One day ahead of the highly anticipated Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meeting on whether to cut production, WTI crude oil prices are dropping.
Doubts are rising that the oil cartel will reach an agreement on Wednesday.
by Diane Alter
One day ahead of the highly anticipated Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meeting on whether to cut production, WTI crude oil prices are dropping.
Doubts are rising that the oil cartel will reach an agreement on Wednesday.
Here's what today's action in the oil patch looks like...
We've put together a gold ETFs list so you can take advantage of the lowest gold prices since February.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average today is rising as investors prepare for the big OPEC meeting on Wednesday.
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Global stock markets were narrowly mixed overnight. European stock markets were mostly firmer as Italian financial stocks posted a recovery from recent losses. Asian stocks were mixed, with buying interest limited by lower raw commodity market prices Tuesday. U.S. stock indexes are pointed toward slightly higher openings when the New York day session begins.
Gold prices are moderately lower in early U.S. trading Tuesday
By all accounts, 2016's "Black Friday" was a success, surpassing $3 billion in sales for the first time in history. That might be welcome news for a retail industry that is now unambiguously in crisis, but most of the record spending was done online.
That's just another nail in the coffin for an industry that's seen a raft of bankruptcies lately, with mall-based fixtures like Sports Authority, RadioShack, Aéropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun all going belly-up.
I'm not trying to spoil anyone's festive mood, but it's my job to call it as I see it: This trend for these traditional retailers points straight down. No matter how much you personally spend this shopping season (and I do hope you get some good deals), the explosion of ecommerce, along with weak and/or increasingly selective consumers, makes traditional retailers' destruction inevitable.
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Silver prices today are climbing more than 1.5% in afternoon trading, after what was another down week for the precious metal.
Silver has continued to fall in the wake of the presidential election, and now some investors are starting to worry.
Here's where we see silver prices headed now...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average today fell as the U.S. dollar started to slip.
Investors are also keeping an eye on the OPEC meeting on Nov. 30.
Saudi Arabia issued near-impossible standards ahead of OPEC’s big meeting this week.
Here’s why the kingdom’s manipulation tactics are actually directed at Trump…
by Diane Alter
As we head into the final stretch of 2016, with equities and the economy showing signs of improvement, the key question on investors' minds is "Are interest rates going up in December?"
The overwhelming consensus is that we will get a rate hike in a couple of weeks.
Here's what it means for investors...
by Jack Delaney
Our upcoming IPO calendar has three companies looking to go public before the end of 2016.
One company is involved with the marijuana industry, one company is involved in the oil and gas industry, and one company focuses on pest control.
Here's everything you need to know about these three upcoming IPOs this week...