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Silver vs. Gold: How the Two Metals Compare as Investments
So far this year, investors in gold and silver have made out like bandits, especially when you compare the returns of the world's two best-known precious metals with those of stocks.
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Cosmetics Brands Face Revenue Drop as Department Stores Close
Cosmetics brands that stock sales counters at department stores face a fresh wrinkle: fewer shops to sell their products as retailers shrink their physical footprint.
10 Aug 2020
AI Is a New Weapon in the Battle Against Counterfeits
When Olivia Matthaei, a consignment store sales clerk, needs to check whether a designer handbag is authentic, she knows the drill. She grabs a custom camera with a microscope lens provided by Entrupy, a New York-based artificial-intelligence startup. The shape of a bulky battery pack, it pops onto an iPhone or iPod. She opens the Entrupy app and selects a brand from a list.
8 Aug 2020
China Trade Rides a Wave in July After Coronavirus Restrictions Ease
China's exports picked up momentum in July for the second straight month, as global demand recovered with the easing of coronavirus-related restrictions.
8 Aug 2020
Kicking Out Chinese Stocks and WeChat Is Another Nail in the Coffin of U.S.-China Links
The White House shot with both barrels at Sino-U.S. financial links Thursday, firing off a plan that could force Chinese companies to give up U.S. listings and executive orders restricting transactions related to ByteDance and Tencent Holdings, two major Chinese tech companies.
7 Aug 2020
Smartphone Price Premium Ebbs for 5G
5G, the next-generation wireless standard once exclusively the province of top-line smartphones, is sliding into more affordable handsets faster than expected.
7 Aug 2020
Instagram's Reels Debuts in U.S. as Threats to TikTok Mount
Facebook Inc.'s Instagram has launched a short-video feature in the U.S., challenging the empire that Chinese social-media upstart TikTok has built on user-generated dance videos, comedy skits and viral challenges.
6 Aug 2020
Why Gold Prices Are Hitting All-Time Highs
Gold prices hit a record at the end of last week, notching a new milestone in a bull run that began in late 2018 and has gathered momentum during the coronavirus pandemic.
5 Aug 2020
AIG Swings to Quarterly Loss on Substantial Losses Tied to Pandemic
Global insurance conglomerate American International Group Inc. swung to a loss for the second quarter driven in part by substantial costs tied to the pandemic as well as losses on the sale of most of its Fortitude Group Holdings LLC stake.
5 Aug 2020
GM Tries to Revive Legal Battle With Fiat Chrysler
General Motors Co. has asked a federal judge to reconsider the tossing of a lawsuit it filed last fall against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, in GM's latest attempt at reviving an unusual legal battle between the two Detroit rivals.