Category: Business

Gold, silver and platinum jumped to all-time highs to extend a historic end-of-year rally for precious metals, with support from escalating geopolitical tensions, US dollar weakness and thin market liquidity.

Stocks extended their year-end rally in thin trading, driven by optimism over economic growth and expectations for improved corporate earnings. Gold and silver advanced to records.

Applications for US unemployment benefits fell last week, highlighting the seasonal swings in the data at this time of year.

Larry Ellison is throwing his personal fortune behind Paramount Skydance Corp.’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., aiming to give his son’s company an advantage in a fiercely contested takeover…