Gold Prices

Gold Prices Hit Lowest Level Of The Year

AP | SANDY SHORE | Posted 05.09.2012

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-- Gold prices hit the lowest level of the year Wednesday as uncertainty about Europe's political and economic future dominated world financial marke...

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'Fear Has Been Gold's Best Friend'

AP | MATTHEW CRAFT and BERNARD CONDON | Posted 04.04.2012

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NEW YORK — The price of gold, which has climbed for years like a blood pressure reading for anxious investors, plunged Wednesday to its lowest l...

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The Bull Market That No One Believes

Mitch Feierstein | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Commodities Prices, Iran Oil Price, Stock Market, Monetary Policy Oil, Oil Gas Price, Gold Prices, Federal Reserve Policy, S&P 500, Fed Monetary Policy, Bull Market, U.S. Bull Market, Business News

It might not feel that way to you, but we've just lived through one of the greatest bull markets in history. Almost exactly three years ago, the S&P 500 stood at 683, a decline of more than half from its highs of 2007.

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The Real Value of the Dollar and Gold

Michael Pento | Posted 03.21.2012

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While it is true that the purchasing power of the dollar is a key metric to judge the direction of gold prices, the Dollar Index will only tell you what the dollar is doing against a basket of 6 other flawed fiat currencies.

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Price Manipulation: Look for Motive

Janet Tavakoli | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Price Manipulation, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Cftc, Commodities Prices, Silver Prices, Gold Prices, Commodities Markets, Business News

If you've Googled gold or silver, you've come across sites that are breathless about the possibility of manipulation of metals prices. The problem with the Internet is that it's new, too new to capture the rich history of the financial markets.

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Why Interest In Alaskan Gold Mining Has Surged

AP | By BECKY BOHRER | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Gold Prices, Department of Natural Resources, Video, Gold Mining, Discovery Channel, Gold Rush, Snow Shoeing, Anchorage, The Pebble Prospect, Alaska, Business News

JUNEAU, Alaska -- Interest in gold mining in Alaska has surged, buoyed by high gold prices and the lure of a landscape that remains relatively unexplo...

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Gold Fever Sweeps The Criminal Underworld

AP | THOMAS WATKINS | Posted 11.06.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Gus Rodriguez looks more like a soldier than a jewelry store security guard, with a Beretta handgun strapped to his bulletproof ve...

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The Great Markdown of Western Living Standards

Diane Francis | Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: Gold Standard, Currencies, European Union, Gold Prices, Robert Zoellick Gold Standard, Living Standards, Gold Exchange, Gold Price, Western Living Standards, Gold Price Drop, Business News

It looks like gold will hit $2,011 an ounce in 2011 as the permanent drop in Western living standards continues apace.

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Gold Priced At Just Under $1,900 Per Ounce As Recession Fears Linger

AP | SANDY SHORE | Posted 10.22.2011

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Gold prices are climbing to even loftier heights on fears about what's next for the slowing global economy. Gold ended Monday just shy of $1,900 an o...

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Is Gold The Next Bubble?

AP | By SARAH DiLORENZO | Posted 10.17.2011

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NEW YORK -- For what is normally a sleepy month, there are so many customers at the Gold Standard, a New York company that buys jewelry, that it feels...

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Gold Prices Continue To Rise On Europe Economy Fears

AP | SANDY SHORE | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Gold Prices, Eurozone, Commodities, European Economy, Wheat, Copper, Germany, France, Corn, Oil, Soybeans, Platinum, Video, Business News

Gold prices moved higher Tuesday as concerns deepened about the slowing European economy. Economic growth in Germany and France barely budged in the ...

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El-Erian: Fed Comes To The Rescue 'In A Bold Manner'

CNBC | Mohamed El-Erian | Posted 10.09.2011

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After Monday’s gut wrenching 635 point fall, the Dow Jones index surged an impressive 430 points on Tuesday. In the process, investors experienced a...

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U.S. Stocks Rise Slightly After Monday's Big Plunge

AP | STAN CHOE | Posted 10.09.2011

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NEW YORK — The Fed spoke – and financial markets rallied. The Dow Jones industrial average surged more than 429 points, its tenth-highest...

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Dow Jones Suffers Sixth-Worst Point Loss Ever

Posted 10.08.2011

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On the first day of trading after Standard and Poor's downgraded U.S. credit to AA+ from the top-level ranking of AAA, the Dow Jones Industrial Averag...

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Gold Is the True Reserve Currency

Michael Pento | Posted 10.05.2011

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The reliance upon the U.S. dollar as the world's reserve currency and "safe haven" asset has created a perverse, but deeply entrenched, mindset among global investors.

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Gold Prices Top $1,600 Per Ounce

AP | SANDY SHORE | Posted 09.17.2011

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Gold prices topped $1,600 an ounce Monday as debt problems flared in the United States and Europe. Gold for August delivery settled up $12.30 at $1,6...

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Soros Dumps His Entire Stake Of Gold

Posted 07.17.2011

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NEW YORK/BOSTON (By Frank Tang and Aaron Pressman) - Billionaire financier George Soros, who called gold "the ultimate bubble," dumped almost his ...

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Gold Hits Records High, Americans Sell Their Treasures

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 06.22.2011

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This story was reported in collaboration with our partners at Patch.com. It was a rainy afternoon in January of 1848 when a builder named James Mar...

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$1500 Per Ounce

Posted 06.20.2011

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LONDON (Jan Harvey) - Gold shot up above $1,500 an ounce on Wednesday for the first time ever as worries over the health of the global economy boo...

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This University Endowment Owns About $1B In Gold Bars

Bloomberg | David Mildenberg and Pham | Posted 06.16.2011

Read More: Gold, Texas University Endowment, Gold Prices, Precious Metals, Gold Bars, Commodity Prices, Business News

he University of Texas Investment Management Co., the second-largest U.S. academic endowment, took delivery of almost $1 billion in gold bullion and i...

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Gold Surges To Record On Libya, Political Unrest

Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (By Frank Tang) - Gold rose more than 1 percent to an all-time high on Tuesday above $1,432 an ounce as chaos in Libya and political turmoil...

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Hedge Funds Are Making A Killing On Commodities As Gold Prices Soar

bloomberg.com | Chanyaporn Chanjoroen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Bets by hedge funds and large speculators on further gains in commodity prices are holding near their highest level in more than...

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What's Behidn The New Gold Rush? Anxiety, Distrust Of Government

AP | MATTHEW CRAFT | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Customers who step into the offices of Heritage West Financial in San Diego have always favored gold as an investment on paper, a place t...

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Gold Running Out Of Steam?

Dan Dorfman | Posted 05.25.2011

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After running the four-minute mile, is gold ready to take a temporary breather? And if so, how much could the price fall over the short run?

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As Prices Soar, JPMorgan Reportedly Reopening NYC Gold Vault

Posted 05.25.2011

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With gold prices hitting record highs, JPMorgan Chase is reportedly reopening a New York City gold vault it shuttered in the 1990s, the Financial Time...

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