Following an end-of-week rally last week, the DJIA has picked up where it left off and is up about 100 points just before noon today. The NASDAQ and S&P 500 are also…
Less than two months ago, CME Group Inc. (NYSE: CME) lowered margins on its 100-ounce Comex gold contracts in what the company said was part of its “normal review of market volatility…
The move up and the sudden move down in gold today has been almost impossible to ignore. Gold was up more than $15.00 above $1,681.00 today, but now gold is DOWN over…
The media keeps pointing to a double-dip recession. It is such a commonly used term that no one even cares that this is technically just the starting point of the next recession. …
The new gold rush is the same as the ultimate flight to quality… Rather than chasing dollars and getting great income of the United States bond market, gold continues to move toward…
NovaGold Resources Inc. (AMEX: NG)may have struck it rich. Last month when we looked at value in gold mining stocks, NovaGold was among the group. We noted at the time that NovaGold…
As the disagreement on the US debt ceiling turns into a debacle, gold posted a new high near $1,635/ounce this morning before pulling back to trade at around $1,624 late in the…
Senior gold miners Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE: ABX) and Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE: GG) reported earnings this morning, and the reports varied by enough to cause some wonder, if not concern, about gold…
Gold prices set a record high above $1,624/ounce in foreign trading this morning, and is remaining quite solid, trading above $1,617/ounce at around mid-day. Silver posted a solid gain this morning, at…
24/7 Wall St. usually looks for the companies with upcoming events in the week ahead. During earnings season, we generally feature companies only with non-earnings events. This is our list of “The…
Since the beginning of July gold prices have risen nearly 7%, from around $1,500/ounce to today’s record high over $1,600/ounce. Risk is off the table in the equities markets as concerns over…
There’s another case where supply of an alternative energy technology is very likely to overwhelm demand. There is plenty of evidence that such a situation is taking hold in the solar PV…
The price of gold topped 1,100 euros/ounce yesterday, its highest point ever against the single currency. The yellow metal is also threatening its US dollar peak, having risen to more than $1,550/ounce…
Gold has held up rather well compared to many metals, yet the mining stocks and the underlying gold stocks are in many cases performing as though they will not benefit from high…
Since the beginning of this year, the price of gold has gained about 6%. Three large precious metals funds, however, are down between -5% and -10% during the same period. The mutual…
