Kimberly Adams

Investors who fled to them as safe havens in uncertainty seemed a bit less uncertain after the president named his choice for Fed chair.

Silver sank more than 25%.

Gold fell about 9%.

Bonds also fell.

The yield on the 10-year T-note rose to 4.24%.

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I'm Kimberly Adams.

Parts of the eastern U.S.

are forecast to get more snow this weekend.

This comes after much of the country was hit by heavy snow and ice last weekend.

That storm brought power outages, canceled flights, and school closures.

In some places, power is still out, roads are still treacherous, and schools are still closed.

Working parents, however, don't get a snow day.

They get a day where they're working two jobs, and there are all sorts of costs to that.

Marketplace's Stephanie Hughes shares her firsthand experience.

This week, I've been referring to my seven-year-old, William, as my assistant.

Yes, I'm a good typer.

Baltimore, where I live, was hit by about a foot of snow.

Public schools have been closed all week.