1604 ET – Gold futures have finished higher for seven out of the past nine weeks — with the front-month contract settling the week up 5% to $4,951.20 a troy ounce. For the day, gold finishes up 1.9%.

The dollar index (DXY00) today is slightly higher by +0.06%, extending Monday's gain of +0.39% and recovering a bit farther after last Friday's -0.73% decline. The dollar is seeing support from ...

U.S. major market averages closed higher on Friday as traders and investors finished the week on a high note, posting back-to-back session gains. From a sector point of view, seven of the 11 S&P ...