Commodities and Gold

Gain valuable investment tips about commodities, including gold, silver, and oil/gas.

48 Hours to Oil Price Jump?; Goldman Drops a Brick on BRIC; Manhattan Real Estate Demand Rising Sky High

With civil unrest growing in Egypt, the world’s concern for the people in the Middle East trails only...

S&P 500 Snaps Winning Streak; U.S. Business Activity Slows; Gold Miners Trade Similar to Junk as Bullion Sinks Below $1,200

Business activity in the U.S. cooled more than projected in June, a regional report showed today.

ETF Talk: Sink Your Teeth into PBJ

When most people think of the agricultural sector, farming is most likely to come to mind.

Gold Dips to 34-Month Low; U.S. Stocks Rise as GDP Report Fuels Fed Stimulus Bets; China’s Central Bank Soothes Markets

Gold fell to a 34-month low, as improving U.S. economic data strengthened the case for the Federal Reserve...

New Pipelines Opening in Texas; Home Foreclosures Not a Thing of the Past; Longtime Rivals Find Middle Ground on Cloud

The first of seven new oil pipelines came online yesterday, carrying oil from choke points in Oklahoma and...

Waving Bye-Bye to $47.2 Billion in Bond Purchases; 75% of American Families Living Paycheck to Paycheck; Golden Dominos Continue to Fall

It all began a little more than a month ago today, when the minutes of the May 22...

ETF Talk: Can Money Grow on Trees?

Conventional agricultural products include foods, fibers, fuels and raw materials, but there is an additional, unconventional segment of...

ETF Talk: Veggies May Pep up Your Portfolio

The last few ETF Talks have highlighted broad-based agricultural funds, but today’s featured exchange-traded fund is one that...

Nikkei Down 10 Percent from Five-Plus Year High; Gold is the Time-Honored Safe Haven, Right?; Greece Named World’s First ‘Demerging Market’

The Nikkei 225 Index followed up Tuesday’s 1.5 percent loss with today’s 2.4 percent dive. After the last...