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Bitcoin Approaching All-Time High

The soaring cryptocurrency Bitcoin is trading at $1,147 early Thursday, within $20 of the all-time high of $1,165.89, according to CoinDesk. The record high was set on Nov. 30, 2013. In

Gold Hits Three-Week High

The price of gold rose .9 percent Tuesday, finishing the day at a three-week high of $1,162 an ounce, the Wall Street Journal reports. In 2016, gold climbed 8 percent

Bitcoin Is Back Above $1,000

The popular cryptocurrency bitcoin began 2017 by climbing above the $1,000 level for the first time in three years. Bitcoin is currently trading around $1,020. Bitcoin’s price rose steadily in

Oil Prices Hit 18-month Highs, Then Slide

UPDATE: Oil finished the day down more than 2 percent. Brent slid to $55.47, falling from the 18-month high it hit early in the day, Reuters reports. ORIGINAL: On the

Best And Worst Stock Markets Of 2016

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (+13.4%), Russia’s RTS (+27%, or 52% in dollar terms), Argentina’s Merval index (+45%), Brazil’s Bovespa index (+39%), the Canadian TSX Composite index (+17.5%) Norway’s All-Share index (+18%),