gold mining

For most of the 21st century, you would have been totally foolish not to be in gold. The price of the metal soared more than 550 percent between the end of 1999 and its peak in September 2011 at just below $1,900 an ounce. But gold has been creamed ever since that 2011 peak, falling some 35...

An important bit of business news on Thursday. In testimony before the Senate Banking Committee, Dr. Janet Yellen, nominated to replace Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, said she favors continuing Quantitative Easing III. That program has the Federal Reserve acquiring $85 billion monthly...