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Is gold's rally over? Precious-metals mutual funds lost almost 9% in July as concerns about global economic woes eased, Money & Investing Editor Jonathan Burton reports in This Week in Mutual Funds.

Is there still a case for gold? Yes, but only if you believe that governments will have to pump more stimulus into the global economy at the expense of national currencies. Read about this and more in this week's Mutual Funds and ETF stories.

Nowadays, four emerging markets' ETFs have generated substantial upward momentum over the past couple of months: iShares MSCI Turkey and siblings dedicated to Chile, Malaysia and Thailand.

Bowing to competitive pressure from other mutual-fund firms, AARP, the membership group for people aged 50 and over, said it will liquidate its lineup of stock and bond funds.

The U.S. stock market is likely to continue pulling risk on and off the table in the days ahead, with another heavy round of earnings reports in store, along will a full slate of data on the economy, employment in particular.

The U.S. stock market is likely to continue pulling risk on and off the table in the days ahead, with another heavy round of earnings reports in store, along will a full slate of data on the economy, employment in particular.

A modicum of confidence returned to markets in July, as U.S. and European stocks erased losses inked in the frenzy of prior months and investors took heart that slow growth is better than none at all, dumping gold and the U.S. dollar in light of this more sanguine view.

Treasury prices rose on Friday, pushing 2-year yields to the lowest on record, after a report said the U.S. economy grew at a slower pace than analysts expected, heightening concerns that the economy may struggle to recover.

The Standard & Poor's 500 Index overcame resistance at 1100 and made a quick move to 1120. Now, for two days, it has been able to overcome that resistance at 1120, which was also the highest closing price of June.

The Standard & Poor's 500 Index chart is probably the best guide as to the market's next move.

A graphic look at the factors behind the euro's three-month slide and rebound.

The U.S. dollar held onto gains as investors wariness of riskier assets fuels demand for the relative safety of the U.S. dollar.

Crude oil prices slid below $78 a barrel Friday after new data showed that the U.S. economy is growing at a slower rate, signaling less future demand for oil products.

Forget gold, says Wealth Adviser columnist James Altucher. He tells Dow Jones Newswires' Veronica Dagher why and where investors should put their money instead.