Category: investing

Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Nov. 8)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery fell $2.88 to $88.91 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for January delivery fell $2.56 to $95.36 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for December delivery fell 1 cent to $2.64 a gallon. December heating oil fell 1 cent to $3.77 a gallon. December natural gas fell 80 cents to $6.14…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Nov. 7)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery fell 82 cents to $91.79 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for January delivery fell 65 cents to $97.92 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for December delivery fell 8 cents to $2.65 a gallon. December heating oil fell 13 cents to $3.78 a gallon. December natural gas rose 54 cents…


Americans Abandon Housing Hopes Amid Crushing Costs

The U.S. real estate market has begun to cool after two years of torrid growth, but soaring mortgage rates, punishing rents, and a shortage of available homes continue to thwart Americans on the hunt for affordable housing. The latest bad news for would-be homebuyers came on Wednesday, when the Federal Reserve approved another major hike…


Buying or Selling a Home When Mortgage Interest Rates Are High

During these days when mortgage interest rates are high and the future of refinance rates unpredictable, you may be wondering whether you should buy or sell a home—or wait until better economic times. It may surprise you to know that now could be a good time for either move. Advantages of Selling Your Home When…


5 Ways to Navigate Today’s Investing Challenges

Pandemic repercussions, a war in Europe, disrupted supply chains, the Great Resignation, rampant inflation, and a potential recession—there are many things threatening the ability to invest at the moment. With so many uncontrollable challenges, many investors are unsure how to proceed without putting their wealth at even greater risk in an uncertain future. If you’re…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Nov. 4)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery rose $4.44 to $92.61 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for January delivery rose $3.90 to $98.57 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for December delivery rose 4 cents to $2.73 a gallon. December heating oil rose 4 cents to $3.91 a gallon. December natural gas rose 42 cents to $6.40…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Nov. 3)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery fell $1.83 to $88.17 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for January delivery fell $1.49 to $94.67 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for December delivery fell 1 cent to $2.69 a gallon. December heating oil rose 19 cents to $3.87 a gallon. December natural gas fell 29 cents to $5.98…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Nov. 2)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery rose $1.63 to $90 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for January delivery rose $1.51 to $96.16 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for December delivery rose 11 cents to $2.70 a gallon. December heating oil rose 6 cents to $3.68 a gallon. December natural gas rose 56 cents to $6.27…


Protect What You’ve Earned: 7 Ways to Safeguard Your Financial Investments

Society has come under a unique amount of stress in recent years. So have plenty of financial investments. A pandemic created economic disruption around the globe. The “Great Resignation” put pressure on businesses—pressure that those companies have passed along to consumers in different ways. Ongoing inflation continues to aggravate income and increase expenses. War in…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Nov. 1)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery rose $1.84 to $88.37 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for January delivery rose $1.84 to $94.65 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for December delivery rose 6 cents to $2.59 a gallon. December heating oil fell 5 cents to $3.62 a gallon. December natural gas fell 65 cents to $5.71…