Gold Price Forecast: Top Trends for Gold in 2026

Gold Price Forecast: Top Trends for Gold in 2026

Gold has reached once-unthinkable prices in 2025, gaining over 60 percent by early December. Looking ahead to 2026, experts believe the major themes that carried the gold price to new heights this year will continue to underwrite its trajectory in the months ahead, boosting the metal even further. What are the top trends shaping the […]

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 Edward Sterck: Platinum in “Deep Deficit” Again, Will Price Keep Rising in 2026?

Edward Sterck: Platinum in “Deep Deficit” Again, Will Price Keep Rising in 2026?

Edward Sterck, director of research at the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC), shares the organization’s platinum outlook heading into 2026. After a third consecutive deficit in 2025, the WPIC anticipates balance next year, but Sterck explained that there are factors that could change that outlook. Securities Disclosure: I, Charlotte McLeod, hold no direct investment interest […]

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 Copper Price 2025 Year-End Review

Copper Price 2025 Year-End Review

Copper prices were volatile in 2025, with high levels of uncertainty influencing the market. Changing US trade policy, as well as traditional supply and demand fundamentals, worked together to move the metal. Increasing demand and a lack of new supply have long been key drivers for copper, and this year new forces played a role […]

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 US Capital Gains Tax Guide for Gold and Silver Investors

US Capital Gains Tax Guide for Gold and Silver Investors

As gold and silver continue to prove their worth as sound investments, market participants should know how capital gains taxes are calculated for precious metals investments in the US. While the majority of gold and silver investing comes with a certain degree of taxation, there are different levels of capital gains taxes based on how […]

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 Shopify says a daylong Cyber Monday outage has been resolved

Shopify says a daylong Cyber Monday outage has been resolved

Outages on Shopify’s e-commerce platform have been resolved, the company said late Monday, bringing to an end a daylong glitch on the annual ‘Cyber Monday’ shopping day. Some merchants that use Shopify’s service to sell goods online said they experienced issues with checkouts through the company’s point-of-sale system. Businesses that run on Shopify also had […]

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 Dell family donation to offer 25 million kids $250 to open ‘Trump accounts’

Dell family donation to offer 25 million kids $250 to open ‘Trump accounts’

Tech billionaires Michael and Susan Dell announced Tuesday that they are pledging $6.25 billion to create some 25 million additional ‘Trump Accounts’ for children across the country. These accounts will be seeded with $250 each, and available for children who missed the eligibility cutoff for the $1,000 federally funded ‘Trump Accounts’ for babies born after […]

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