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Inflection Points: U.S. Leadership Potential As America Turns 250
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (630+ words) When a nonpartisan and cross-sector group of U.S. leaders founded the Council on Competitiveness in 1986, they did so facing a sobering reality: the U.S. economy was poised, teetering on an economic cliff " on the verge of falling off, and landing on a…...
Gold Nears Record $5,600 As Metals Smash Even More Records
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (351+ words) Gold and silver prices surged early Thursday morning, with silver toppling the $120 mark and gold nearing an all-time high of $5,600, up more than $200 from just one day ago as tensions between the United States and Iran mount and the dollar…...
Silver, Gold, Platinum And Palladium: Four Charts For What’s Next
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (326+ words) Silver is the fast horse, and old jockeys like myself see this as a top. However, "it ain't necessarily so," because the upside in a bubble is hard to guess and can go much further than expected " especially for grizzled…...
Gold Soars Past $5,150 in Latest Record High Performance
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (218+ words) Gold prices reached another historic high Tuesday, pushing past the $5,150 mark as silver gains cooled off amid a weakening U.S. dollar, the decline of which President Donald Trump shrugged off during a trip to Iowa. Gold futures reached $5,163 as of 6:45 p.m. EST,…...
Gold Reaches Historic $5,100 As Silver Hits Record $110
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (218+ words) Conor Murray is a reporter covering trends in entertainment and culture. He is based in Jersey City and joined Forbes in 2022. Murray has covered the messy rollout for Kanye West's latest album, the Stanley water bottle craze and right-wing backlash…...
Silver Price Crosses $100 For First Time, Gold Nears $5,000
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (285+ words) Precious metals continued a record-breaking rally Friday morning with the price of silver crossing an all-time high of $100 for the first time, while the price of gold inched closer to a record $5,000, with one analyst blaming increased demand for safe-haven…...
Blackout In Venezuela Shows Off America’s Cyber Offensive Power
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (318+ words) It was dark, the lights of Caracas were largely turned off due to a certain expertise that we have, it was dark, and it was deadly." That was how President Trump described what looks like a cyberattack on Venezuela ahead…...
Gold Surpasses $4,700, Silver Breaks $95 Amid Greenland Tension
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (242+ words) The price of gold and silver rose to fresh highs early Tuesday amid a historic rally for the precious metals, with some analysts attributing this week's surge to President Donald Trump's push to acquire Greenland and ensuing tension with European…...
Platinum On Edge As A Long-Term Deficit Flips To Surplus
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (570+ words) A 75% price rise since the beginning of the year by platinum as it has outperformed gold might be coming to an end as a multi-year supply deficit of the metal morphs into a modest surplus next year. The flip from…...
Why Trump’s 50 Year Mortgage Idea Deserves A Second Look
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (642+ words) President Donald Trump's recent embrace of a 50-year mortgage has injected an unusual idea into the debate over housing affordability. If you can't make house prices lower quickly, perhaps you can stretch out the time associated with paying them. Critics…...