By Mike Larson On September 19, 201807:55 AM Eastern
President Trump upped the ante in the U.S.-China trade war this week, vowing to slap new tariffs on $200 billion of imported Chinese goods. The 10% levy will start September 24. Depending on how...
By Jon D. Markman On September 19, 201804:34 AM Eastern
Stocks ripped higher on Tuesday as investors shrugged off news of a fresh round of U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods after assessing Beijing’s response as muted and essentially a punt.
Here’s where...
By Jon D. Markman On September 18, 201803:20 PM Eastern
Stocks are ripping higher today as investors shrug off news of a fresh round of U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, as well as Beijing’s muted response.
Initially, U.S. stocks tumbled after the news...
By Sean Brodrick On September 18, 201801:34 PM Eastern
It’s time to add another gold miner. If you believe, like me, that gold is bottoming, and miners will bottom soon, then this is a good pick for you. If you think that my head is full of cabbage...
By Sean Brodrick On September 18, 201807:55 AM Eastern
I was in Colorado recently, and all around me were reminders that I was in a state with a rich history of minerals — natural gas, silver, and especially gold. And it holds lessons for today’s...
By Jon D. Markman On September 18, 201804:29 AM Eastern
Stocks swept lower on Monday as fresh schoolyard taunts between the U.S. and China over trade provoked a familiar disquiet, distemper, and distaste among investors.
The Dow Jones Industrials...
By Jon D. Markman On September 17, 201802:24 PM Eastern
Stocks are dripping lower on Monday as fresh schoolyard taunts between the U.S. and China over trade provoked an unfortunately familiar disquiet among investors.
Through 2 p.m. Eastern, the Dow...
By Sean Brodrick On September 17, 201807:55 AM Eastern
There's an old Doors song that's particularly appropriate to the gold market right now. Jim Morrison sings:
"I've been down so very damn long/ That it looks like up to me."
I'm looking at gold...
By Jon D. Markman On September 17, 201804:19 AM Eastern
Stocks skulked warily in the red most of the Friday session before just barely sneaking into the black near the close after the White House issued a provocative statement against China —...
By Jon D. Markman On September 14, 201803:30 PM Eastern
Stocks meandered around the unchanged line this morning after the White House issued a provocative statement against China — confounding the story line earlier in the week that trade relations...