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The price of silver today, as of 9:12 am ET, was $37.58 per ounce. That’s down 0.85% from yesterday’s silver price of $37.90. Compared to last week, the price of silver is up 1.53%, and it's ...

"Silver is not a good investment right now, primarily because the stock market is rising," Conners says. "However, as we have seen this year in particular, stock prices have been very inconsistent.

Thumbtack processes about $1 billion a year in business for its service providers in roughly 1,000 professional categories. Now, the matching feature is getting an upgrade on the consumer side.

When experts say you shouldn't buy silver. Analysts at Morgan Stanley suggest that silver prices can be two to three times more volatile than gold, so you might steer clear of silver if your risk ...

Buying local services online is still a hair ball, but it's an $800 billion hair ball. A few young former policy wonks who founded Thumbtack think they have a better way.