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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The 2026 Knights of Columbus-Marist Poll results, released today, show that 64% of Americans support placing legal limits on abortion, and that 57% support limiting abortions to at most the first three months of pregnancy. This survey, conducted by the Marist Poll and commis...

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Pope Leo XIV received in private audience the Knights of Columbus Board of Directors Oct. 6 and commended the Order’s charitable work, including “efforts to uphold the sanctity of human life in all of its stages.” The audience took place in the Sala del Concistoro...

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Dear friends, I am pleased to greet all of you gathered in Washington, D.C., for the 143rd Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus. I also greet those who are participating virtually in these opening ceremonies. You are meeting during the Jubilee Year of Hope, which encourages the Univer...

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Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly delivered opening remarks and participated in a panel discussion at the inaugural Symposium on Young American Men, held Nov. 3 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The daylong symposium, organized by the Lafayette Company, was a bipartisan gathering of lawmaker...

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Amid the salt-tinged air of the Port of Newark, New Jersey, a massive steel container is hoisted into the sky. It settles onto a cargo ship with a heavy thud, destined for Ukraine via Poland. One might think this is the work of a multinational logistics corporation or a government agency. In real...

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  By: DOUGLAS A. RILEY, CFA, PORTFOLIO MANAGER AI continued to be a hot topic in January and its impact on economic and market activity is pervasive. But the real story is the crazy action in precious metals. With two trading days left in January gold was up more than 25% from th...

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  By: DOUGLAS A. RILEY, CFA, PORTFOLIO MANAGER The past year was eventful, to say the least. Before turning the page to 2026 it is worth reflecting on a few key events and themes that drove narratives and impacted markets in 2025. Inauguration day, what with DOGE and a flur...

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  By: DOUGLAS A. RILEY, CFA, PORTFOLIO MANAGER I trust that everyone had a joyful and relaxing Thanksgiving break with family and friends. Having awoken from their tryptophan comas and recovered from a four-day football binge, investors turn their sights to the final weeks of wha...

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By: DOUGLAS A. RILEY, CFA, PORTFOLIO MANAGER With the federal government shutdown ongoing throughout October, there is little official economic data to report on. What we did get from private data providers (ISM, Univ. of Michigan, and NFIB) was mixed but mostly showed that activity was ...

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  By: DOUGLAS A. RILEY, CFA, PORTFOLIO MANAGER As expected, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points at the September meeting. Conveniently, the annual Employment Revisions Report, released a few days before the meeting, showed a substantial reduction (-9...

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