* Guest: Bryan Rust, Over the past 50 years, Rust Coins has been working to educate customers about precious metals – RustCoinAndGift.com

* Honest Money Report: Gold – $2055.65 Silver – $22.89.

* Why Do We Produce Nothing, But We Use Everything?

* Shame: Congressional leaders said on Wednesday they had agreed to another short-term stopgap spending bill to head off a partial government shutdown at the end of the week!

The deal, initially floated by Speaker Mike Johnson, would extend funding for some government agencies for a week, through March 8, and the rest for another two weeks, until March 22 – ‘We are in agreement that Congress must work in a bipartisan manner to fund our government,’ they said in a joint statement.

* Are We About To Enter A Slow Motion Black Friday?

* Markets Languish on a Dreary Day for Technology Stocks – AP.

* Get Ready for Surge Pricing at Wendy’s, Fast food chain will start testing dynamic pricing as soon as next year – Evann Gastaldo.

When rolled out, digital menu boards will reflect the current prices of menu items, and those prices will go up and down as demand goes up and down.

* Is Wendy’s Surge Pricing Going to Become the New Normal? – Time.com