Gold, silver shined in 2025, can the luster hold in 2026?
Gold soars 66% in 2025, its best year since 1979, with experts predicting $5,000 ahead. Silver jumps 142% as precious metals get boost from Fed.
Trump narrows Fed chair picks, January decision expected
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's term ends in May 2026, but President Trump plans to pick his replacement by January.
ETF race hits $1T at record speed with more gains coming
Money is flowing into ETFs so fast this year that the industry hit $1 trillion in October, months ahead of last year's pace, as gold, bonds and crypto lure investor dollars.
Hands-on fund managers drive ETF growth
BlackRock's Jay Jacobs predicts active exchange-traded fund management will provide significant value in 2026 amid stock market volatility.
Vanguard fund strips out China in emerging markets investment play
Vanguard launches an exchange-traded fund to help investors access emerging markets like Brazil, India and Taiwan while avoiding China's risk and volatility.
Investors bet big on booming drone economy
A new drone ETF offers investors access to a booming unmanned aerial vehicle industry. The REX fund targets companies earning revenues from military and commercial drone uses.
Bitcoin’s bear market week
Investors battered bitcoin this week, rotating out of riskier assets and sending the largest cryptocurrency by market value below a key technical level.
White House disputes reports that Italian pasta could vanish from store shelves nationwide
The White House is pushing back on reports that Italian pasta could disappear from U.S. store shelves after the Commerce Department imposed a hefty preliminary tariff.
Dow closes above 48,000 for first time, 17th record close of 2025
Investors drove the Dow to back-to-back record gains, shrugging off concerns about an AI bubble and the lack of economic data tied to the government shutdown.