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The price of gold today, July 17, 2026 — and the best places to buy
Gold’s spot price — or its current trading value — today as of 9:00 a.m. ET is $3,964.63 per ounce, according to CNBC’s Gold/ US Dollar Spot Price. That’s slightly lower than Thursday’s price, when it traded at $3,992.02 per ounce at the same time. Gold is a safe-haven asset that investors gravitate toward when…
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Mortgage Rates Today, July 17, 2026: 30-Year Rates Remain Unchanged at 6.62%
Factors influencing current mortgage rates Today’s mortgage rates are influenced by economic and market conditions, as well as personal factors. The rate you’re quoted by a lender might be higher or lower than the national average. Here are some of the items considered when calculating your mortgage rate: 10-year Treasury yield: Current mortgage rates, especially…
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Samsung's stock just dropped despite promising an 1,800% jump in profits. Is big tech about to break? Protect yourself
This article adheres to strict editorial standards. Some or all links may be monetized. The selloff in semiconductor stocks worsened in early July as shares in Samsung Electronics tumbled, despite a very optimistic earnings report. Shares of the electronics giant were off 6.25% Wednesday, July 8 on the South Korean stock market (the company does…
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SecurePutCalls.com Hits More Than 500 Users Milestone With Patented Options Trading Risk Intelligence Platform
SecurePutCalls.com, an innovative options trading risk intelligence platform, has reached 500 users in just a few months — all through organic growth from the global trading community.
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The AI Data Center Boom Is Bigger Than One Stock—These ETFs Spread the Bet
Key Points Interested in Pacer Data & Infrastructure Real Estate ETF? Here are five stocks we like better. Investors can access the data center theme through ETFs that hold REITs, infrastructure companies, semiconductor names and power-related suppliers. The Global X Data Center & Digital Infrastructure ETF offers concentrated exposure to data center REITs and related…
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Stocks Sink on Anxiety About Tech and A.I. Spending
Stocks around the world tumbled on Friday, dragged down by a sell-off in the big technology companies developing artificial intelligence after signs of increasing competition from China intensified investor unease around eye-popping spending on A.I. The S&P 500 fell 1 percent, taking its loss for the week to 1.6 percent, led lower by the biggest…
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Savvy Senior: With Social Security uncertainty, should you claim benefits early?
Dear Savvy Senior, I turn 62 early next year and plan to retire soon after. Most advice says I should wait to claim Social Security because my monthly benefit will be higher. But with all the recent news about Social Security’s financial problems, I’m wondering if taking benefits early might be the safer choice. Is…
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Nasdaq sinks 2%, Asian stocks drop on concerns over Chinese AI advances
Stocks in Asia and the United States fell Friday after technological advances announced by a Chinese artificial intelligence company intensified concerns that the AI spending spree driving this year’s market rally could be at risk. The announcement came from Chinese company Moonshot, which unveiled Kimi K3, its most capable AI model, and one it said…
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Mrs. Dow Jones on IPOs, Estate Planning, and Getting Ready for Retirement
Haley Sacks has built a career translating Wall Street into plain English. You may know her as Mrs. Dow Jones, and she helps millions of followers make sense of investing, retirement, and how to grow your wealth when the cards seem stacked against you. She’s distilling that market wisdom into her new book, Future Rich…
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S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow End Lower As Chip Stocks Slide On TSMC Capex Concerns — TSM, MU, NVDA, UNH, GOOGL In Focus
The S&P 500 fell about 0.5%, the Nasdaq-100 dropped roughly 1.6%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average eased around 0.2%. Chipmakers drove the weakness after Taiwan Semiconductor reported strong results but raised its capital expenditure outlook. Strength in healthcare provided a partial offset to the market on Thursday, buoyed by UnitedHealth’s strong earnings report. U.S.…