Gold COMEX (Dec'25)
Ray Dalio says we are definitely in a bubble, but that doesn’t mean you should sell yet
Get Morning Squawk directly to your inbox Nvidia’s rally lifted the stock market, with Wall Street appearing to move past fears around the AI trade faltering that weighed on stocks in recent sessions. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite has climbed nearly 17% in 2025, propelled by gains in megacap tech stocks amid continued excitement around AI. […]
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The rich are ‘renting’ out their idle gold bars for income as prices remain at historic highs
Gold prices have been smashing new records this year, and a growing cadre of wealthy investors and family offices are no longer content to let their gold bars sit idle in vaults. They are leasing their bullion to refiners, jewelers, and fabricators for interest, defying gold’s reputation as a non-yielding asset. “We’ve got a whole […]
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UK fund Blue Whale names this U.S. mining stock as a top macro-commodity play
Blue Whale Capital’s Stephen Yiu is positioning for further upside in gold despite the recent price pullback, and has named the world’s largest gold miner Newmont as a key portfolio pick. Yiu, chief investment officer of the Blue Whale Growth Fund, on Tuesday acknowledged that the firm could be “a bit late to the party” […]
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Gold, defense and more: Five sectors to watch after pivotal Trump-Xi meeting
The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea on Thursday yielded a raft of fresh agreements , including on rare earth minerals, fentanyl and soybeans. Investors are now keeping tabs on what the meeting — rated a “12” out of 10 by Trump — could mean for […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Rallies and tech ‘revolution’ — all powered by AI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (L) shakes hands with Microsoft Chief Technology Officer and Executive VP of Artificial Intelligence Kevin Scott during the Microsoft Build conference at the Seattle Convention Center Summit Building in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on May 21, 2024. Jason Redmond | Afp | Getty Images Investors can’t get enough of artificial intelligence, despite […]
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CNBC Daily Open: It’s a boom, it’s a bubble, it’s still not enough for investors: It’s AI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (L) speaks with Microsoft Chief Technology Officer and Executive VP of Artificial Intelligence Kevin Scott during the Microsoft Build conference at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on May 21, 2024. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Investors can’t get enough of artificial intelligence, despite worries over the sector’s excessively high […]
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Gold enters correction territory as global investors stop worrying as much about China tensions, Fed independence, AI bubble
Gold has fallen into correction territory now that investor fears around China tensions, Federal Reserve independence and an artificial intelligence bubble have been soothed. After topping $4,300 just last week, both spot gold and gold futures have made short work of dipping below $4,000. The yellow metal is still up more than 40% in 2025. […]
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With stock market concentration risk at peak, ‘cash, precious metals, and crypto’ is new normal
ETF Edge With stock market concentration risk at peak, ‘cash, precious metals, and crypto’ is new normal Published Thu, Oct 23 202512:42 PM EDTUpdated 19 Min Ago Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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Gold is getting knocked on Tuesday – it’s still the hottest trade of the year
While gold was taking a hit on Tuesday, the metals trade has outshined artificial intelligence on Wall Street this year, even the latter has propelled the broader stock market to record levels. Gold crossed the $4,000-per-ounce threshold earlier in October, and just this week, it hit a record above $4,300 . It’s currently up more […]
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Bank worries, China trade feud unnerves stock market. Typical October volatility or something bigger?
How are we enjoying the “normal seasonal soft patch” so far? The stock market spent the past week chopping around the range left by the sharp drop the prior Friday, while confronting the ghosts of crises past: regional-bank balance-sheet worries , possible re-escalation of China trade hostilities, a crypto flash correction and a reversal in […]
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