Barrick Mining has spent decades building one of Nevada's richest gold districts, anchored by Fourmile, Goldrush, and Cortez Hills, deposits that could hold up to 60 million ounces of gold.

One overlooked explorer controls 142 claims bordering Fourmile and sitting less than a mile from Goldrush. New geological modeling aims to reveal what's beneath this largely untested ground, while a planned 5% royalty spin-off could give shareholders a separate stake in the project.

The Misery Index, a blunt inflation-and-unemployment gauge economists coined in 1970, just hit a three-year high.

Rising grocery bills, pricier fill-ups, and heavier mailboxes aren't just anecdotal, this index confirms the trend official data sometimes glosses over.

See what the Misery Index tracks and the one asset historically linked to its climb.