President Donald Trump’s “absolute unpredictability” is driving investors to look for a safe haven, one analyst said last week. They’re finding it in assets like silver and gold.

The price of silver surpassed $100 for the first time Friday, while gold neared a record $5,000, continuing a massive rally as geopolitical uncertainty has intensified in a year that started off with the U.S. capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro.

While the price of precious metals typically would have been expected to fall after Trump dropped his tariff threats over Greenland, Chris Weston, head of research at Pepperstone, told Reuters that “gold increasingly looks like a hedge against Trump as the U.S. president and the absolute unpredictability that comes with it.”

Federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, in Minneapolis on Saturday, prompting backlash weeks after Renee Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer. The Trump Administration and Minnesota officials clashed over the incident, with President Donald Trump accusing Minnesota Democratic leaders of “inciting insurrection” while Governor Tim Walz claims the Department of Homeland Security is lying about the events of the shooting. The heads of major businesses in the state, including the CEO of Target, called for a “deescalation of tensions” between federal law enforcement and local officials.

A major winter storm brought snow, rain and extreme cold to a huge swath of the country, disrupting power for hundreds of thousands of homes in the South. Over 10,000 flights were cancelled into or out of the United States on Sunday, as freezing temperatures are expected to persist this week.

Shares of Intel tanked 17% on Friday despite beating expectations for its latest earnings, after the chipmaker said its production would not be able to fully meet strong demand. After its stock reached a five-year low last April, Intel has seen a boost as the Trump Administration announced that the company agreed to give the U.S.........

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