Gold slides over 2% as robust jobs report stokes hawkish Fed fears
(Reuters) – Gold prices dropped over 2% on Friday to a more than three-week low after stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data raised fears that the Federal Reserve could keep hiking interest rates.Granules of gold and silver are seen in glass jars at the Krastsvetmet non-ferrous metals plant in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia March 10, […]
GOOG jumps on layoffs affecting 6% of search giant’s workforce
Alphabet will lay off about 12,000 employees. GOOG stock has benefited from the news on Friday. Alphabet will focus on AI technolgy. $102 is the next price target for GOOG bulls. Alphabet (GOOG) stock advanced 3.7% to $97.40 on Friday after the paid search and online advertising behemoth announced 12,000 job cuts. Recent data suggests Alphabet, […]
PRECIOUS-Gold accelerates to 8-month peak on dollar pullback
*U.S. CPI report due on Thursday*Dollar index down 0.4%(Updates prices)Jan 9 (Reuters) – Gold prices extended gains to an eight-month high on Monday as a weaker dollar made greenback-priced bullion cheaper for overseas buyers, while investors bet on a less-aggressive rate-hike trajectory from the U.S. Federal Reserve this year.Spot gold was up 0.8% at $1,880.33 […]