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  After a brief stabilization period, gold's record-breaking year is back. In March, gold prices hit an all-time high of $2,160 per ounce and then repeated the feat in April, surpassing the $2,259 mark for another milestone achievement. The price of gold then soared to $2,435 on May 20, before adjusting to spot prices around $2,300 in June. But then, just when it appeared that gold's price had stabilized, it jumped to $2,493 on July 17, its latest record-setting price in 2024....

When will gold prices hit $3,000 per ounce? Here's what experts think

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Is your dream vacation abroad about to get cheaper? Or is your international investment portfolio in for a wild ride? Buckle up, folks, because some major global currencies might be headed for a...

7 International Currencies Expected To Plummet in Value by the End of 2025

Gold steadied on Friday after a sharp upturn in the previous session, as new US economic data assuaged concerns of a recession and made the safe haven metal less attractive to investors. Spot gold was little moved at $2,428.66 per ounce, having posted its biggest one-day surge in three weeks...

Gold price on pace for worst week since early June

Gold prices have been rising over the last couple of weeks and this week posted a new record high of $2,471 an ounce on the futures market. During Tuesday’s trading, spot gold rose 1.8% to nearly $2,466 an ounce. Gold prices have accelerated because traders have become increasingly convinced...

Price of gold hits new record high

Gold prices firmed on Wednesday on mounting bets of U.S. interest rate cuts in September and rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, with markets awaiting U.S. economic data for clues on the Federal Reserve's interest rate path. Spot gold rose 0.4% to $2,399.38 per ounce, as of 11:29 a.m....

Gold buoyed by Fed rate-cut hopes, geopolitical concerns

Keith Lerner, Truist Wealth co-CIO, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss why the market's 'excess' has run out, whether it's a good time to buy tech stocks, and more.

The economy is 'cooling,' says Truist Wealth's Keith Lerner

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The decline in gold prices continued yesterday but there was a bullish bounce in today’s trading. The bulls look to try to target the $2,430 mark and the previous record high point. However, if there is a continuation of the bearish movement in gold prices then the Fibonacci Retracement point could become a decline target that traders pay attention to.

Daily Oil, Gold, Silver Technical Analysis | August 08, 2024

Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Tesla Chairperson Robyn Denholm on Thursday concerning CEO Elon Musk and possible breaches of his fiduciary duty to the company. Warren wants to know whether the board has ever bothered to investigate Musk's use of Tesla resources to benefit his other companies, including SpaceX and xAI.

Tesla's board faces questions from Elizabeth Warren about Musk's corporate 'entanglements'

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Lo Toney, Plexo Capital founding managing partner, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss if it's time to buy the tech dip.

Plexo's Lo Toney maps the road ahead for the tech trade

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Here we (could) go again.. After making a second landfall in South Carolina, Debby weakened to a tropical storm and now located close to Charlotte, North Carolina. Despite the downgrade, the storm remains a threat, bringing heavy rainfall and tornado watches across North Carolina. Tragically, Debby has claimed six lives, including two in Georgia. Although Debby will soon lose its tropical characteristics, the risk of flooding and tornadoes persists as it moves into other states.

NHC Monitors Potential New Storm That Could Threaten Georgia

Steve Weiss, founder and managing partner at Short Hills Capital Partners, joins CNBC’s 'Halftime Report' to explain why he sold Textron.

Trade Tracker: Steve Weiss sells Textron

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

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Stellantis will indefinitely lay off up to 2,450 U.S. plant workers in Warren, Michigan, later this year as it discontinues production of an older version of its Ram 1500 pickup. The company has not announced a vehicle to replace the truck. The layoffs are expected to start as soon as...

Stellantis laying off 2,450 plant workers due to discontinuation of Ram 'Classic' pickup truck

Charles Van der Steene, president of Maersk North America, joins CNBC's Lori Ann LaRocco to discuss growth in Asian ocean freight orders, the U.S. consumer and economy, and the threat of a longshoreman strike at East Coast and Gulf ports in the Fall.

Maersk North America president on the strength of U.S. consumer and shipping outlook

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Debby has weakened to a post-tropical storm, after making landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane Monday. It's expected to bring more heavy rain and flooding to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Friday and into the weekend. Homeowners insurance doesn't cover flood damage. You need a separate flood insurance...

If Debby damages your basement, here’s what’s not covered by flood insurance

Chris Pyle spends the entirety of his workdays wearing a white tank top and boxer shorts, sitting in a recliner. It's an unusual setting for a mechanic, but a profitable one. Pyle started answering strangers' questions about their gas and diesel engines on JustAnswer as a side hustle in October 2006.

45-year-old mechanic quit his full-time job for his side hustle—now he makes $14,200 a month: My paycheck is 'very consistent’

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

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On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

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Gold prices set for weekly drop, with focus on Fed cues

Gold prices were subdued on Friday and headed for a weekly decline, while investors awaited further cues to gauge the size of a potential U.S. interest...

Gold prices set for weekly drop, with focus on Fed cues

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