Many technology stocks have gotten crushed in the high-inflation, rising-interest-rate environment of 2022. Some may have further to fall. Investors with shorter-term horizons may wish to steer clear of more volatile, innovative companies, despite outperformance during the pandemic. Those include …
Anglo Asian Mining PLC said Thursday that its gold and copper production fell in the first quarter at its Azerbaijan project, while silver production rose. The London-listed, Azerbaijan-focused company said gold production was 10,040 ounces, compared with 11,907 ounces a …
U.S. stocks were under pressure Monday, with tech and other growth names bearing the brunt, as Treasury yields continued to soar ahead of a busy week in inflation data. What’s happening The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA fell 140 points, …
Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck the globe, the personal computer had become a staid, boring product with dwindling sales, as consumers spent their money on new smartphones every couple of years while letting their home laptops and old towers collect …
The steep upward climb in mortgage rates still isn’t showing any signs of stopping. On Friday, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate 5.06%, according to data from Mortgage News Daily. The 15-year fixed rate hovered at 4.29%. “Only 24% of consumers …
The U.S. home-financing market has been dominated by the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loan for decades. Now some key players in the U.S. housing market think it is time to give home buyers the option of stretching loans out to 40 …
Investors are juggling a host of risks, including inflation, higher interest rates and commodity market disruptions. Another challenge is the threat of widespread cyber disruption. Just this week, Russian hackers launched a major cyberattack on Ukraine that crashed the nation’s …
Gold futures fell sharply Monday as the U.S. dollar strengthened and investors eyed developments in the Russia-Ukraine war. “The war in Ukraine continues to provide a steady flow of flight to quality buying interest, but another layer of sanctions on …
New research has found evidence of plastic in the bloodstream of humans for the first time. But how it might regularly get there and what long-lasting impacts can be expected, including if it can clear the blood-brain barrier, are open …
Gold futures edged lower Friday, but were on track for a weekly gain, as traders eye developments around the Russia-Ukraine war and an increasingly hawkish Federal Reserve. Gold for April delivery GC00, -0.35% GCJ22, -0.35% fell $7.40, or 0.4%, to …
Mortgage rates are racing toward 5% as the Federal Reserve’s expected trajectory for future rate hikes becomes clearer. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 4.42% as of the week ending March 24, representing an increase of 26 …
WASHINGTON — The U.S. and U.K. struck a trade accord Tuesday that will remove U.S. tariffs on British steel and aluminum, while the U.K. will lift levies on American whiskey, motorcycles and tobacco. Biden administration officials said the agreement with …
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