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- Gold smashes new record of $4,600 as Powell probe and global flashpoints ignite safe-haven rush - Spot gold advanced higher to hit over $4,600 an ounce for the first time.
- Dutch chip stock BE Semiconductor pops 8% after orders jump 105% in fourth quarter - European stocks started the new week in negative territory as investors weigh geopolitical developments and pressure on Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
- World's most vital oil chokepoint back in focus amid possible U.S. action against Iran - In an extreme escalation scenario, where tankers are unable to pass or energy infrastructure is damaged, oil prices could surge by double digits, said analysts.
- Fed Chair Powell under criminal probe by federal prosecutors: Report - President Donald Trump has criticized Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell for not cutting interest rates as much and as quickly as the president wants.
- Asia-Pacific markets set to open higher, tracking Wall Street gains on U.S. jobs data - Investors will be keeping an eye on oil prices as protests continue in Iran and U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly is weighing options to intervene.
- Trump’s Amoral World Meets Its Match in Pope Leo - The pontiff has increasingly asserted himself in the face of Trump’s aggressive words and deeds.
- Do You Frequently Order Food Delivery? We Want to Hear From You. - Your responses can help as we report on the immense growth of food delivery and its effects on how we live.
- Trump’s $100 Billion Venezuela Oil Plan Gets a Cool Reception - President Trump met with oil and gas executives on Friday in an effort to push them to invest money in Venezuela, a plan many of them are reluctant to embrace.
- War, booze and mopeds: Travel insurance coverage gaps that may surprise you - The U.S. military operation in Venezuela exposed unusual scenarios in which travelers may not be covered by their insurance policy.
- Abel's $25 million Berkshire paycheck is in the same league as other S&P 500 CEOs - Greg Abel's $25M salary as Berkshire Hathaway's CEO is an enormous jump from Warren Buffett's famously small paycheck, but Abel still lags the nation's best paid corporate leaders.