When David Lammy addressed the World Gold Council and London Bullion Market Association this week, he intended to warn his audience about illicit gold. Instead, almost accidentally, he explained why so many people own it. “Unlike cash,” he said, gold “ does not need a bank account, a password or an internet connection.” This was […]
After a bruising couple of weeks, gold and silver markets have started to look more constructive again. Gold fell heavily last week, briefly trading close to $4,100 per ounce, its weakest level for several months. Since then, it has recovered to around the $4,300 to $4,350 area. Silver followed a similar pattern, falling toward the […]
The most interesting thing about the SpaceX IPO is not SpaceX. It is what investors are being asked to believe. That may sound unfair, because SpaceX is not just some flimsy market confection dreamed up to exploit the latest financial fashion. It has built rockets, launched satellites and changed the economics of space in ways […]