Silver Stocks

Precious metals have always held their value and silver is no different. While also used for jewelry and décor, silver is used in the manufacturing of solar panels. As solar panels increase in use and demand, the price of silver could rise accordingly. Trading silver can be done through stocks like Silver Wheat (NYSE:SLW) and First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG), or through funds like iShares Silver Trust (ETF) (NYSEARCA:SLV).

Gold and Silver Report: Gold Prices Jump on Ukraine, AEM Stock Soars

Gold prices rose sharply on Friday amid fresh violence in Ukraine. AEM stock jumped after the miner posted quarterly profit and revenue that beat estimates.

Gold and Silver Report: Gold Prices Drop, ABX Sinks on Lower Earnings

Gold slid in Thursday trading on stronger U.S. economic data. Barrick Gold posted sharply lower profits, sending ABX stock lower during the day.

Gold and Silver Report: AUY Slips on Weaker-Than-Expected Q1 Earnings

Gold sank slightly in Wednesday trading after the Federal Reserve tapered its monthly stimulus by another $10 billion. AUY stock fell on lower earnings.

Gold and Silver Report: Gold Prices Edge Lower Ahead of FOMC Meeting

Gold prices sank slightly in Tuesday trading, remaining below $1,300 an ounce, as the Federal Reserve began its Federal Open Markets Committee meeting.

Gold and Silver Report: NEM Stock Drops as ABX Merger Talks End

Gold inched lower in Monday trading, falling below $1,300 an ounce. NEM stock and ABX shares fell sharply after the two miners ended their merger talks.

Gold and Silver Report: Gold Rises Again, NEM Stock Climbs on Beat

Gold rose modestly, buoyed by increasing tensions between Russia and the U.S. over Ukraine. In mining news, NEM stock gained after an earnings beat.

Gold and Silver Report: AUY Sinks After GG Drops Hostile Osisko Bid

Gold rose for a second session on increasing tensions in Ukraine. AUY shares fell after GG abandoned its hostile bid for Osisko Mining.

Gold and Silver Report: Newmont Mining and AEM Climb as Gold Gains

Gold rose slightly on Wednesday, pushed higher by a weak U.S. housing report, while Newmont Mining and AEM shares outpaced the gains of other mining stocks.

Gold and Silver Report: EGO Stock and NovaGold Gain as Gold Slides

Gold prices slid modestly in Tuesday trading despite harsher U.S. rhetoric over Ukraine. NovaGold and EGO stock rose higher than other gold mining stocks.

Gold and Silver Report: NEM Stock Surges on Report of Failed ABX Merger

Gold slid in Monday trading as equities markets gained. Meanwhile, NEM stock jumped after its rumored merger with Barrick Gold collapsed; ABX finished lower.

Gold and Silver Report: Gold Prices Fall on Ukraine Diplomatic Agreement

A preliminary agreement to reduce tensions between Ukraine and Russia weakened gold's safe haven appeal, sending gold prices lower on Thursday.

Gold and Silver Report: AUY, AEM Stock Drop on Joint Osisko Bid

Gold rose slightly on Ukraine tensions, while AUY and AEM stock tumbled as the two miners launched a friendly $3.55 billion bid for rival Osisko Mining.

Gold and Silver Report: SSRI, NG Stock Tumble as Gold Plunges

Gold fell more than 2% in Tuesday morning trading after a government report showed rising U.S. consumer prices, raising fears of more Fed tapering.

Gold and Silver Report: Gold Moves to 3-Week High, Hecla Mining Climbs

Safe-haven buying on worries over rising violence in Eastern Ukraine pushed gold higher on Monday. Hecla Mining led silver miners higher.

Gold and Silver Report: GG Sinks on Higher Hostile Bid for Osisko

Gold jumped as investor fears of a Fed interest rate hike eased. Meanwhile, Goldcorp (GG) fell after it raised its hostile takeover bid for rival Osisko.

Gold and Silver Report: HL Surges on Q1 Production

Gold prices settled lower on Wednesday, as did silver. However, HL stock rose sharply after Hecla Mining reported higher Q1 gold and silver production.

Gold Rallies on Renewed Ukraine Tensions

Gold gained in Tuesday trading as pro-Russian mobs in Eastern Ukraine threatened to spark a new confrontation between Russia and the U.S.

Gold Slips Back Below $1,300 an Ounce

Gold dropped modestly on Monday as investors contemplated the possibility of higher interest rates and a rash of recent positive U.S. economic reports.

Have Precious Metals Seen Their 2014 Peak?

After posting its first monthly decline of 2014, gold now trades near 7-week lows and the charts are looking ugly. But it get worse for precious metals...