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Gold futures ended higher Wednesday, with the precious metal halting a three day decline, as the U.S. dollar softened. Bolstered by a weaker dollar, gold prices jumped as much as 1% on Wednesday, as investors kept hopes pinned on a U.S. stimulus package even after President Donald Trump threatened to not sign the relief bill. Bullion, considered a hedge against inflation and currency debasement,...Read More

Warren Buffett shocked the world when Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a stake in TSX-traded gold miner Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX)(NYSE:GOLD). While I find it unlikely that the decision to get into the name was the Oracle of Omaha’s (I think it was one of his colleagues), the fact that Buffett wasn’t against it was as good as a gold stamp of approval for his fans to follow in his footsteps.Now...Read More

It looks as though Congress is finally on the verge of passing the long-awaited second coronavirus stimulus bill. But before anyone gets too excited I feel compelled to remind you how the last one went.Despite all the media hype surrounding the $1,200 stimulus checks (not much when you consider the average monthly rent in America is $1,468), you should remember the program was overwhelmingly a sl...Read More

Merry Christmas, folks. I hope you all are having a wonderful holiday.I know the markets are.Stocks were off to another strong week heading into the 12 days of Christmas.This sets us up for another potential record-breaker by New Year's Day.Seasonal factors combined with the end-of-year Santa rally appear ready to provide a nice tailwind. More importantly, strong positive sentiment that we will so...Read More

George Edward Gammon is an American real estate investor and entrepreneur. He produces and stars in a popular YouTube Channel. Prior to 2012, George started, owned, and operated multiple businesses ranging from conventions to advertising. The last growing to 24 million in annual revenues and over 100 employees. After 12 years as a successful entrepreneur, at the age of 38, George semi retired and...Read More

Topics:Trump grandstands over stimulus bill.Ripple gets ripped.Is Bitcoin also a security?Biden will be bad for Bitcoin.Greyscale gets clobbered.Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. Schiff made his name as President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He frequently delivers lectures at major econ...Read More

Dr. Fauci said that weeks ago, he had hesitated to publicly raise his estimate because many Americans seemed hesitant about vaccines, which they Continue...Read More

As the coronavirus spread in China, according to thousands of leaked directives and other files, the government stage-managed what appeared on the domestic internetContinue...Read More

Having spent a career launching iconic products - including Apple's first Macintosh computer - Guy Kawasaki knows a thing or two about what leads to success and fulfillment in both business and life.These are insights more and more of us could benefit from right now, as the economic disruption caused by covid has thrown many households into turmoil as millions of workers have been laid off, hundre...Read More

Some historical Christmas financial footnotes...Bob Hoye is a trained geologist, successful resource investor and economic historian. Bob is the chief investment strategist for chartsandmarkets.com.Read More

The United States will soon require people from the U.K. to test negative for Covid-19 no more than 72 hours before departure, the CDC Continue...Read More

The widespread claims of election irregularities and fraud should have been taken more seriously by government officials and law Continue...Read More

"The arguments with our European partners were at times fierce but this, I believe, is a good deal for the whole of Europe," Johnson Continue...Read More

The Tariff Department at China's Ministry of Finance is to reduce or cancel tariffs on certain imported goods from January 1, 2021, including coke and semi-coke from Mongolia.The aim of the move, announced on Monday December 21, is to make better use of resources abroad and promote economic growth. From...Read More

Samarco has resumed the production of iron ore pellets following a restart of operations at its Ubu complex in Brazil's Esp?-rito Santo state, BHP said on Thursday December 24.This follows a resumption of operations at its Germano complex in Mariana city, in Brazil's southeastern Minas Gerais state earlier this month, which involved the restart of one of three iron...Read More

Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.Big Oil is on the move, feeling its way into a changing energy world. There are two sides to adapting: how to decarbonise oil and gas and how to build a sustainable business around zero-carbon technology. Valentina Kretschmar, VP and...Read More

Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.Speaking after ConocoPhillips announced it will take over Concho Resources in a $9.7 billion all-stock deal, Robert Clarke, vice president, Lower 48 upstream, at Wood Mackenzie, said: “The combination is remarkable. Just in scal...Read More

Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.Fuelled by public policy and declining battery costs, global electric bus adoption is set to triple by 2025. The Chinese market - the most promising in this sector - will surpass the 1 million e-bus mark by 2023 and reach 1.3 million...Read More

Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.Wood Mackenzie, in partnership with WisdomTree, has launched an exchange traded fund (ETF) providing investors with exposure to the growth in the demand for, and the usage of, energy storage technologies, and in particular batteries.T...Read More