Gold Is Benched, White Metals Shine

Will Rhind, head of U.S. operations for ETF Securities, describes gold's fundamental backdrop and reveals why investors are oprting for platinum and palladium instead.

Wed 02/15/12 08:18 AM EST -- Alix Steel

Stocks Search for Direction

2/15/2012 11:44:22 AM

U.S. stocks opened mixed as investors balanced China's pledge to step up its participation in a euro-zone bailout of Greece against reports that euro-zone finance officials were seeking ways to delay at least part of the latest bailout. Jonathan Cheng reports. . (Reuters/Brendan McDermid)

Markets Rise on Japan Easing Measures

2/15/2012 5:18:35 AM

The surprise decision by the Bank of Japan to inject new money into Japan's economy could signal the end of the surging yen. The WSJ's Deborah Kan speaks to Jake Schlesinger.