 minimum wage law. (See the Economy &;amp; Finance section.) Precious Metals: Despite some profit-taking‚ the precious metals bull market is looking more solid with every passing week. At last glance‚ on Thursday evening‚ 11 April: Gold: $2‚400.40‚ up 1.76% for the day. Another all-time high. Silver $28.95‚ up 2.01% for <;/p>; <;p>;The post <;a rel=";nofollow"; href=";https://survivalblog.com/2024/04/12/economics-investing-preppers-764/";>;Economics &;amp; Investing For Preppers<;/a>; appeared first on <;a rel=";nofollow"; href=";https://survivalblog.com/";>;SurvivalBlog.com<;/a>;.<;/p>;