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Gold Sets 50th Daily Record This Year on Rate-Cut Bets and Risk

Gold rose to a record high — the 50th day it’s done so this year — on escalating geopolitical tensions and prospects for more US rate cuts. Silver also set an all-time peak.

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December 23, 2025 at 8:28 AM

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December 22, 2025 at 7:52 AM

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Gold Rises to Record High on Rate-Cut Bets and Venezuela Tension

Gold rose to an all-time high, as escalating geopolitical tensions and bets on further US rate cuts added momentum to the best annual performance in more than four decades.

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December 22, 2025 at 7:31 AM

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Opinion Live Q&A: Could Inflation Derail Trump 2.0?

Bloomberg Opinion columnists take your questions about the future of the economy under the new administration.

I've studied happiness for 15 years: If you do these 9 things every day, you're more 'emotionally resilient' than most

December 21, 2025 at 9:28 AM

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December 21, 2025 at 9:19 AM

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Happiness expert: The most 'emotionally resilient' people do 9 things every day www.cnbc.com/2025/12/20/h...

Happiness researcher Jessica Weiss reveals simple but powerful habits that help build more emotional resilience.

Friday could be a wild day of trading on Wall Street. Here's why

December 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM

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December 19, 2025 at 8:19 AM

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Friday could be a wild day of trading on Wall Street. Here's why www.cnbc.com/2025/12/18/f...

December options expirations are typically the biggest of the year, but this one eclipses all prior records, Goldman said.

December 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM

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November CPI Report Raises Doubts About US Inflation Data

After long-awaited government data showed underlying US inflation cooled to a four-year low in November, economists agreed on at least this much: something was off.

November's inflation report is the first to be released after the shutdown. Here's what to expect

December 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM

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December 18, 2025 at 8:17 AM

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November's inflation report is first to be released after the shutdown. What to expect www.cnbc.com/2025/12/17/n...

November's CPI report is expected to show the annual inflation rate at 3.1%, according to economists polled by Dow Jones.

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December 18, 2025 at 8:13 AM

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The Death of Gasoline Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

Gasoline was meant to be Exhibit A of the energy transition. And it is — but not how the green intelligentsia ever anticipated. Rather than becoming the fuel to display the earliest and most pronounce...

December 17, 2025 at 9:35 AM

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December 16, 2025 at 9:04 AM

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Why Does Everyone Want to Be a Bank Now?

Fintechs and other consumer companies are eager to take advantage of the changing regulatory mood.

December 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM

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Wall Street Sees AI Bubble Coming and Is Betting on What Pops It

It’s been three years since OpenAI set off euphoria over artificial intelligence with the release of ChatGPT. And while the money is still pouring in, so are the doubts about whether the good times ca...

December 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM

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December 13, 2025 at 9:40 AM

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Green Stocks Are Big Winners as Tech Boom Drives Energy Demand

It was supposed to be a glum year for green stocks as President Donald Trump pushed his Big Oil agenda. Instead, the sector is booming as artificial intelligence powers massive demand for all kinds of...

Jamie Dimon: AI 'will eliminate jobs,' but people with these skills will get 'plenty' of opportunities

December 13, 2025 at 8:54 AM

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December 12, 2025 at 8:43 AM

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Jamie Dimon: These skills will get you 'plenty of jobs,' even in the AI age www.cnbc.com/2025/12/11/j...

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says that people with strong communication, critical thinking and emotional intelligence skills will find jobs in the age of AI.