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Fireball Fragments Spark Space Rock 'Gold Rush'

Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Video, California Fireball, Nasa, Meteorite Rush, Astronomy, Fireball, Gold, Meteorite Fragments, Geology, Meteorites, Science News

By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 05/12/2012 09:33 AM EDT on SPACE.com Scientists are on an epic treasure hunt for meteorite fragments from a spect...

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Warren Buffett Calls for 90% Billionaire Wealth Tax (Satire)

Janet Tavakoli | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Taxes, Berkshire Hathaway, Gold, Warren Buffett, Satire, Charlie Munger, Business News
Janet Tavakoli

The multi-billionaire Warren Buffett recently pointed out that he's avoided tax for decades. Meanwhile he's accumulated massive wealth that he kept out of reach of the IRS. He insists that as a matter of fairness he should be made to pay more taxes too.

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How I Spent A Gram Of Gold

Reuters | Felix Salmon | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Shiny Gold, Spending Experiment, Currency, Lobster Rolls, Gold, Gold Currency, Gram of Gold, Spending Gold, Felix Salmon, Weird Currencies, Money News

It worked! Kinda. I took Matthew Bishop's challenge, and tried to spend a gram of gold like I would any other currency. And, frankly, didn't have a lo...

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Utah Encourages 'Alternative' Currency

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Silver Utah Gold, Gold Silver Utah, Gold and Silver Coins, Gold and Silver, Video, Silver Gold Utah, Gary Herbert, Gold Coins, Silver, Gold, Silver Coins, Utah Silver Gold, Gold Utah Silver, Utah Gold Silver, Utah, Money News

Utah is making it easier for people to pay for things with gold and silver. Gary Herbert, Utah's Republican governor, signed into law in late March...

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Unrest in Indonesia's Mines: Local Chaos and Global Injustice

Michelle Chen | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: East Timor, Indonesia, Mining, Southeast Asia, Globalization, Gold, Asia, Coal, Freeport McMoRan, West Papua, Indonesia Mining, World News
Michelle Chen

Work recently resumed in the Grasberg mine of the Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold, but the suffering continues while officials and multinationals maneuver to manage Southeast Asia's resource curse.

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Woman Sentenced To Death For Investor Scam

Reuters | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Futures Trading, Wang Caiping, Chinese Yuan, Reuters, Scam, Money Scams, Gold, China Death Penalty, Money News

BEIJING, April 6 (Reuters) - A 30-year-old Chinese woman was sentenced to death by a court in Wenzhou for "cheating" investors of 100.11 million yua...

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'Fear Has Been Gold's Best Friend'

AP | MATTHEW CRAFT and BERNARD CONDON | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Gold Price Per Ounce, Gold Prices, Commodities, Video, Commodity Prices, Gold Prices Plunge, Business News, Gold, Business News

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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Waaahhh, Say Markets

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Stocks, Stock Market, Fed, Fomc Minutes, Bonds, Gold, Fed Minutes, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Treasury Bonds, Business News

Financial markets are throwing a little tantrum today. What's got them all worked up? The minutes of the latest Federal Reserve policy meeting made...

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Think 'Score Gains,' Not 'Stop Losses'

Natalie Pace | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Education, You vs. Wall Street, Stop Loss, Natalie Pace, Stocks, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Bonds, Winning, Gold, Modern Portfolio Theory, Nasdaq, Real Estate, Invest, Money News
Natalie Pace

I am constantly getting investors to think like "winners" instead of "losers." If the first thing you think about is losing, then the first thing you really need to work on is changing your mindset.

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Driver Returns $450,000 In Gold Left In Cab

AP | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Gold, Thailand, Saksi Ketsikaew, Taxi Driver Gold, Taxi Driver, World News

BANGKOK -- A Thai taxi driver has returned gold worth $450,000 to a customer who left the jewelry behind three days earlier. Police Col. Naradet Tipr...

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UN Implicates Obama Donor in Congo Gold Smuggling Scheme

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Campaign Donations, Super Pac, Bosco Ntanganda, Smuggling, Conflict Minerals, Gold, UN Security Council, Atrocity, Barack Obama, Kase, Lawal, Actpn, A Woman Among Warlords, Human Rights Watch, Video, World News
Georgianne Nienaber

The United Nations' accusations against Kase Lawal and CAMAC deserve a complete investigation. Congressional hearings might be a good place to begin.

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The Market Robots Strike Again

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Bond Market, Trading Robots, High-Frequency Trading, Trading Algorithms, Wall Street, Bonds, Currencies, Metals, Gold, Silver, Ben Bernanke, Treasurys, Trading, Flash Crash, Treasury Bonds, Business News

Where is John Connor when you need him? We might need some help handling some robots. At about 10 a.m. on the East Coast, just after the Federal Re...

