An ounce of salt could once be traded for an ounce of gold. Now, the idea is laughable, with the cost of gold reaching over ...

U.S. inflation expectations have surged over the past few months, and this has been a bullish driver for gold and silver.

Gold’s been hitting new highs and a few gold and silver stocks have been running up to higher highs along with it.

Peter Bernstein describes the comparison between gold and salt in the eyes of the Saharan tribesmen: “What must those poor diggers have thought of the funny people from the North country who ...

The empire's commercial assets expanded due to a plentiful supply of gold dust and salt. accumulated a triple income from three sources: taxing trade goods, purchasing and selling goods at higher ...