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Many groups are piling into gold, including central banks and sovereign governments. Gold has also become very popular among individual Chinese investors and family offices that cater to the global rich. Most of these investors choose physical gold. That's what famed investor Michael Burry did. But instead of the GLD ETF, he opted for another physical gold ETF - PHYS. Find out why.

A consideration of the challenges in being a whistlebower in the modern age of omnipresent digital surveillance. From "The Inscription Issue."

Memorial Day weekend promises to be a big one for road trips, and that means gas prices are going to jump. As of May 20, a gallon of regular gas costs $3.58 on average in the U.S., according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Through the summer, gas prices are expected to average $3.70...

After reaching highs in 2022, corn, soybean, and wheat prices plunged. The leading grain and oilseed markets feed and increasingly power the world. After reaching bottoms over the past months, prices have turned higher as the weather across the critical buying regions is now the most significant factor for the path of least resistance of prices during the 2024 crop year.

Although EV manufacturer VinFast seems a compelling idea for speculation based on recent robust price action, VFS stock remains a tricky play.

The wheat complex is mixed, with the winter wheat holding up on Tuesday. Chicago contracts are up 1 to 4 ½ cents on the day. Kansas City futures are fractionally to 2 cents higher. MPLS spring wheat futures are bringing up the rear, down 3 to 4 cents. The USDA...

Live cattle are trading with 52 cent to $1.80 gains across most contracts on Tuesday. Cash trade this week has been relatively quite so far. USDA reported cash sales of $186 in the South, up to $190 in the North last week, $2-3 higher. Feeder cattle are showing gains of...

Corn futures are trading with 3 to 5 cent losses so far on the Tuesday session, with USDA confirming planning pace picking back up. Rains over the next couple days are limited to the WCB, with the ECB precip expected over the weekend. USDA reported a couple private export sale...

Live cattle posted mixed action with contracts 50 cents lower to 42 cents higher. June futures were held up with a 42 cent gain, as futures are still $4-8 discount to cash. USDA reported cash sales of $186 in the South, up to $190 in the North last week, $2-3...

Corn prices are trading 2 to 4 cents lower this Tuesday morning. Futures were rallying out of the 8:30 am CDT gate on Monday morning, with strength across the wheat complex helping out. Corn posted gains of 2 to 8 ½ cents across the board at settlement. The Monday afternoon...

This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for H & R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at the situation in greater detail, shall we? First of all, what is a "Dividend Run" anyway

Unified managed accounts (UMAs) are professionally managed accounts that allow for the use of multiple investment strategies. This makes it a more comprehensive approach than a separately managed account (SMA) which is typically used for a single, targeted strategy. 

In its Q2 active fixed income commentary, Vanguard discussed lowering rate hike expectations for 2024 due to strong economic data, while inflation remains stubbornly above the Fed’s desired levels. 

After rising more than 18,000% since its inception, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has already created several millionaires. With such significant growth, it's natural to wonder if Bitcoin's millionaire-making abilities are gone. Yet this assumption couldn't be further from the truth.

Lean hogs saw mixed action to close out the Monday session with contracts 15 to 60 cents higher and the summer contracts down a dime to 27 cents. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated price down $2.14 in the Monday afternoon report at $86.43. The CME Lean Hog Index was...

Cotton is trading 4 to 82 points lower so far on Tuesday morning. Futures were 4 to 14 points higher on Monday, with contracts past May 2025 down 2 to 15 points. The outside market factors were not supportive, with crude oil down 35 cents and the US dollar index...

The wheat complex is trading sightly lower this morning after starting off the week with a huge Monday rally. Chicago contracts closed the Monday session with 16 ½ to 37 ½ cent gains. Kansas City futures were in rally mode, as gains of 18 ¾ to 35 ¼ cents were...

Soybeans are posting 7 to 12 cent lower trade on Tuesday morning. They ended the Monday session with gains of 6 ½ to 20 cents across the board, led by the front months. Soymeal futures saw $1.30 to $5.30/ton gains across most contracts. Soy Oil helped the product value by...

Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for HERSHEY CO (HSY). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, HSY rates highest using our P/B Growth Investor model based on the published strategy of Partha Mohanram. This growth model looks for low book-to-market stocks that exhibit char

Below is Validea's guru fundamental report for ASTRAZENECA PLC (ADR) (AZN). Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, AZN rates highest using our P/B Growth Investor model based on the published strategy of Partha Mohanram. This growth model looks for low book-to-market stocks that e