11 hours ago
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Surging Silver Prices Prompt Americans to Empty Jewelry Boxes and Coin Jars
Gold gets all the glory, but silver prices have surged nearly as much this year, up 27% to the highest levels in more than a decade.
As with gold, jittery investors are scooping up the precious metal, but silver prices are getting an extra jolt from strong industrial demand, especially from solar-panel makers.
