GLD vs SLVP: Should You Invest in Gold Bullion or Silver Mining Stocks in 2026?
Choosing between SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEMKT:GLD) and iShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF (NYSEMKT:SLVP) depends on whether an investor wants the price stability of physical gold or the leveraged volatility of silver mining stocks.
While both funds offer exposure to the precious metals market,
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Read MoreJeff Bezos' Amazon Could See a Sizable Mark-to-Market Gain From Its Anthropic Stake When It Reports Earnings July 30, BofA Says
It’s Amazon‘s (AMZN -0.19%) turn to step up to the earnings podium. The online retailer founded by Jeff Bezos is expected to show strong growth in its cloud computing business, Amazon Web Services, and is likely to increase its planned $200 billion capital expenditure budget as memory and storage products become more expensive.
US economy strength boosts rate hike expectations for September 2026
The U.S. Treasury’s Secretary, Scott Bessent, has highlighted the strength of the U.S. economy, pointing to resilient consumer spending, rising wages for lower-income workers, and a significant increase in investments. Core inflation has reportedly dropped to 2.6%, a figure that aligns with recent core consumer price index (CPI) data. Furthermore, record levels of investment are being channeled into the United States,
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Read MoreGold Rate Today in Chennai (as on 29 Jul, 2026)
Latest Updates on Gold Rate In Chennai : 9th March 2026
Gold prices in Chennai witnessed a decline on March 9 as investors were worried that rising inflation due to a spike in crude oil prices in making the US Federal Reserve cautious on rate cuts.
Lower interest rate environment tends to increase the appeal for non-interest yielding bullion.
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Read MoreThe Burst
Forget Tesla, This EV Stock Just Got a Billion-Dollar Lifeline
If you’ve spent any time watching the electric vehicle space, chances are you’ve already dug into Tesla. But as Tesla enters its next phase of maturity, investors with an eye for disruption might want to turn their attention to a different name, one that’s flying under the radar but could be setting up for a breakout.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Buffett’s $19 Billion Oil Bet Looks Like a Fortress
It’s the rare oil major that seems built to outlast cycles, keep the dividend flowing, and, as Warren Buffett clearly believes, keep getting stronger.
The yield is about 4.4%, nearly four times what the S&P 500 pays and on paper that looks tempting, but high yields in energy can be a trap. The difference here is Chevron’s payout isn’t balanced on a knife’s edge.
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
When Will Walmart Join The Trillion Dollar Club?
At today’s $673 billion valuation, Walmart’s metrics track remarkably close to Microsoft’s pre-trillion phase, though through a distinctly retail-centric lens.
Where Microsoft achieved its milestone through software margins expanding from 28% to 35% over five years, Walmart charts its course through scale economics and business mix evolution, as evidenced by its operating margin expansion from 4.6% to 4.7% year-over-year.
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