https://www.goldinvestors.news Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:48:41 +0000 en-us hourly 1 https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/gold-defies-pressure-near-4300-as-durable-goods-show-surprising-strength/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229743 2026-09-25T23:35:35+00:00 Mandy Eckart Gold held near $4,300 an ounce despite resilient U.S. durable goods data, including a 1.6% rise in capital goods orders excluding defense and aircraft, as analysts weighed possible Federal Reserve tightening against the metal’s daily gain. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/inside-trump-and-xis-ai-talks-as-tech-titans-crowd-the-table/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229692 2026-09-25T23:35:35+00:00 Howard Carver Trump and Xi signaled continued AI dialogue and possible emergency communication, but disclosed few specifics as export controls, advanced chips and security concerns remained unresolved points of tension between Washington and Beijing. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/alice-waltons-fortune-soars-33-billion-as-she-builds-a-tuition-free-medical-school/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229719 2026-09-25T23:35:35+00:00 Howard Carver Alice Walton’s Walmart holdings helped increase her fortune by $33 billion in one year, while her philanthropy is financing a new medical school, tuition waivers, a hospital with 250 beds, and a cancer center in Bentonville. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/billionaire-charlie-mungers-brutal-elon-musk-rule-never-bet-against-him-never-bet-with-him/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229716 2026-09-25T23:35:35+00:00 Rachel Cho Charlie Munger admired Elon Musk’s achievements but refused to share his appetite for leverage and enormous wagers. His final interview explained why disciplined investors can respect spectacular success while still placing an opportunity in the too hard pile. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/trumps-diesel-ban-talk-sends-us-export-profits-soaring/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229713 2026-09-25T23:35:35+00:00 Rachel Cho Trump’s support for restricting diesel exports pushed European prices ahead of US futures, opening Atlantic arbitrage opportunities as traders booked tankers and Europe confronted tight supplies following the Iran war and attacks on Russian refineries. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/inflation-fears-hammer-consumer-sentiment-to-lowest-level-in-four-months/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229710 2026-09-25T23:35:35+00:00 Gold Investors Staff Consumer sentiment dropped to 48.1 in September as rising grocery and gasoline prices darkened Americans’ outlook. Inflation expectations climbed, personal finance expectations weakened, and average fuel prices moved toward $5 per gallon nationwide. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/gold-tumbles-to-4254-as-inflation-expectations-spike/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229725 2026-09-25T23:35:35+00:00 Mandy Eckart Gold fell to $4,254 per ounce after consumer sentiment reached 48.1 and inflation expectations climbed sharply. The survey showed expectations one year ahead rising to 4.6%, while longer term expectations increased to 3.4%. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/goldman-sachs-slams-ai-stock-fans-with-a-brutal-reality-check/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229707 2026-09-25T23:35:35+00:00 Cynthia Bushing Goldman Sachs estimates leading cloud companies need about $300 billion in AI revenue within the next few years to break even, while annual application spending may need to reach roughly $1 trillion for the industry’s economics to deliver solid returns. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/metas-muse-says-it-can-run-your-finances-should-you-hand-over-the-keys/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229704 2026-09-25T23:35:35+00:00 Gold Investors Staff Meta’s Muse promises to manage budgets, subscriptions, bills, purchases, and unclaimed property, but those conveniences may require sensitive financial access. Users must weigh Meta’s security controls against explicit warnings that the agent can make mistakes and face attacks. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/microsoft-ceo-sounds-alarm-as-ai-trust-becomes-biggest-issue/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229700 2026-09-25T23:35:35+00:00 Howard Carver Microsoft is combining chat, coding, and autonomous capabilities in its revamped Copilot platform, but CEO Satya Nadella says customer trust will be the decisive challenge as the software gains access to credentials and performs more independent workplace tasks. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/diesel-price-surge-opens-tesla-semis-biggest-fleet-opportunity-yet/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229698 2026-09-25T23:35:35+00:00 Mandy Eckart Tesla is pushing its Semi toward volume sales as diesel reaches $6.53 per gallon and sharpens the electric truck's operating advantage, although its $290,000 purchase price and uncertain current production remain significant hurdles for fleet adoption. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/akamai-technologies-genius-sports-and-people-inc-dominate-midday-stock-moves/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229694 2026-09-25T23:35:35+00:00 Howard Carver Akamai Technologies, Genius Sports and People Inc stood out among the biggest midday stock movers, although the supplied market snapshot did not disclose their trading direction, price changes or the developments driving the activity. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/treasury-yield-hits-19-year-peak-unleashing-a-rare-bond-buying-opportunity/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229689 2026-09-25T23:35:35+00:00 Howard Carver The 10 year Treasury yield reached 5.208%, creating higher costs for borrowers and an unusual income opportunity for bond investors. Professionals say investors should weigh duration, risk tolerance, and personal goals before adjusting their portfolios. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/microsoft-bundles-business-ai-into-one-app-as-anthropic-gains-ground/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229686 2026-09-25T23:35:35+00:00 Cynthia Bushing Microsoft is combining workplace productivity, coding and agent building tools as it confronts stronger enterprise competition from Anthropic. The shift comes with Copilot adoption below 7% among more than 450 million commercial Office 365 seats. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/appeals-court-upholds-pentagon-blacklist-in-crushing-blow-to-anthropic/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229683 2026-09-25T23:35:35+00:00 Gold Investors Staff A divided federal appeals panel upheld the Pentagon’s supply chain risk designation against Anthropic, preserving restrictions on military use of Claude while allowing the company time to seek rehearing or Supreme Court review. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/warshs-fed-regime-change-surges-ahead-but-slams-into-fierce-resistance/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229680 2026-09-25T23:35:35+00:00 Howard Carver Warsh is rapidly recasting the Fed’s policy framework as inflation and easy credit support further rate increases, but resistance from fellow officials and rising borrowing costs are slowing his push to shrink the central bank’s $6.7 trillion balance sheet. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/gold-firms-and-silver-leaps-as-hormuz-diplomacy-pressures-crude-while-yields-bite/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229722 2026-09-25T23:35:35+00:00 Gold Investors Staff Gold and silver advanced as renewed U.S. and Iran diplomacy pushed crude lower, but a 5.1% Treasury yield and expectations for another Federal Reserve increase kept bullion under pressure for the week. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/something-always-breaks-as-treasury-yields-rocket-higher/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229677 2026-09-25T23:35:35+00:00 Rachel Cho The 10 year Treasury yield has topped 5.17%, reviving a historical pattern in which rapid rate increases precede financial turmoil. Regional banks, private credit, utilities, homebuilders, and debt funded AI projects are emerging as critical areas to watch. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/new-york-escalates-its-prediction-market-fight-with-polymarket-u-s-lawsuit/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229645 2026-09-25T23:35:35+00:00 Mandy Eckart New York is seeking major penalties and extensive trading records from Polymarket U.S., escalating a regulatory struggle over whether federal oversight protects prediction market platforms from state gambling laws. https://www.goldinvestors.news/2026/09/sec-move-thrusts-xrp-ledger-amm-technology-into-the-spotlight/ https://www.goldinvestors.news/?p=1229643 2026-09-25T23:35:35+00:00 Rachel Cho The SEC’s five year exemption recognizes AMM liquidity pools within regulated tokenized stock markets, drawing attention to the XRP Ledger’s native exchange infrastructure without approving XRP or XRPL for tokenized securities trading.