Gold prices ended higher Tuesday, recovering some of their recent losses, after posting a seventh straight monthly decline in October. Price action Gold for December delivery GC00, +0.81% GCZ22, +0.81% Read more
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20 dividend stocks that may be safest if the Federal Reserve causes a recession
Investors cheered when a report last week showed the economy expanded in the third quarter after back-to-back contractions. But it’s too early to get excited, because the Federal Reserve hasn’t Read more
20 dividend stocks that may be safest if the Federal Reserve causes a recession
Investors cheered when a report last week showed the economy expanded in the third quarter after back-to-back contractions. But it’s too early to get excited, because the Federal Reserve hasn’t Read more
Caterpillar stock had a great October, and that earned it a downgrade
Shares of Caterpillar Inc. pulled back on Monday after UBS analyst Steven Fisher said he no longer recommended investors buy, as the potential for upside relative to downside risk is Read more
Gold prices to soften for third session as investors wait to hear from Jerome Powell
Gold traded marginally lower on Monday for a third straight session as higher Treasury yields and a stronger dollar continued to weigh on precious metals prices. Price action Gold for Read more
Why the Dow is having a killer month as it heads for best October ever
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has been criticized by some market watchers for being a poor barometer of equity-market performance given its relatively small sample size of just 30 stocks. Read more
The Dow soars, Big Tech tumbles: What’s next for stocks as investors await Fed guidance
The past week offered a tale of two markets, with gains for the Dow Jones Industrial Average putting the blue-chip gauge on track for its best October on record while Read more
The midterm elections are coming. Here’s what that means for the U.S. housing market.
The midterm U.S. elections are coming. And elections have consequences for the housing market, according to a new report from investment bank Cowen. The report by Cowen’s Jaret Seiberg noted Read more
Property appraisers valued an interracial couple’s home at $310,000 when they met the Black homeowner — but gave their white partner a $350,000 valuation
Interracial couples were assigned different appraisal values for their homes in the Baltimore, Md., area depending on the skin color of the partner who greeted the appraiser and whether the Read more
Why the Dow is having a killer month as it heads for best October ever
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has been criticized by some market watchers for being a poor barometer of equity-market performance given its relatively small sample size of just 30 stocks. Read more