ET – Front-month gold futures close out another positive week, making it the seventh consecutive week they’ve finished higher—although front-month gold closes down for the day. For the week, gold finishes up 0.

Gold futures finished sharply lower in a bout of pre-holiday weekend profit-taking on Friday, but still closed out its seventh straight positive week, driven by fears of a global trade war in the wake of President Trump's continued push for tariffs.

Austria's Raphael Haaser kick-started a home party as he stormed to gold in the men's giant slalom at the Alpine Skiing World Championships after a superb second run on Friday.

Austrian skier Raphael Haaser ended the Swiss dominance in the men's events at the Alpine world championships by winning the giant slalom Friday. Haaser improved from fifth place in the opening run as the leading racers faltered in the second and finished ahead of three Swiss rivals.

The Philippines curling team has been rocking it in China, claiming the tropical country’s first Asian Winter Games medal with a victory in the men’s final against South Korea