Are gold ETFs worth investing in right now?

While gold ETFs offer convenience and liquidity, they also come with limitations that are worth understanding. Sankai/Getty Images Gold has rarely been out of the financial news headlines recently, thanks to an impressive price performance that skyrocketed it past $5,500 per ounce in late January. Gold’s upward trajectory has tempered somewhat since, but gold’s price … Read more

Hegseth urges Latin American allies to go on offense against drug cartels

MIAMI — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday urged Latin American countries to take a more aggressive approach against drug cartels, warning that the Trump administration would be forced to act by itself if governments fail to effectively combat criminal organizations that directly threaten the United States and border security. “America is prepared to take … Read more

Watch shipping through the Strait of Hormuz grind to a halt amid Iran conflict

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Few places on the planet matter more to the global economy than the Strait of Hormuz. Just about 21 miles wide at its narrowest, the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman is a global energy choke point. The waterway carries roughly 20 million barrels a day … Read more

Paxton vows he’s ‘staying in this race’ even if Trump backs Cornyn in Texas GOP clash

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is making it clear: he’s staying in the race for the Republican Senate nomination even if President Donald Trump endorses Paxton’s rival, longtime Sen. John Cornyn. “I’m staying in this race,” Paxton said in an interview Wednesday evening. “I owe it to … Read more

Book excerpt:

Penguin Press We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. In his new memoir, “Streetwise: Getting to and Through Goldman Sachs” (to be published March 1 by Penguin Press), former CEO Lloyd Blankfein writes about a life that stretched from the projects of New York City to the pinnacle of Wall … Read more

Trump frustrated with DHS secretary Kristi Noem and considering replacements, sources say

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has grown frustrated with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and has begun to consider possible replacements, lawmakers and people familiar with the discussions tell NBC News. Trump has been speaking this week with Republican lawmakers about his displeasure with Noem and has made clear in those conversations that he is … Read more

Key takeaways on Day 6 of Iran war

The Iran war continues to roar in the Middle East as the U.S. strikes more targets inside the Islamic Republic. This comes as the House of Representatives weighs a war powers resolution, and as Americans continue begging for help to evacuate. CBS News’ Charlie D’Agata, Ramy Inocencio, Hunter Woodall and Natalie Brand report. Source link

Obama calls on voters to help Democrats’ Virginia redistricting ahead of midterm elections

Former President Barack Obama is calling on voters in Virginia to support a ballot measure this spring that would change the commonwealth’s constitution and cause new congressional district boundaries benefiting Democrats to be used in this fall’s midterm elections.  In a video posted to social media on Thursday morning, Obama noted the surge of mid-decade … Read more