You can buy gold on Amazon — but should you?

[ad_1] Gold prices have been on a roller coaster this year. On March 6, the precious metal’s spot price sat at $5,093 per ounce in the morning, six days after the U.S. and Israel initiated strikes on Iran. Earlier in the year, it peaked at a record high of $5,400 per ounce before sinking back below … Read more

Iran war live updates: U.S. embassy in Riyadh hit by drones, Trump promises response ‘soon’

[ad_1] South Korean defense stocks see massive surge on Iran war South Korean defense stocks pared gains, but still saw massive spikes on Tuesday after the country’s markets returned from a public holiday, as the Iran war fueled interest in defense names globally. Heavyweight Hanwha Aerospace, which is South Korea’s largest defense manufacturer, saw shares … Read more

Live updates: Iran security chief Ali Larijani rejects U.S. talks, blames Trump for ‘chaos’

[ad_1] AWS hit with outage after ‘objects’ hit UAE data center Amazon Web Services said Sunday it was working to fix a disruption it suffered in the United Arab Emirates after unidentified “objects” struck one of its data centers, sparking a fire and leading to a power cut. It comes as the UAE is being … Read more

We’ve been here before: What gold’s past bull runs — and sell-offs — tell us about where it could go next

[ad_1] Precious metals remained in recovery mode on Wednesday morning, with prices rising off the back of a historic sell-off. By 3:45 a.m. ET, spot gold was edging toward a rise of 3%, settling at around $5,079.4 an ounce. New York gold futures jumped 3.3% to $5,093.80. XAU= 1Y line Gold price Gold — typically … Read more

Mike Santoli: Can an old bull learn new tricks?

[ad_1] Can an aging bull learn some new tricks to continue pleasing its owners? Already a third of the way through its fourth year, the bull market in 2026 is trying to draw on fresh reserves of support that differ markedly from the ones that got the advance started and kept it rolling. Each core … Read more

Bank worries, China trade feud unnerves stock market. Typical October volatility or something bigger?

[ad_1] How are we enjoying the “normal seasonal soft patch” so far? The stock market spent the past week chopping around the range left by the sharp drop the prior Friday, while confronting the ghosts of crises past: regional-bank balance-sheet worries , possible re-escalation of China trade hostilities, a crypto flash correction and a reversal … Read more

Warren Buffett’s master class on the problem with gold

[ad_1] (This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) Buffett’s master class on the problem with gold The price of gold slipped on Friday after hitting a record high above $4,300 … Read more