41 years ago, Wham! released 'Last Christmas' on December 3, 1984. Written by George Michael about a Christmastime breakup, the song hit number 1 in the UK charts in 2021. Trump's Kennedy post after ...

US stocks were little changed on Friday but managed to post weekly gains ahead of the final trading week of the year. Stocks ended the shortened Christmas Eve session with both the benchmark S&P 500 ...

Interest in precious metals has increased in recent years, which has helped to drive gold and silver prices to new record levels over the past year. The price of gold is up about 70% for the year, for ...

Gold pauses near $4,479 after hitting $4,526, with Christmas closures limiting liquidity but not weakening the bullish trend. Fed rate expectations cap dollar gains, keeping real yields compressed and ...

Ex-miner Alan Woodcock says he cannot believe he is on strike again during the festive period "It is my favourite time of year to work. It is a fantastic time of year to work and I have been robbed of ...

In the modern age, it's difficult to tell when the "Christmas season" actually begins. Many retailers begin selling festive decorations well before Halloween even comes around, and the increasingly ...

In the last decade, Christmas décor has evolved into more than just a cosy tradition; it’s become a global spectacle. Think shimmering Swarovski crystals hanging from ten-foot spruces, or ...

Just a day before Christmas, gold rates have taken a sharp leap to a new lifetime high range. The 24-carat gold rates in India and other major cities are now very close to Rs. 1.4 lakh per 10 grams ...

Today we look back to 1984 when Hollywood stars came to Shropshire's county town armed with an array of Dickensian outfits and bucketfuls of fake snow. One local man told us back in 2021 how he became ...

Max Baecker, president of American Hartford Gold, explains why gold prices are rising, how that affects jewelry costs, and why some investors are turning to precious metals instead of stocks. Trump’s ...

The Spotify playlist “sad christmas” had 5,121 followers in 2021. By November 2025, that number hit 28,800. Not a typo. Not a glitch. A 462% increase in people actively choosing melancholy over ...

The year is 1984, the place is New England. Enjoy this gem from the Chronicle vault - The Sights and Sounds of a New England Christmas. Do you recognize anyone in these archive clips? No weather data ...