Wall Street analysts expect gold’s rally to keep going in 2025 after the precious metal saw its biggest annual jump in 14 years. On Thursday, gold futures (GC=F) jumped more than 1% to hover above $2,670 an ounce, their highest level since mid-December, as investors welcomed a new year with expectations of at least a […]

Key Takeaways President Joe Biden on Friday blocked the proposed $14 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel. The companies in a joint statement vowed to “take all appropriate action to protect [their] legal rights.” Ohio-based Cleveland-Cliffs had previously offered to acquire U.S. Steel, a proposal that faced less opposition from both politicians

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as he meets with House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2024.  Brian Snyder | Reuters The House of Representatives on Friday began voting on its next speaker after outgoing Speaker Mike Johnson was nominated by Republicans and Democrats

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Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) was the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 last year. The company began to see a lot of momentum with its artificial intelligence (AI) platform, as its focus on the workflow and application layers of AI led many companies to test its solution. It continues to have a big opportunity as

Flow regulator valves at a natural gas measuring station in Moldova. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria has been thrust into a profound energy crisis following the termination of a five-year gas transit agreement between Russia and Ukraine. Hundreds of thousands of people in the mainly Russian-speaking territory of Transnistria

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – The stock market faces its first major test of the year in the coming week, with investors counting on the U.S. jobs report to show a stable but not overheated economy that underpins expectations for equity gains in 2025. Stocks wobbled at the end of December and the

Key Takeaways Coinbase shares are off to a strong start this year as the cryptocurrency exchange continues to benefit from optimism that the incoming Trump administration and a crypto-friendly Congress will support policies that benefit the asset class. After setting a three-year high in early December, the stock has retraced about half of its post-election

Nvidia stock (NVDA) led gains among the “Magnificent Seven” tech stocks to start the new year after a group-wide sell-off in the last days of 2024. Shares of the AI chipmaker were up 3.5% early Friday after gaining roughly 3% the prior day. That upswing followed a 4% dip between Christmas Eve and New Year’s

A customer drinks a glass of beer at the Saxton Pub in Austin, Texas, April 5, 2023. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The U.S. surgeon general issued a new advisory warning Friday about the link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk, and pushed for policy changes to help reduce the number of alcohol-related cancers.