Newmont has made an offer worth around $17 billion to acquire Australia’s Newcrest Mining an approach which could set off competing bids as international gold miners seek to secure the most promising ...
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Gold Prices Are Gaining Ground. Here’s How to Invest.
Oil and other commodities were the stars of 2022. Gold, already off to a strong start, could take that mantle in 2023. Last year was a disappointment for those who expected gold to perform well amid a...
Central Banks Buy Gold Like It’s 1967, While ETF Investors Ditched It — World Gold Council
SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Gold bars are displayed at Shinhan Bank in Seoul on 09 January 2004. Gold … [+] prices hit 544.60 dollars per ounce on January 09, 2006, the highest level since January...
Silver, Copper Prices On The Rise Amid Supply Shortages
getty Key takeaways Insufficient supplies could drive the silver price per ounce to a nine-year, $30 high Meanwhile, the price of copper per pound has risen as supply disruptions and China’s economic ...
Why a Winning Streak for Gold Could Help Barrick and Newmont Stock Rise
The market slumps of 2022 drove investors to many havens, including gold. While the price of the precious metal has risen 4% over the past year, that rally didn’t fully extend to gold miners’ stocks. ...
Semiconductor Stocks Are Struggling. A Bottom Could Be Nearer.
This commentary was issued recently by money managers, research firms, and market newsletter writers and has been edited by Barron’s. The Chips Are Really Down UBS House View—Daily U.S. UBSJan. ...
Gold’s Long-Term Trend Is Still Up
Gold has been a lackluster performer over the past few years as it has gyrated back and forth between $1,600 to $2,100 per ounce and ending up close to where it started. Despite this sleepy performanc...
Long-Time Gold Bear JC Parets Turns Bullish; $5,000 Possible
SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Gold bars are displayed at Shinhan Bank in Seoul on 09 January 2004. Gold … [+] prices hit 544.60 dollars per ounce on January 09, 2006, the highest level since January...
Why Splunk Stock Is Worth a Look
These reports, excerpted and edited by Barron’s, were issued recently by investment and research firms. The reports are a sampling of analysts’ thinking; they should not be considered the views or rec...
Bitcoin’s Crash Could Bring New Life to Gold
For the past few years, the gold industry has been on the defensive against a new threat: cryptocurrencies. No longer. Advocates of crypto argued that Bitcoin was a better version of gold because its ...
Gold Price To Hit New Record By End Of 2027, Expert Forecasts
SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Gold bars are displayed at Shinhan Bank in Seoul on 09 January 2004. Gold … [+] prices hit 544.60 dollars per ounce on January 09, 2006, the highest level since January...
Yes, Crypto Really Is Dangerous To Your Wealth, And Your Health
LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 07: A visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin on … [+] December 07, 2017 in London, England. Cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, a...
What Are Gold Futures, And How Can You Get Invested?
AFP via Getty Images Key takeaways Between March and October, gold has fallen from $2,016 to around $1,650, hitting its lowest level in 2.5 years Gold futures provide investors with one avenue to trad...
Newmont Is a Hedge Against Uncertainty With a 5% Dividend Yield
A processing plant at the Merian gold mine in Suriname, owned and operated by Newmont. The company’s stock may be the safest way to bet on a gold revival. Ranu Abhelakh/Reuters/Alamy Text size Gold ha...
It’s A Good-News Bad-News Scenario For The Gold Market
A worker displays a one kilogram gold bullion bar at the ABC Refinery in Sydney on August 5, 2020. – … [+] Gold prices hit 2,000 USD an ounce on markets for the first time on August 4, the...
Gold Demand From Investors Dropping, But Still High Enough To Buoy Prices
British salvage diver Keith Jessop (1933 – 2010) of Jessop Marine, holding the first gold bar … [+] recovered from the British cruiser ‘HMS Edinburgh’, circa 1981. (The barR...
Gold Has Been a Disappointment This Year. What Could Change That.
