The prices of oil has skyrocketed across the past week. Popular oil ETFs are skyrocketing with the United States Oil Fund (USO) up 57% year-to-date, ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) up 74%, ...

Effects of extended conflict between US and Iran could also lead to higher interest rates and hit economic growth US-Israel war on Iran – live updates The impact of the deadly and unpredictable ...

The price of oil surged Monday as President Donald Trump signaled that the conflict between the U.S., Israel and Iran would potentially be drawn out for longer than a few weeks, raising concerns that ...

Global growth is projected at 3.1 percent in 2024 and 3.2 percent in 2025, with the 2024 forecast 0.2 percentage point higher than that in the October 2023 World Economic Outlook (WEO) on account of ...

Gold has rewritten the rulebook on what a precious metals rally looks like. A year ago, the metal was trading at a price of about $2,624 per ounce, which, in hindsight, looks almost quaint. The ...

Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, economics, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) and has ...

The standard deduction has been super-sized for seniors. Thanks to provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, taxpayers 65 and older can claim an additional $6,000 without itemizing their ...