Gold is stuck in the longest slump in a decade as investors shun bullion
for the dollar and bonds, just seven months after Bank of America Corp...
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Eric Rasmussen
Weird weather and supply/demand issues have made agriculture investing scary, but investors seeking diversity see gold in them thar fields.
by Marla Brill
An unusual confluence of rising profits and falling stock prices has led to incredibly low valuations for mining shares.
TD Ameritrade Institutional Launches Thinkpipes Platform
TD Ameritrade Institutional has launched a platform called Thinkpipes for independent registered investment...
Gold is poised for the worst run of monthly losses in almost 13 years as
concern that Europe's fiscal crisis is escalating drove investors to
seek the dollar as a haven over the precious metal.
Oil rebounded from a seven-month low as world powers and Iran struggled
to overcome disagreements at their second round of meetings on the
country's nuclear program.
Droughts withering wheat crops from the U.S. to Russia to Australia will
probably spur the biggest reduction in global supply estimates since
2003 and drive prices to the highest in almost a...
Gold may climb for the first time in three days as optimism that China
will support its economy overshadowed concern European leaders won't be
able to stem the region's debt crisis.
Investors are reducing gold holdings for a third month, the longest
stretch since 2004, and favoring the dollar as a haven from Europe's
debt crisis, even as Goldman Sachs Group Inc...
Despite the gold rally, labor costs and delays have forced the biggest miners to hasten capital spending at a faster pace than they are earning.
Morningstar Advisor Workstation Adds PriceMetrix Tools
Morningstar is adding two new tools to Advisor Workstation, its Web-based investment planning platform...
State Street Corp., the second-largest manager of exchange-traded funds, rolled out three actively-managed products that can spread money across a range of asset
classes.
The discovery of an infected dairy cow in California may do little to
prevent shipments from surging to a record for a second straight year.
Hedge funds cut their bets on higher commodity prices by the most in
four months on mounting concern that Europe's debt crisis will derail
global growth and curb demand for raw materials.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission was sued by two business
groups seeking to overturn a rule requiring mutual funds with
commodities investments to register with the agency.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the fifth-biggest U.S. bank by assets, said
profit fell 23 percent as revenue from trading bonds, currencies and
commodities lagged behind Citigroup Inc...
Speculators cut bullish wagers on commodities by the most in 2012 on
mounting concern that the slowest Chinese growth in almost three years
will curb gains in demand for everything from copper to...
Oil dropped as an employment report raised concern that U.S. fuel demand
will slow and Iran agreed to resume talks on its nuclear program.
Hedge funds cut back bullish bets on commodities for a second week as the Federal Reserve signaled it may refrain from more monetary
stimulus, which could curb raw material demand.
