Wall Street Wobbles, Gold and Oil Explode Amid War Jitters The stock market woke up to a gut punch this morning, courtesy of escalating tensions in the Middle East. The Dow cratered 300 points, NASDAQ dropped 180, and yet again, the so-called “safe” equities exposed their fragility in the face of geopolitical uncertainty. But not everything fell—oil surged 4.37% to $74.92 a barrel, and gold broke through $3,400 an ounce, a move that should scream louder than a siren for anyone still asleep at the wheel. And don’t ignore silver—it leapt to $37.29 per ounce, underscoring what Bill Brocius has been warning us about for years: when trust evaporates, capital flees paper and floods into metal. Gold and Silver: The…

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