The gold standard. Today, the term denotes something that is the highest level of quality in its category. Gold, with all its ...

Gold is one of the world’s most closely watched—and emotionally charged—c. It reflects economic conditions but it also ...

For example, from 1915 to the early 1930s, gold was priced around $20 per ounce. Then in the mid-1930s, gold was priced at $35, which was effectively its reference price for three more decades.

President Donald J. Trump’s executive order “Restoring Gold Standard Science” is drawing strong criticism from scientists who say the order gives the administration a way to discount ...