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Comex Gold, Silver Settle Lower
Gold settled 1.4% lower, down two of the past three sessions, and silver fell 2.5%, down three of the past four sessions.
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Why Climate-Change Ideology Is Dying
Voters have concluded that the private jet-flying alarmists don’t really believe their own claims.
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Lessons From My Father’s Long, Good Life
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Science & Tech
What to Know About China’s DeepSeek AI
The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips.
Economy
DeepSeek Won’t Sink U.S. AI Titans
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World
Leading China Property Developer Reports Huge loss, in Sign of Widening Real-Estate Woes
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Science & Tech
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Arabica Coffee Prices Hit Record on U.S., Colombia Tariff Spat
Arabica coffee prices hit a record level, as traders digested the withdrawal of President Trump’s threats to impose tariffs and economic sanctions on Colombia.
World
Freed Israeli Hostages Still Had Shrapnel in Their Bodies From Oct. 7 Attack
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World
Suspected Sabotage of Deep-Sea Cable Triggers First NATO-Led Response
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Rwanda-Backed Rebels Enter Congo’s Safe-Haven City
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Science & Tech
Silicon Valley Is Raving About a Made-in-China AI Model
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Natural Gas Falls on Shifting Weather Forecasts
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Building-Products Distributor QXO Launches Hostile Bid for Beacon
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Science & Tech
Reid Hoffman Raises $24.6 Million for AI Cancer-Research Startup
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Cocaine-Funded Gangs Shake Colombia Years After Peace Pact
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Natural-Gas Firm Diversified Energy Strikes Deal for Permian Basin Player
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Italy Supports Saudi Arabia Joining Fighter-Jet Program, PM Meloni Says
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Chinese Investors With Few Options Turn to Dividends
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U.S. Treasury Yields Fall But Direction for Long-End Yields Still Seen Upward
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The Extra Reward for Owning Stocks Over Bonds Has Disappeared
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Trump Says He Wants to ‘Clean Out’ Gaza, Send Refugees to Egypt and Jordan
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Politics
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