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Every solar panel needs around 20 grams of silver. Every electric vehicle needs 25 to 50 grams. Every AI data center requires electricity. OpenAI's Sam Altman is begging utilities for power. Meanwhile ...

Beware our "Marie Antoinette" market. Poor Marie Antoinette. The late French queen is best known for her supposedly callous, clueless, privileged suggestion that if the peasants couldn't get enough ...

President Donald Trump said a U.S. military operation has resulted in the capture of Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro. The swift and successful U.S. operation to capture Venezuela's president.

The U.S. used to have a stockpile, but such ideas were considered quaint after the end of the Cold War and the ascent of neoliberalism. We could have positioned the nation to weather this storm, but ...

You're right on nuclear. The energy demands from AI, EVs and reshored manufacturing don't pencil without serious baseload power. Solar and wind help at the margins. Nuclear runs the foundation. If the ...

As Warren Buffett exits his CEO role at Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) (BRK.B), many will revisit his investing milestones - including his purchases of stakes in American Express (AXP), See's Candies, ...

The U.S. economy is facing a world of trouble in 2026, with the likelihood of a sharp contraction in employment that will weaken the economy and force the Federal Reserve to respond with dramatic rate ...

Of the three early-year indicators that Hirsch and his team monitor to get a sense of where stocks might be headed during the rest of the calendar year, the full-month January barometer has a stronger ...