Gold settled down 1% Wednesday, and silver fell 9.4%. For the year, gold gained nearly 65% and silver gained 142%.

Wheaton Precious Metals Corporation is well-positioned to capitalize on the run-up in gold prices. Near-term COMEX gold futures are trading north of $2,000 per troy ounce as of this writing. The ...

Precious metals are generally measured in troy ounces, rather than standard ones. (John Taggart for WSJ) Gold futures settled Tuesday at $4,138.70 a troy ounce, the special unit of weight used for ...

The price of gold hit an all-time high this week, driving the price of a standard gold bar up to $1 million for the first time ever. A typical gold bar as we think of it weighs in at 400 Troy ounces, ...

Have you considered adding gold to your investment portfolio? This precious metal can be used as a hedge against inflation, protection against fluctuations in the stock market or in other ways to add ...

Gold is a precious metal with many attractive qualities, such as its resistance to corrosion and electric conductivity. In addition to using gold in electronic devices and to make jewelry, people ...