Economy

Silver and gold extend losses after last week's historic plunge

Gold and silver extended their sell-off on Monday, deepening losses from last Friday's rout.

European stocks close higher as gold extends recent losses

European markets closed higher on Monday as gold continued to slide.

Scapegoating Investors Won’t Lower Home Prices

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Gas prices: Slight increase at the pumps to begin February

The national average price for a gallon of regular gas increased slightly to $2.875 to begin February. Monday’s price at the pumps was a minimal increase from Sunday, the first of the new month, when regular gas was $2.87 per gallon.

It’s Groundhog Day all over again on free trade

It’s Groundhog Day, and just like in the eponymous 1993 movie, presidents are singing the same tune on trade, over and over.

Trump administration looks to create $12 billion critical mineral reserve

President Donald Trump is set to launch a multibillion-dollar strategic critical minerals stockpile to further reduce the United States’s reliance on China for rare earths and other metals crucial to developing artificial intelligence, batteries, jet engines, and smartphones.