Alex Ovechkin is eight goals away from beating Wayne Gretzky's NHL career all-time record. Why it matters: With 14 games left, Capitals fans can follow along with the "Gr8 Chase," a campaign counting down to the big achievement and raising funds for childhood cancer research.

Are Ovechkin's upcoming opponents calendar-watching? You bet. No one wants to be a victim in a historic highlight.

Alex Ovechkin is one of the hottest NHL bets, here are the special markets bettors can bet on as he closes in on the goals scored record.

Gold prices were steady on Thursday, after touching another record high earlier in the session, driven by the Federal Reserve's indication of likely interest rate cuts later this year and geopolitical and economic uncertainty fuelling safe-haven demand for the bullion.

Gold rose to a new all-time high as policymakers projected slower growth and higher inflation after holding interest rates steady for a second-straight meeting on Wednesday.

Turkey's lira fell 12.7% and touched a new all-time low of 42 to the dollar on Wednesday, with bonds and stocks also tumbling sharply, after authorities detained President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival.

The Turkish lira sank to a record low against the US dollar and fell against the euro on Wednesday, as stocks in Istanbul dropped 6% following the detention of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's top rival,