Rising interest rates and strength in the dollar contributed to gold’s drop to $1,700.20 an ounce on July 20, the lowest finish since March 30, 2021. Here: a row of gold ingots in a foundry. Andrey Ru...
How To Invest In Gold For Beginners
AFP via Getty Images Key takeaways With prices increasing 9.1% YOY in June, many investors are seeking investments that offer diversification and a hedge against inflation Gold ended the first half of...
G-7 to Ban Russian Gold, Adding to Sanctions Over Ukraine
Russia exports roughly $19 billion of gold a year, and cutting off that revenue source will add to pressure on the Russian economy, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Dreamstime Text size...
Is Silver Breaking Down From Its Trading Range?
For much of the past two years, silver has been trading in a range between its $22 support and $30 resistance as many traders have been waiting for a breakout in one direction or the other. While many...
Yamana Gold Stock Surges on $6.7 Billion Gold Fields Deal
Text size Yamana Gold holders would receive 0.6 Gold Fields share for each share outstanding under terms of the proposed takeover. David Gray/AFP/Getty Images Yamana Gold stock surged on Tuesday after...
These Are The Vehicles Most Likely To Have Their Catalytic Converters Stolen
A recycler will pay $50-$250 for a used catalytic converter, while it will cost a car owner anywhere … [+] from $1,000-$3,000 to have a stolen unit replaced. getty It’s been well documented that...
Gold Is Heading Higher as Inflation Rages. Why the Next Stop Could Be $3,000 an Ounce.
Gold bugs have been a lonely bunch, but that may be starting to change. In the past week, gold made another run at $2,000 a troy ounce, a level above which it has closed only once, back in August 2020...
Gold Prices Drop As Investors See Hope For Peace In Ukraine
Gold bars are seen at the Czech Central Bank on September 05, 2011 in Prague. AFP PHOTO/ MICHAL … [+] CIZEK (Photo credit should read MICHAL CIZEK/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The ...
10 Resource Sector Experts Shine A Light On Gold & Silver
Gold and silver bullion. Finance 3d illustrtration getty Precious metals are traditionally viewed as safe havens, typically showing strength during times of market turmoil and geopolitical uncertainty...
Stagflation Is Worrying Forecasters. What Investors Should Do.
Text size Trucks carry potassium chloride at an Albemarle lithium mine in Chile. Cristobal Olivares/Bloomberg Get ready for stagflation light. Headlines about stagflation are everywhere, and the “flat...
Stock Market Today: Dow Falls, Gold and Oil Surge, Bed Bath & Beyond Soars
Text size Gold prices marched higher Monday, as investors fled to havens amid declines in stocks. DAVID GRAY/AFP/Getty Images Stocks plunged Monday and investors sought havens as oil prices hit the hi...
Gold Is on a Tear. Is Silver About to Catch Up?
Text size Freshly cast 30 kilogram silver ingots. Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg Gold and silver often trade in sync. And after lagging gold for the past eight months, silver appears to be trying to play ca...
Stock Market Today: Dow Tumbles With Ukraine in Focus, Oil Surges, Gold Pops
Stocks tumbled into the start of a new trading week, as the invasion of Ukraine and a wave of new sanctions on Russia weighed on investor sentiment. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 4...
Initial Indications Show Bitcoin Is Failing As A Safe-Haven Asset
LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 07: A visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin on … [+] December 07, 2017 in London, England. Cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, a...
Why Barrick Gold’s CEO Is Looking to Boost Its Copper Business
Text size Barrick aims to boost its gold production to 4.8 million ounces annually by the end of decade from 4.4 million in 2021. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images Mark Bristow, the CEO of one of the bi...
Opinion: Central banks are buying gold at the fastest rate in half a century
Here’s another reason why it may not be completely insane to add some gold bullion to your 401(k) or retirement account. Central banks are stocking up. Three economists—Serkan Arslanalp and Chima Simp...