Silver (SI=F) September futures opened at $69.35 per ounce on Friday, August 28, 2026, down 0.1% from Thursday’s closing price. The silver price moved higher this morning, reaching $71.13 as of 7:57 a.m. ET. Silver prices have been in a holding pattern this week as investors digested inflation news that was largely within expectations, and…
Gold (GC=F) December futures opened at $4,656 per troy ounce on Friday, August 28, 2026, down 0.2% from Thursday’s closing price. The price of gold is pretty steady this morning at $4,650.90 per troy ounce as of 7:43 a.m. ET. Gold prices have been pretty consistent this week and are in a holding pattern this…
Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $80,261.86 on Friday, August 28, 2026, 1.5% higher than Thursday’s opening price. As of 7:00 a.m. ET this morning, the price of bitcoin moved down to $79,560.02. Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $2,511.31 on Friday, August 28, 2026, up 0.2% from Thursday’s opening price. The price of ethereum moved lower this morning…
By Anna Szymanski Aug 28 (Reuters) – From the Editor U.S. President Donald Trump originally said the Iran war would last four to five weeks, but we’re now hitting the six-month mark. What remains most surprising is the resilience of financial markets in the face of what was previously thought to be a doomsday scenario…
September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU26) are down -0.05% this morning as investors hold their breath ahead of Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh’s first Jackson Hole speech. Nasdaq 100 futures underperformed, falling -0.30%, as Marvell Technology (MRVL) sank over -8% in pre-market trading after the chip designer delivered only a modest Q2 beat and provided slightly…
Getting a medical procedure preapproved by a health insurer might sound like a confirmation that the bill is covered. But as one Washington woman discovered, an insurer can approve a procedure and still leave the patient responsible for nearly the entire bill. Stephanie Halver of Vancouver, Washington, was considered at high risk of developing breast…
Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. A scam targeting older Americans is turning one of the oldest symbols of financial security — gold — into a way for criminals to steal retirees’ savings. The New York Police Department is investigating a scheme in which victims…
According to the Zillow lender marketplace, mortgage rates are falling ahead of Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s first official speech at the Jackson Hole summit later today. The average 30-year fixed rate today, Friday, August 28, 2026, is 6.54%, down 3 basis points since yesterday. The 15-year fixed loan is currently at 5.86%, 11 basis points lower…
Stocks turned well into the green on Friday as investors digested Kevin Warsh’s first Jackson Hole keynote address as Fed Chair. The Dow (^DJI) and S&P 500 (^GSPC) picked up roughly 0.4% and 0.3%, respectively, while the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) rose 0.5% to lead gains. In the roughly 30-minute speech, interpreted by the bond market…
Aug 27 (Reuters) – Nvidia has paused some deals in a new financing initiative that offered credit support to AI cloud companies in exchange for a share of revenue, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Some Nvidia employees expressed concerns to current and potential customers that the initiative…
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