China has a ‘fake gold’ problem as more locals get scammed
Gold bracelets at a gold jewelry store in the Zhejiang Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Gold’s recent rally has sparked a bullion rush, but …
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Bird flu resurgence drives up egg prices, spurring some to stock up
Unstamped brown eggs. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Bird flu fears are driving up egg prices again. After having subsided for most of 2023, a recent resurgence …
Gold is shining ‘bright like a diamond’ and could hit $3,000 says Citi
An employee handles one kilogram gold bullions at the YLG Bullion International Co. headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. Chalinee Thirasupa | Bloomberg | Getty Images Gold …
Oil prices could surge above $100 after Iran’s first attack on Israel
A refinery from the north of the Persian Gulf in Iran. Saeid Arabzadeh | Afp | Getty Images Oil prices could soar to $100 per barrel and beyond, said market …
Global gas glut is set to reach multi-decade highs in the coming years
A liquefied natural gas tanker sails past a container terminal as it arrives in Yokohama, Japan, May 21, 2018. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Natural gas prices have …
Gold prices hit new record high on Fed cut expectations
Gold bars and coins. Brightstars | E+ | Getty Images Gold prices extended their rally and scaled to another record high on Monday, propelled by U.S. interest rate cut expectations …
Cocoa prices are soaring to record levels. What it means for consumers
A farmers holds cocoa beans while he is drying them at a village in Sinfra, Ivory Coast, on April 29, 2023. Luc Gnago | Reuters Consumers could start to see …
Gold prices have been hitting record highs — here’s why the rally is far from over
People browsing gold jewelry in Istanbul. Burak Kara | Getty Images News | Getty Images The rally in gold continues with prices hitting an all-time high on Thursday — and …
Oil prices slip after OPEC+ extends voluntary oil output cuts
Marathon Petroleum’s oil refinery in Anacortes, Washington. David Ryder | Reuters Oil prices edged lower Monday after oil cartel OPEC+ agreed to extend voluntary output reductions until the second quarter, …
Baylor outperforms Ivy League in university endowment performance rankings
Watch out, Ivies, there’s a new endowment performer in town. Baylor University’s $2 billion endowment â a fraction of those in the Ivy League â generated a 6.4% return for …