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Anxious Investors Push Gold Above $4,000 an Ounce for the First Time

Anxious Investors Push Gold Above $4,000 an Ounce for the First Time The precious metal is on course for its best year since the 1970s, underscoring unease in financial markets. Price of gold Note: As of 9 a.m. Eastern on… more ›
U.S. Natural Gas Posts Back-to-Back Gains

U.S. Natural Gas Posts Back-to-Back Gains Updated Oct. 7, 2025 3:05 pm ET 15:02 ET – U.S. natural gas futures rise for a second straight session with support from lower production, buoyant LNG feed gas flows and some weather-driven demand seen for… more ›
US Markets

SYMBOL PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE US 10-YR 4.085 -0.005 -0.122 EUR/USD 1.172 +0 +0.034 *GOLD 3,880.6 +12.5 +0.32 *OIL 60.74 +0.26 +0.43 NASDAQ 22,844.051 +88.894 +0.39 S&P 500 6,715.35 +4.15 +0.06 DJIA 46,519.72 +78.62 +0.17 VIX 16.63 +0.34 +2.09 Stock Indexes… more ›
Global Market Data

Global Market Data Asia Pacific Index Last Change % Change trading higherNIKKEI 225 INDEX.N225 44,936.73 +385.88 +0.87%Positive trading higherHANG SENG INDEX.HSI 27,287.12 +431.56 +1.61%Positive trading higherSHANGHAI SE COMPOSITE INDEX.SSEC 3,882.78 +20.25 +0.52%Positive trading higherS&P ASX ALL ORD INDEX.AORD 9,240.30 —… more ›
Meta will soon use your conversations with its AI chatbot to sell you stuff

Meta will soon use your conversations with its AI chatbot to sell you stuff By Clare Duffy The logo of the Meta AI app can be seen on a smartphone on September 2. Matthias Balk/dpa/picture alliance/Getty ImagesNew York — Meta will soon… more ›
Can I take £500 out of my pension to protect the rest from a tax raid?

Can I take £500 out of my pension to protect the rest from a tax raid? Charlene Young from the wealth manager AJ Bell offers her advice Charlene Young Monday September 29 2025, 5.00am BST, The Times Can you help… more ›
How compound interest can help you retire a millionaire — even on a modest income

How compound interest can help you retire a millionaire — even on a modest income Contrary to a common assumption, you don’t need a lot of money. You need a lot of time, and you need to use it as… more ›
AO boss tells BBC: We’re a British success story – the UK should be turbocharging us

AO boss tells BBC: We’re a British success story – the UK should be turbocharging us By Sean Farrington Business presenter John Roberts doesn’t mince his words. The so-called kitchen king started AO selling discounted fridges and washing machines after… more ›
New York’s financial sector losing ground to rivals

New York’s financial sector losing ground to rivals Texas surpassed New York in terms of size of financial sector workforce in the two states By Eric Revell FOX Business If Mamdani wins, Wall Street will no longer be located in Manhattan, says… more ›
As stock market booms, Americans have more at stake than ever

As stock market booms, Americans have more at stake than ever Small investors are riding a wave, even as Wall Street’s gains overlay a mixed economic picture and some analysts think the market is overheated. October 1, 2025 at 5:45… more ›