Ikea bets there"s gold in ending flat-pack blues

Swedish furnishings giant Ikea is accelerating a drive into services, including assembling your flat-pack furniture for you, and maybe one day designing your home decor too. Julian Satterthwaite reports......»»

Ikea is exploring the launch of an online sales platform offering furniture not just from the famous flat-pack retailer but also from rivals as part of its big transformation......»»

Every week we highlight the most timely exchange-traded fund news, from new launches to inflows and performance......»»

Gold futures finished lower for a second session Wednesday, ending under the key $1,800 mark for the first time this week. U.S. Treasury bond yields have risen to their highest levels in roughly one year, ".....»»

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 2.73% for the week ending Feb. 11 — unchanged from last week......»»

Gold futures slid Friday, ending lower for the week, as the U.S. dollar strengthened and investors parse President-elect Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan announced late Thursday......»»

As of Wednesday (Dec. 30) morning, gold is range trading and remains more or less flat as it seeks momentum. As we wait for the precious metals to act on a catalyst, let’s also t.....»»

Gold futures were trading little changed on Thursday, ahead of the Christmas holiday......»»

Gold edges higher Friday but was seeing subdued action as investors await an update on the U.S. employment picture that has been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic......»»

Bitcoin has fared better than stocks but worse than gold and U.S. Treasuries during the coronavirus pandemic, with investors ascribing its performance to speculative bets and bids to hedge against inflation linked to stimulus measures......»»

Lockdowns Ending But Their Politics Still Rule Authored by Tom Luongo via Gold, Goats, 'n Guns blog, While i.....»»

SoftBank Group Corp said it sees a loss of around 700 billion yen ($6.6 billion) in the year ending March on the portion of its WeWork investment held outside the Vision Fund, as the virus compounds woes at one of the firm's biggest bets......»»

Getty/Steve Jennings Benchmark partner Bill Gurley, renowned for his early bets on Uber and Stitch Fix, will not be involved in the firm's latest fund. The Wall Street Journal's Yuliya Chernova and Rolfe Wi.....»»

Gold futures lose ground, consolidating after ending a holiday-shortened week at a more-than-seven-year high......»»

World stocks tumbled for the fifth straight day on Wednesday, while safe-haven gold rose back towards seven-year highs after health authorities warned of a possible coronavirus pandemic and markets stepped up bets on interest rate cuts......»»

World stocks tumbled for the fifth straight day on Wednesday, while safe-haven gold rose back towards seven-year highs and U.S. bond yields held near record lows after governments and health authorities warned of a possible coronavirus pandemic......»»

The International Energy Agency reported Thursday that global CO2 emissions in 2019 were flat with emissions in 2018, ending a two-year streak of rising emissions. The bad news is that the level is........»»

"There are a lot of questions about her," said Sen. Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala.). Judy Shelton's views on gold, ending deposit insurance and having the Fed work more closely with the White House make many economists uneasy......»»

‘There are a lot of questions about her,’ said GOP Sen. Richard C. Shelby. Her views on gold, ending deposit insurance and having the Fed work closer with the White House make many economists uneasy......»»

Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) is expected to resume growth momentum in 2020 from a rebound in shipments for server applications after ending 2019 with revenues falling 7.65% on year to NT$19.02 billion (US$635.27 million), according to industry sources......»»