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Gold futures fall for the session, edge higher for the week
Gold futures settled lower on Friday, but held onto a modest gain for the week. The precious metal has been “consolidating after the recent run-up ...
Gold futures rise, head for weekly gains
Gold futures settled with a gain on Thursday to turn higher for the week after ending the previous session at their lowest since late May. Traders ...
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Gold futures settle at lowest in more than a week
Gold futures ended sharply lower on Wednesday, with prices at their lowest in more than a week. Given how the market has have entered the blackout period for Federal Reserve speakers ahead of next week’s monetary policy me...
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The Heartland Value Plus fund identifies under-the-radar companies, focusing on quality and dividends.
Gold prices score back-to-back gains
Gold prices finish higher for a second straight session as investors assess the outlook for interest rates ahead of next week's meeting of Federal Reserve policy makers.
Gold ends higher after a decline in the U.S. ISM services reading
Gold futures finish higher Monday, recouping a portion of their losses from the end of last week, as a drop in the ISM services index reading helps ease expectations for a June Federal Reserve rate hike.
Gold futures end higher after fall in ISM services index reading
Gold futures finished higher on Monday, giving up early gains, after data showed that U.S. businesses grew at a slower pace in May. With Federal Reserve officials now in their pre-policy decision blackout for speaking in p...
Opinion America and China are fighting to keep the other down. Both could get hurt.
Nouriel Roubini: The U.S., its allies and any partners they can recruit are committed to containing China’s rise.
Gold prices end lower after U.S. jobs report, cling to a gain for the week
Gold futures end lower on Friday as a much stronger-than-expected U.S. employment report suggested that the Federal Reserve will need to do more to tame inflation. Prices for the metal, however, hold onto a gain for the we...
Gold futures finish lower after the U.S. jobs data, but hold onto a gain for the week
Gold futures declined on Friday, pressured by a stronger than expected U.S. jobs report, but prices for the metal held onto a modest gain for the week to post their first weekly rise in about a month. Gold was “almost in t...
Dr. Copper’s weak performance suggests more economic woes ahead
Copper’s performance has been less than stellar this year, with prices of the industrial metal for the second quarter on track to register their largest quarterly percentage loss in a year.
Gold futures settle higher after briefly climbing above $2,000 an ounce
Gold futures settled higher on Thursday after briefly climbing above $2,000 an ounce on a intraday basis for the first time since mid-May. This week is “highly important for gold traders as the U.S. jobs data is going to l...
Gold logs highest finish in a week as Treasury yields fall following debt-ceiling deal
Gold futures climb on Wednesday as sinking Treasury yields contribute to the yellow metal's rise to its highest finish in a week.
Gold futures end higher, post a loss for the month
Gold futures ended Wednesday with a gain, but overall strength in the U.S. dollar was among the reasons why prices for the metal posted a loss for the month. “A debt deal is not necessarily bad news for gold,” said Edward ...
Gold prices end higher as U.S. Treasury yields decline
Gold prices end higher Tuesday, finding support from a decline in U.S. Treasury yields, after the most-active futures contract briefly touched its lowest level since March overnight
Gold futures end higher on the back of retreat in U.S. Treasury yields
Gold futures finished higher on Tuesday, with the precious metal finding support due to a retreat in U.S. Treasury yields, said Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management. Deal or no deal, a U.S. debt rating d...
From McDonald’s to Morgan Stanley, UBS says these stocks are favorably positioned for AI.
What do McDonald's, Visa, Nike, Chipotle, Shell and Morgan Stanley have in common? They are "favorably positioned," for generative AI, says UBS.
Why gold still has a shot to reach a record high this year
Investors tried and failed earlier this month to lift gold prices to a fresh record high --- and even the risk of a U.S. debt default has been unable to keep prices for the precious metal above the key $2,000 level.
Gold tallies a third straight weekly decline on overall strength in the U.S. dollar
Gold prices finish higher on Friday, after the most-active contract settled at its lowest level in about nine weeks a day earlier, but still tally a third-straight weekly loss.
Gold futures tally a third straight weekly decline
Gold futures finished a bit higher on Friday, but still logged a third straight weekly loss. Gold’s attempted recovery ahead of the weekend was dampened a bit by “further evidence of still-stubborn U.S. inflation,” said Ha...
Gold and silver settle at their lowest prices in about 9 weeks
Gold and silver futures end lower Thursday for a fourth consecutive session, with prices settling their lowest since late March as Fitch Ratings' decision to put the U.S.'s AAA credit rating on notice helped boost the U.S....
Gold futures down 4 sessions in a row
Gold futures settled lower Thursday for a fourth session in a row. The stronger U.S. dollar, as well as higher Treasury yields, pressured gold prices, said Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets UK. Prices for...
