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Gold at $5,000: Best Ways to Gain Exposure Before the Next Rally

Gold at $5,000: Best Ways to Gain Exposure Before the Next Rally

NEW YORK – Gold has long been the world’s most trusted safe-haven asset, but in 2025 it has taken on an almost mythic status. Prices have surged to unprecedented levels, breaching $4,000 an ounce for the first time in history this week and sparking speculation that the metal could

S&P 500 Keeps Hitting Fresh Highs — Where to Put Your Money If a Pullback Comes

S&P 500 Keeps Hitting Fresh Highs — Where to Put Your Money If a Pullback Comes

By Nick Ravenshade for NENC Media Group October 7, 2025 The S&P 500 pushed to fresh closing highs again this week as investor appetite for AI-linked winners and hopes for eventual Federal Reserve easing prop up a market that’s extended its run despite a looming government shutdown

AMD Rockets ~25% as OpenAI Nears Option to Buy Up to 10% — A Game-Changer in the AI Chip Wars

AMD Rockets ~25% as OpenAI Nears Option to Buy Up to 10% — A Game-Changer in the AI Chip Wars

By Nick Ravenshade for NENC Media Group October 6, 2025 Advanced Micro Devices shares surged roughly 25% on Monday after the company and OpenAI announced a sweeping multi-year computing pact that will have OpenAI deploy AMD’s next-generation Instinct GPUs at massive scale — and gives the ChatGPT maker a staged

Goldman Boss Predicts Pain: What David Solomon’s Drawdown Warning Means for Your Portfolio

Goldman Boss Predicts Pain: What David Solomon’s Drawdown Warning Means for Your Portfolio

By Nick Ravenshade for NENC Media Group October 5, 2025 Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon issued a blunt warning this week that investor euphoria around artificial intelligence could give way to a painful pullback in equities within the next 12 to 24 months — a “drawdown” that, in his words, “people

Berkshire Hathaway Splits Chairman and CEO Roles: Buffett Steps Back, Abel Steps In as New Era Begins

Berkshire Hathaway Splits Chairman and CEO Roles: Buffett Steps Back, Abel Steps In as New Era Begins

By Nick Ravenshade — NENC Media Group October 3, 2025 In a formal step toward the end of an era, Berkshire Hathaway’s board has amended the company’s bylaws to separate the roles of chairman and chief executive officer — a housekeeping measure that paves the way for longtime lieutenant Greg

European stocks extend gains after record high as banks and miners lead

European stocks extend gains after record high as banks and miners lead

By Nick Ravenshade — NENC Media Group October 3, 2025 European equity markets stretched a recent winning streak into Friday, extending gains after touching fresh record highs this week as investors cheered stronger-than-expected sector news, rotating into banks and miners and pricing a higher probability of Federal Reserve rate cuts later

AI frenzy fuels $200B chipmaker rally, markets hit record highs

AI frenzy fuels $200B chipmaker rally, markets hit record highs

By Nick Ravenshade — NENC Media Group October 2, 2025 Global semiconductor stocks surged on Thursday in one of the sector’s most violent single-day rallies this year, with investors adding roughly $200 billion to chipmakers’ collective market value as a string of AI-related deals, strategic investments and upbeat demand signals