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Gold traded at $4,132.80 an ounce late Monday evening, $7.10 lower on the day
The spot gold bid stood at $4,132.80 an ounce in late Monday trading, $7.10 lower on the day. That was the bid on the 10:14...
Gold was quoted at $4,177.20 an ounce on October 18
Gold was quoted at $4,177.20 an ounce on October 18, according to Kitco’s price board, up $13.10 on the day. The quote came late on...
Johnson & Johnson will pay $1.34 a share on December 8 to holders of record November 24
Johnson & Johnson’s board has declared a fourth-quarter dividend of $1.34 a share, payable December 8 to shareholders of record at the close of business...
Fidelity is closing five of its exchange-traded funds, and anyone still holding FDFF, FMED, FDIF, FMET or FPRO after November 12 is cashed out around November 19
Fidelity is shutting down five of its exchange-traded funds, and the clock is short. Shareholders can sell until the market closes on November 12. Anyone...
A. O. Smith raises its quarterly dividend to 38 cents a share, payable November 16
A. O. Smith raised its quarterly dividend to 38 cents a share, up from 36 cents, and will pay it on Monday, November 16 to...
Publix pays an 11.6-cent quarterly dividend to stockholders on November 2
Publix Super Markets will pay stockholders 11.6 cents a share on November 2, a quarterly dividend the grocer’s board declared on October 1. The payment...
The Nasdaq lost 1,226 points this week, its worst week since June
The Nasdaq Composite ended the week of October 12 to 16 down 1,226.14 points, a 4.5 percent loss, after closing Friday at 26,140.03. The Associated...
Charles Schwab now offers bitcoin and ether trading to eligible U.S. brokerage clients at 75 basis points a trade, and the coins are not covered by SIPC
Bitcoin and ether are open for trading at Charles Schwab, which charges 75 basis points on each trade for clients who qualify. Schwab’s own disclosure...
Families headed by someone 75 or older saw median net worth climb to $504,900 in 2025, while those headed by someone 65 to 74 slipped to $431,300, the Fed finds
The oldest American families came out of the last three years with noticeably more wealth, while the households just behind them lost ground. The Federal...
Merrill Lynch’s $39 million settlement over cash sweep interest in retirement accounts won preliminary approval October 7, and a final hearing is set for March 12, 2027
Merrill Lynch’s $39 million settlement with holders of Merrill Edge retirement accounts won preliminary approval from a federal judge on October 7, 2026. The deal...
Silver traded near $56.71 an ounce early Thursday, up from $53.04 a year earlier
Silver cost $56.71 an ounce at 7:15 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday, October 15. A year earlier the same quote was $53.04, so the metal...
Gold traded near $4,147 an ounce Thursday morning, below its year-ago price of $4,187
Gold was priced at $4,147 an ounce at 9:10 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday, October 15. That is $40 below the $4,187 an ounce quoted...
Delta pays a 21.5-cent dividend on November 5 to shareholders of record October 15
Delta Air Lines will pay a quarterly dividend of 21.5 cents a share on November 5 to holders of record at the close of business...
The Nasdaq fell 511.51 points October 14 after a hot September inflation report
Consumer prices rose 0.6 percent in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on October 14, and the 3.7 percent yearly rate topped the 3.6...
Silver futures were at $59.16 on October 13, far below January’s spot record of $121.62
Silver futures stood at $59.16 an ounce on October 13, down 1.63 percent on the day, according to Armenpress’s report on NYMEX metals prices. That...
Gold’s London afternoon price was set at $4,169.50 an ounce on October 13
The London Bullion Market Association’s afternoon auction put the price of gold at $4,169.50 a troy ounce on October 13, Bernama reported from Kuala Lumpur....
Starbucks raised its quarterly dividend a penny to 63 cents on October 7
Starbucks gave its shareholders a one-cent raise. The board declared a quarterly dividend of 63 cents a share on October 7, up from 62 cents,...
Spot silver was bid at $60.05 an ounce late Monday, October 12
Spot silver was bid at $60.05 an ounce late on Monday, October 12, according to Kitco’s price page, which stamped the quote 22:11 EST and...
Investors who bought Becton Dickinson stock from February 2019 to February 2020 and lost money have until December 13 to claim from the SEC’s $175 million Alaris fair fund
Investors who bought Becton, Dickinson and Company stock between February 5, 2019, and February 5, 2020, and lost money have until December 13, 2026, to...
The iShares silver trust’s net asset value was $54.3652 a share on October 9 and its gold trust’s $78.6852, and both funds are down so far in 2026
The iShares Silver Trust had a net asset value of $54.3652 a share on October 9, and the iShares Gold Trust had $78.6852. Both funds...