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The news today that Warren Buffett made a $5 billion investment in Bank of America lifted the company's stock, along with most of the financial s…
Try Kyrgyzstan. At least one major foreign-run gold mining operation had its license suspended there, another was slapped with a $5 million fine,…
The markets are from Mars, and politicians are from Venus. The markets want more government stimulus. Governments just want to pay the debts the…
Libyan rebels are in Tripoli, spurring hopes that Libya will start pumping oil again soon. But oil prices are up today. What's up with that? Man…
A "long-held rule in the marketplace" is that an ounce of gold, historically, has been able to buy a decent suit….
Fear and greed, that's what. The shiny stuff broke $1880 an ounce today, another record. That's making my Dad happy. He's been long gold a l…
The Financial Times reports that the European Central Bank has lent dollars to a eurozone bank for the first time since February in the latest sign…
Europe's problems are tanking bank stocks, as investors worry about a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis. Last time it was toxic mortgages that…
With Vice President Joe Biden in China, plenty of commentators are once again talking about China selling US Treasuries….
Investors were all hot and bothered about Europe yesterday. Today, maybe not so much. Markets here are up as investors focus on good earnings news….
