Gold's dramatic rise over the past few years has been made more interesting by its recent fall from grace. Gold currently trades around $1,365 per ounce, down significantly ...
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May 24 - News
Investing in gold was one of the safest things to do under volatile economic conditions. But all that changed when gold took a plunge last month.
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May 23 - News
I was wrong, I admit it. A while ago I wrote a post about how central bank demand would push gold higher.
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May 22 - News
Since 2009, most commodities have been on a fairly strong, and sustained, run. But in recent months, that trend has shown signs of reversing.
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May 22 - News
However, today goldbugs are under fire.
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May 22 - News
No other metal is quite like gold. Physically, its malleable, it does not tarnish, it conducts electricity.
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May 15 - News
Gold was one of the top investment choices for the last decade. People who bought gold at the beginning of the decade earned impressive profits. Even though there were downturns...
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May 14 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down as cyclical companies weigh on the Dow. As of 1:15 p.m. EDT, the Dow was down 26 points to 15,056.
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May 10 - News
If you just looked at this morning's minor moves in the stock market, you'd think that investors were looking to close the week on a quiet note in the absence of any big market...
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May 10 - News
If you're an investing wonk that loves lessons in investing process or behavioral finance, billionaire hedge-fund manager John Paulson is utterly captivating.
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May 9 - Hedge Funds
The Arizona legislature last week tried to legalize shopping with gold and silver coins. Thankfully, Gov.
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May 5 - News
After plunging first through $1,500 per ounce and then $1,400 per ounce, gold seems to have not only reversed, but begun to trend higher, rising seven of the eight trading days...
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April 28 - News
With the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSEMKT:GLD) on the cusp of seeing the worst month of cash outflows since it began trading, central banks have increased their purchases of gold bullion...
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April 26 - News
However, the fall seems to have triggered a rebound in demand in Asia, where buyers have been stocking up on gold bars and coins.
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April 24 - News
The sharp fall in the price of gold in recent days took many investors and analysts by surprise.
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April 24 - News
It appears that yesterday's rebound wasn't enough for investors to shake Monday's jitters, as the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:GSPC) and the narrower, price-weighted Dow Jones Industrial...
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April 23 - News
With everyone talking about how the great gold boom is over, that with the price of gold tumbling to $1,400 an ounce the back of the yellow metal as a safe-haven investment ...
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April 21 - News
The budget proposal President Obama recently submitted had several provisions designed to increase government tax revenue.
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April 21 - News
Last week, the gold price dropped below a psychologically important barrier at $1,500.
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April 19 - News
The price of gold, and the broader commodities market, plummeted on Monday morning.
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April 19 - News
Yesterday, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares briefly fell below the $400 mark, dropping to their lowest levels since late 2011.
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April 19 - News
A month ago, in an article published in this blog, I warned about gold being expensive. Despite this, I never thought that the fall would be so violent.
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April 18 - News
On Friday, Apr. 12, gold prices fell more than $80 per ounce to about $1,480.
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April 17 - News
Gold has lost nearly one-fifth of its value this year alone, and more than 10% since Friday -- the worst decline since the early 1980s, when the yellow metal began a two-decade...
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April 16 - News
Person B: "Gold is a bulletproof investment! It'll help you hedge against inflation, and when our government collapses and the dollar becomes worthless, gold can only go up in...
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April 16 - News
Gold has been under pressure for a myriad of reasons including the strong rebound in U.S.
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April 16 - News
I'm not much of a gold investor; however, as someone that likes a good value, the recent sell off in gold has caught my eye.
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April 15 - News
When Warren Buffett speaks, the investment world tends to listen, and for good reason. Likewise, when Buffett's second in command, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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April 14 - News
For the second time this year, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) slashed its forecasts for gold prices for both 2013 and 2014, adding to the pressure on gold prices lately.
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April 14 - News
After a multiyear run that has made countless investors significant returns, gold has fallen out of favor with investors both large and small.
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April 13 - News
Bitcoin is not a new idea. But you'd never know that from the overwhelming amount of sudden attention it's been getting lately.
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April 13 - News
LONDON -- Gold prices have remained in the doldrums in recent months, putting in their worst quarterly performance in more than 10 years during January-March and conceding 5.3...
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April 8 - News
The rise of the Bitcoin has prompted unprecedented attention for the digital currency around the world.
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April 4 - News
China's Purchasing Managers Index rose last month, with a March reading of 55.6 relative to the February reading of 54.5; remember, a reading above 50 indicates expansion and ...
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April 4 - News
While it may be too soon to fully gauge the lasting effects of the Cyprus crisis and subsequent bailout, one certainty is that the EU will forever handle these situations differently...
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April 3 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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April 2 - News
LONDON -- Resurgent confidence in the global economy has propelled equities higher in recent months, and investors have in turn shunned the safety of traditional flight-to-safety...
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March 29 - News
While the deal reached over the weekend to restructure the critical debt situation in Cyprus has been met with wildly disparate opinions from across the eurozone, it's creating...
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March 28 - News
Events of the past 45 days have been called by some a "buying stampede." And within it we've seen 10 straight up days for the Dow Jones, an unprecedented streak since I've personally...
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March 27 - News
Last week, the Senate passed a sequestration deal that will lock in the $85 billion of government spending cuts slated for this fiscal year. While many of the measures are hugely...
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March 26 - News
LONDON -- The price of gold remained stable last week despite the eurozone bailout crisis in Cyprus, with gold for April delivery gaining just 0.1% to end the week at $1,606 per...
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March 25 - News
Lately, investors in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) have faced a dilemma.
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March 20 - News
There are many reasons to buy into the commodity boom. The world's population is increasing and even the UN is starting to question if this growth is sustainable.
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March 19 - News
As the April 15 tax-filing deadline approaches, you're running out of time to get your taxes done. But smart tax planning doesn't start in April.
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March 19 - Lists
Earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal reported that Warren Buffett's BNSF Railway will initiate a pilot program to investigate the viability of using natural gas to power...
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March 18 - News
With all three major stock indexes flirting with new all-time highs, investors seem to be joining the rally with abandon.
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March 17 - News
I have always liked assets that yield steady streams of cash because I can (more or less) grasp the value of such a stream of cash flows.
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March 14 - News
Yet another failed attempt. Stocks rose today, but the S&P 500 failed once more to break its October 2007 all-time (nominal) high of 1,565.15.
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March 14 - News
In a recent interview, Pimco CEO and co-CIO Mohamed El-Erian said the Federal Reserve's ultimate exit from its current course of bond buying would be "one of the most challenging...
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March 14 - News
Of course, the only practical way for most private investors to invest in gold is through exchange-traded funds.
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March 12 - News
