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Comex Gold, Silver Settle Lower

The price of silver you see quoted is a farce. It’s the price of an empty promise based on “paper” silver traded via futures contracts, whose volumes and claims dwarf the physical metal sitting in vaults.

DeepSeek Won't Sink U.S. AI Titans

The launch of a new chatbot by Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek triggered a plunge in US tech stocks as it appeared to perform as well as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and other AI models, but using fewer resources.

Natural Gas Falls on Shifting Weather Forecasts

US natural gas futures fell 3.3% on Tuesday, settling at $3.147 per million British thermal units on Nymex, as two bearish forces hit the market at once. Weather models shifted cooler, trimming expectations for air-cond…

What's New This Tax Season That Can Save You Money

Discover how the new SALT deduction cap can save you more money. For the 2025 tax year, the “One Big Beautiful Bill” raised the cap to $40,000, which is four times the previous amount of $10,000. See how you can take ad…

In China, a Cat-and-Mouse Game to Rein In Crypto

Bitcoin has enjoyed a blistering rally since last fall, but that ascent has also renewed attention on environmental, social and governance concerns surrounding the world’s most popular cryptocurrency.

Burberry shares rise on report Moncler could bid for it

Burberry has appointed Moncler's Chief Chinese Business Officer, Stella King, as an independent Non-Executive Director member of the Nomination Committee as rumours that the rival outerwear business is considering a tak…

Novartis hikes sales and profit guidance for the year

Eli Lilly's portfolio is in the middle of a big shift, with newer diabetes drugs taking the reins of that franchise and its blockbuster erectile dysfunction drug Cialis, apparently suffering from copycat Viagra competit…

Trainline boosts guidance for the second time this year

If you collect Nectar points, there are lots of ways to boost your stash through everyday spending. Plus we've tricks to earn points without spending a penny. Remember the golden rule – choose where to shop on price, NO…