Silver, gold sell off as precious metals markets nosedive

Argor-Heraeus’ CEO Robin Kolvenbach holds one kilo bars of silver and gold at the plant of refiner and bar manufacturer Argor-Heraeus in Mendrisio, Switzerland, July 13, 2022. Denis Balibouse | Reuters Gold and silver prices plunged Friday, as President Donald Trump‘s nomination for the next chair of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, appeared to relieve…

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Chevron (CXV) Q4 2025 earnings

Signage at a Chevron gas station in San Mateo, California, US, on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. Benjamin Fanjoy | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chevron on Friday reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street estimates as record oil production offset the pinch of lower crude prices. Last year, oil logged its biggest annual price decline since…

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New drug fights neurological gene mutation

In 2016, when Susannah Rosen was 2½ years old, her parents, Luke Rosen and Sally Jackson, noticed during bath time that something wasn’t right. When Sally prompted Susannah to playfully kick her legs in the water, she wasn’t able to.    “For our first kid, if it was a bee sting, we would run into the…

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China’s new plan to get consumers spending again

BEIJING, CHINA – NOVEMBER 6: Women wearing Qing Dynasty-style costumes take photos inside the Forbidden City on November 6, 2025, in Beijing, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News As Chinese households remain reluctant to spend on big-ticket goods, Beijing is leaning on a new lever to revive consumption: experiences and everyday services. China’s cabinet…

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