Wall Street turns to gold when the economy shows warning signs of a potential downturn, but gold isn't the only commodity worth investing in. Diversifying your portfolio with crude oil, crops, and ...

Capital at risk. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. It’s been a tough few months for investors. The US technology growth stocks were first to ...

President Donald Trump's auto and retaliatory tariffs on key U.S. trading partners are contributing to market volatility. Trump also recently noted he will impose 25% tariffs on imports from countries ...

Trading commodities is an ancient profession with a longer history than the trade in stocks, bonds, and, according to many anthropologists, money. The rise of numerous empires can be directly linked ...

AI drives more intelligent commodity trading decisions. Algorithms process extensive data sets at incredible speed, detecting patterns that might escape human observation. Picture an AI identifying a ...

Michael is a former senior editor of investing and trading products for Investopedia. He has 20+ years of mutual fund, macro market research, institutional trading desk, and trading education ...

Derivatives. Commodities. Options. Futures. If you’re relatively new to investing, making sense of terms like these can be a daunting task. All of them are complex financial instruments that are ...

Invest in all types of commodities with Interactive Brokers. Investors can make money with various assets, not just stocks and real estate. Expanding to different asset classes helps investors ...