Before a scandal dashed Benjamin Griveaux’s hopes of becoming the next mayor of Paris, the preferred candidate of French President Emmanuel Macron could be found promoting his answer to the capital city’s increasingly dysfunctional housing market. What the average priced-out Parisian needed, according to Griveaux, was a handout of 100,000 euros ($108,380) to use as down-payment in return for a ...

Bullion prices are at their highest in seven years, closing in on $1,600 an ounce. Gold held by exchange-traded funds is at all-time records and rising, thanks to worries over the economic damage inflicted by the coronavirus outbreak. Reserves, meanwhile, are depleting. It’s a heady mixture for miners, but perhaps not yet an intoxicating one. Take Polyus PJSC, Russia’s largest ...

Tech stocks have surged to start 2020, lifting the entire market to record highs. But one place you won’t find much enthusiasm for the rally is on Twitter. There, you’re more likely to read accounts spreading fake news about the coronavirus outbreak or mocking the valuation of Tesla Inc.’s meteoric stock. I have a theory about this: Many of Twitter’s ...