June 24, 2025
Gold Investing

Gold ticks up, traders eye US retail sales data

Gold bullion bars are seen for sale at Manfra, Tordella and Brookes, Inc. January 9, 2003 in New York City. Mario Tama | Getty Images Gold prices inched up on Thursday after a 1% decline in the previous session following inflation data that dampened hopes for a larger September U.S. rate cut, while the focus

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Financial Assets

Stock market today: Wall Street holds relatively steady ahead of big tests coming later in the week

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are holding relatively steady Monday, as markets around the world stabilize following a wild week of extreme swings. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 4 points, or less than 0.1%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq

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Financial Assets

Dow drops 1,000 points as markets quake worldwide

NEW YORK (AP) — A scary Monday that started with a plunge abroad reminiscent of 1987 ’s crash swept around the world and pummeled Wall Street with more steep losses, as fears worsened about a slowing U.S. economy. The S&P 500 dropped 3% for its worst day in nearly two years. The Dow Jones Industrial

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Financial Assets

Recession fears send global markets plunging

U.S. stocks opened lower after global markets plunged overnight over worry about the health of the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 Index was down 8.6% Monday morning before gaining much of it back and the NASDAQ Futures Index fell 6% after global markets plunged over worries about a possible recession in the world’s biggest economy.

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