WASHINGTON — President Trump said Monday that he will visit Beijing in April following a “very good” talk with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Trump said that his trade truce with Xi is holding — after the Chinese leader agreed on Oct. 29 to crack down on fentanyl smuggling, resume purchases of US soybeans and pause export restrictions on items made with rare-earth and critical minerals.
By SEUNG MIN KIM and DIDI TANG, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he has accepted an invitation from Chinese leader Xi Jinping to visit Beijing in April and that he reciprocated by inviting Xi for a state visit to the U.S. later next year.
Trump made the announcement a few hours after he spoke with Xi on the phone on Monday morning,
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand said Monday that Canada and India will move quickly to advance a trade deal after two years of strained relations, noting Ottawa has a new foreign policy in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war.
Anand’s statement follows a meeting between Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Group of 20 summit in South Africa this past weekend,
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Nvidia shares and stock-index futures rose after-hours following the tech giant’s latest earnings report, which beat expectations.
The chip maker reported record revenue and a 65% jump in profit, soothing investor jitters over the artificial-intelligence boom. Nvidia also increased its current-quarter guidance, sending shares 5% higher in after-hours trading.
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It was a tough past week for the AI trade and the broad markets, to say the least. But it’s always nice to finish things on a high note, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 both shooting higher (both closing Friday’s session up less than 1%),
The U.S. stock market rose on Monday, spurred by a jump in tech stocks and renewed expectations that the Federal Reserve may slash its benchmark interest rate at its December meeting.
The S&P 500 climbed 108 points, or 1.6%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 294 points, or 0.6%, as of 2:10 p.m.
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Are investors ready to buy back into the AI trade?
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Around 11 years ago, a podcast mentioned a study by Fidelity Investments, which was repeated in several media articles and blog posts. It supposedly showed that the broker’s best-performing clients over a decade were people who had died and whose accounts were left untouched.
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The fund holds only physical gold bullion stored in allocated form in secure vaults. As of mid-November 2025, the trust contained 483.28 tons of gold, equal to 15,537,684.23 ounces. It does not hold any gold futures or gold stocks.
A key operational detail is the basket amount,
The Sprott Physical Gold Trust is a closed-end fund, not a traditional ETF. Closed-end funds issue a fixed number of units and trade based on market supply and demand.
As a result, the trust can trade at a premium or discount to its net asset value (NAV).
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