U.S. stocks closed higher amid easing inflation and strong gold and utility gains while global markets and bond yields reflected cautious sentiment.

Gold is behaving as would be expected at a time of heightened geopolitical tension, with the Nymex future jumping 1.4% to trade around the $3,450 an ounce mark. That leaves the bullion just shy of the ...

The June futures contract for the Cboe Volatility index, known as the VIX, is jumping 17% to 21.95 early Friday as markets take a bearish turn following Israel's attack on Iran. The VIX measures the ...