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Shipwreck Treasure: Trans-Atlantic Voyage Near End

AP | MITCH STACY | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Video, Shipwreck Treasure, Peru, Hispanic Heritage, Silver, Gold, Spain, Sunken Treasure, Shipwreck, World News

TAMPA, Fla. — A 17-ton haul of silver coins, lost for two centuries in the wreck of a sunken Spanish galleon, began its journey back to its home...

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Peru Claims Last Minute Appeal

AP | MITCH STACY | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Shipwreck Treasure, Peru, Appeal, Treasure, Spanish Treasure, Hispanic Heritage, Gold, Spanish, Silver, Spain, U.S. Supreme Court, Shipwreck, Video, Latino Voices News

TAMPA, Fla. — Peru's government filed a long-shot claim on Thursday for 17 tons of silver recovered from a 19th century shipwreck, one day befor...

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Don't Be Stupid, Cupid -- Show Your Love Responsibly

Annie Leonard | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Flowers, Diamonds, Gold, Valentine's Day 2012, Chocolate, The Story of Stuff, Annie Leonard, Green News
Annie Leonard

Most roses and other flowers sold in the United States are imported from Colombia, where the cut flower industry is also known to use child workers and forced labor.

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Seven And A Half Things To Know: Bank Mortgage Blues, Buffett On Gold Bugs, Zuckerberg's 'Like' Problem

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: Mortgage Settlement, Seven and a Half Things, Seven and a Half Things You Need to Know, Mortgage Crisis, Warren Buffett, Gold, Seven and a Half Things to Know, 7 1/2 Things, 7.5 Things, Things You Need to Know Today, Mark-Gongloff-Things-to-Know, Topicwarrenbuffett, Topichuffingtonpost, Buffett, Business News

I got 99 problems, but Seven And A Half Things ain't one. Here are the seven and a half things you need to know today: Thing One: Mighty Mega M...

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Nigeria: Child Lead Poisoning Crisis

Human Rights Watch | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Lead Poisoning, Children's Rights, Africa, Nigeria, Gold, Extractive Industries, Health, Video, World News
Human Rights Watch

Thousands of children in northern Nigeria need immediate medical treatment and dozens of villages remain contaminated two years into the worst lead poisoning epidemic in modern history.

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Gold and Silver Price Manipulation

Janet Tavakoli | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Judge Painter, Silver, Price Manipulation, Gold, Bart Chilton, Cftc, Judge Levine, Video, Business News
Janet Tavakoli

The following chart reflects my own view of conditions that are historically good and bad for gold. Central banks' money printing on an unprecedented scale also makes the case for gold as a currency alternative.

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Gold, Guns and Books: the Meyomesse Affair

Deji Olukotun | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Literature, Amnesty, Meyomesse, Gold, Human Rights, Free Expression, Fiction, International Law, World News
Deji Olukotun

Writer Enoh Meyomesse landed in Yaounde, Cameroon after a trip to Singapore on November 22. As he deplaned, the national police detained him, searched his belongings, and accused him of stealing gold as part of a sophisticated coup d'état against President Paul Biya.

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The Real Value of the Dollar and Gold

Michael Pento | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: US Dollar, Weakening Dollar, Dollar, Gold, Gold Prices, Gold Value, US Dollar Value, Dollar Value, Dxy, Business News
Michael Pento

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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Investing In Precious Metals, From Suze Orman

Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Debt, Investing, Suze Orman, Gold, Silver, Video, Credit, Savings, Platinum, Women News

Finance expert Suze Orman offers advice on investing in precious metals. Get Suze's FREE download to The Money Navigator enter the gift code MARLO at...

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Golden Opportunity

Tom Falco | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: U.S. Economy, Gold, Cartoon, Comic, Money, Comedy, Goldfish, Comedy News
Tom Falco

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WATCH: Gold Thief Gets A Shiner Thanks To Clerk's Left Hook

AP | Posted 02.25.2012

Read More: Cash for Gold Robbery, Mostafa Hendi, We Buy Gold, Video, Derek Mothershead, Dumb Crime, Weird North Carolina, Cash for Gold, Hendersonville, Gold, Hendersonville Crime, North Carolina, Weird News News

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. — Police say a would-be robber who demanded money from a store clerk got a fistful. Before he could run off with any cash, t...

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How to Be a Conscious Capitalist at the Holidays

Kalon Gutierrez | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Holidays, Conscious Capitalism, Msnbc, Poverty, Haiti, Africa, Christmas, Gold, Harvard Business Review, Human Rights Watch, Shopping, Retail, Impact News
Kalon Gutierrez

This year, as we search for tokens of gratitude for that special someone, what if we consciously make a decision to buy gifts that will benefit a greater good? The effects of doing so could make a surprisingly positive impact on our world.

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Mali: Artisanal Mines Produce Gold With Child Labor

Human Rights Watch | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Children's Rights, Africa, Gold, Child Labor, Children's Health, Mali, Gold Mining, World News
Human Rights Watch

Hazardous Work, Mercury Poisoning, and Disease (Bamako)– At least 20,000 children work in Malian artisanal gold mines under extremely harsh and...

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