When silver prices spiked tenfold in the 1970s to more than $50 an ounce, many Americans correctly saw an opportunity and lined up at precious metals dealers to sell their old sterling silver. That ...

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Retail investors have rushed into the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) exchange-traded fund as the metal has surged. One analyst described silver as the new epicenter of retail fervor. Other individual ...

Silver bars at a bullion dealer in Budapest, Hungary. The precious metal has gained 42% this year.Akos Stiller/Bloomberg News The rally in silver prices shows no signs of stopping. Futures on the ...

The price of silver surged 158% in 2025 and has continued to increase in 2026. Multiple factors support a thesis for higher silver prices, irrespective of past market cycles. While a pull-back is long ...

The price for silver rose past $100 per troy ounce for the first time Friday, with President Trump’s comments on Iran the latest in a volley of geopolitical headlines boosting demand for the precious ...

Lyle spent most of the past two decades in a variety of product, communication and financial writing roles with large asset managers and mutual fund distributors, mostly recently as vice president, ...

Trading-exchange operator CME Group made it more expensive in recent weeks for people to trade silver futures contracts. That doesn’t seem to bother investors, who have lifted prices up to their ...

Spot silver hit $90 for the first time on Tuesday, and extended gains into Wednesday’s trading session. In pre-market trade, U.S.-listed shares of silver miners moved higher, tracking gains seen in ...

Silver has been catching investors' eyes lately and for good reason. The precious metal has been on a remarkable price run recently, with the value of silver climbing to levels that have both longtime ...

Silver has historically been valued for its dual purpose — as an investment in precious metal like gold and as an essential industrial commodity utilized in various technologies, including solar ...

Are silver prices in a bubble? Silver was up more than 140% in 2025, to $70 an ounce, making it the year’s top-performing financial asset. Meanwhile, oil prices last year slid nearly 20%, to $58 a ...