A concerned and inquisitive President Donald Trump made headlines in February when he said he’d inspect the United States’ gold supply, housed at the U.S. Bullion Depository at Fort Knox, about 90 ...

The US government is a big-time hoarder. At last count, in three locations — Denver, Fort Knox, and West Point— it had socked away 248,046,115.696 troy ounces of gold. One might think to round that to ...

Revaluing Fort Knox's gold to fund a strategic bitcoin reserve or pay down the national debt is no longer unthinkable. Gold is up more than 40% in the past year, from under $2,400 an ounce to over ...

Army officials at Fort Knox, Ky., improperly awarded 108 green energy jobs valued at more than $270 million and are unable to document claimed savings for the projects. That happened, according to the ...

Have you ever wondered which nations hold the most gold on Earth? Can you guess which country’s vaults and mines are richest ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. In 1936, the United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox, Kentucky, opened. Opened—not the mot juste. The federal government ...

This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The US government is a big-time hoarder. At last count, in three locations — ...