Commodities

Gold steadied on Thursday as wider markets showed signs of stabilizing, but the metal remained on track for its biggest monthly rise since February in the wake of last week's vote on Britain's membership of the European Union.

Gold steadied on Thursday as wider markets showed signs of stabilizing, but the metal remained on track for its biggest monthly rise since February in the wake of last week's vote on Britain's membership of the European Union.

Monsanto Co said on Wednesday it was in talks with Bayer AG and other companies regarding "alternative strategic options," a month after the U.S. seed producer rejected the German company's $62 billion takeover offer.

Monsanto Co said on Wednesday it was in talks with Bayer AG and other companies regarding "alternative strategic options," a month after the U.S. seed producer rejected the German company's $62 billion takeover offer.

A weekend to digest the implications over last Thursday’s decision by the U.K. to end its EU membership didn’t do much to quell worries in global markets on Monday.

A weekend to digest the implications over last Thursday’s decision by the U.K. to end its EU membership didn’t do much to quell worries in global markets on Monday.

In times like these gold outshines other assets classes in a predictable safe-haven trade.

In times like these gold outshines other assets classes in a predictable safe-haven trade.

Just a day after flirting with record-high territory, U.S equity markets extended a global-market meltdown on Friday morning after the United Kingdom, in a stunning vote, decided to sever its membership in the European Union.

Just a day after flirting with record-high territory, U.S equity markets extended a global-market meltdown on Friday morning after the United Kingdom, in a stunning vote, decided to sever its membership in the European Union.

Gold soared as much as 8 percent to its highest in more than two years after Britain delivered a shock vote to leave the European Union.

Gold soared as much as 8 percent to its highest in more than two years after Britain delivered a shock vote to leave the European Union.

CME Group is bracing for volatile trading ahead of the final U.K. vote.

CME Group is bracing for volatile trading ahead of the final U.K. vote.

Although a vote to “leave” will not mean immediate “cut-and-run” from the EU, it will indeed mean uncertainty and that could be just enough to knock over our fledgling global recovery.

Although a vote to “leave” will not mean immediate “cut-and-run” from the EU, it will indeed mean uncertainty and that could be just enough to knock over our fledgling global recovery.

Traders on Wall Street followed global markets higher as they ditched last week’s cautious sentiment, diving back into traditionally riskier assets.

Traders on Wall Street followed global markets higher as they ditched last week’s cautious sentiment, diving back into traditionally riskier assets.

Investors are already feeling the heat of what will likely be a hot and volatile summer.

Investors are already feeling the heat of what will likely be a hot and volatile summer.