Gold

Known throughout time for its value and as a symbol of purity, royalty and wealth, gold has a long history of use as a symbol of success, a staple in jewelry and rings, and as a monetary standard. Even in difficult economic times, gold often holds its value better than other investments.


Gold is one of the most malleable of all metals. Since it is so soft it is usually alloyed with a base metal. 24K gold jewelry uses the softness of the metal to create special design accents for designer or investment pieces. Copper is often used to create a rose or reddish gold usually 18K.

CNBC hosts a blog on the investment qualities of gold, silver and oil which tracks the movement of gold and other commodities during turbulent economic conditions.

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• Gold Jumps to Record as Slumping Dollar Spurs Investment Demand

  
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  Gold jumped to a record price as the slumping dollar boosted bullion’s appeal as an alternative asset. Silver also gained. Gold futures touched an all-time high of $1,174 an ounce in New York, after the dollar fell as much as 0.9 percent against the euro. Gold has posted records during nine sessions this ...
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• Status Magazine’s Yard Sale

  
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      Where are you doing your Christmas shopping? Drop by Status Magazine’s Christmas Yard Sale for some interesting finds.  
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• Peter-Schiff - Fed Face Off (Yahoo Finance)

  
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  Peter Schiff’s views as an author, financier as well as giveaway marketplace romantic have been no secret: Abolish a Fed, buy bullion as well as equivocate a dollar. With which in mind, Sunday night was something of a mental condition come loyal for a President of Euro Pacific Capital. Thanks To Princeton ...
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• Buy Gold To Protect Yourself

  
  Stock Market Educator — Authority: 142
  When you are trying to figure out how to buy gold or why you should buy gold, it is important to note several things. First, inflation is rearing its ugly head and governments wont stop until the dollar is completely devalued. Second, we are in the midst of major bailouts, layoffs, Ponzi schemes, and sky high ...
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• Malaysian mining industry has big potential

  
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  Increases the bookmark twitter facebook digg Google Windowslive Delicious buzz friendfeed Linkedin diigo reddit stumbleupon The mining industry in Malaysia has big potential for development with gold, ores, rocks and stones found in several states, a
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• Gold eases to spur slight demand pick-up

  
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  MUMBAI (Reuters) - Gold eased from their record highs on Tuesday, triggering a slight pick-up in wholesale demand in the middle of wedding season, but a weaker rupee weighed on traders sentiment, dealers said. Since gold touched a high of about $1,173
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• www.vieweastvalleyforeclosures.com

  
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  Art lovers often come to the Dayton area because they want to view the 12,000 plus works at the Dayton Art Institute. If you are moving to this area, homes in Gold Canyon are great. The 18 listings are priced between $99,900 and $1,475,000. The homes for sale start around For $99,900, this 1,389 Square Foot ...
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• Gold Creeping Up On $1,200/oz

  
  SDB Benchmark Real Estate — Authority: 138
  Gold jumped to a record price as the slumping dollar boosted bullion’s appeal as an alternative asset. Silver also gained. Gold futures touched an all-time high of $1,174 an ounce in New York, after the dollar fell as much as 0.9 percent against the euro. Gold has posted records during nine sessions this month, ...
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• Newmonts Boddington Achieves Commercial Production

  
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  Newmont Minings Western Australia-based Boddington mine has reached commercial production and will operate as a large, low cost production base. Once the mine is ramped up to full production it is expected to achieve average annual gold production of
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• Documentary Review: Seed Hunter

  
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  The invitation asked if I’d like to see a documentary on seeds. “Er, no, not especially,” I thought. But like all things you go into in life with your mind made up, the ‘thing’ in question always has a habit of changing your mind. The restaurant that on entry looks like the dodgiest dive ever is the one ...
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• Fashion, Jewelry ( Diamond, Gold, Artificial ), Dresses, Beauty Tips :: Bengals in Golden and Silver touch-Eid

  
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  Author: Sawera Subject: Bengals in Golden and Silver touch-Eid Posted: Nov 24, 2009 (GMT 0) Bengals in Golden and Silver touch-Eid
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• Fashion, Jewelry ( Diamond, Gold, Artificial ), Dresses, Beauty Tips :: Enamel Earrings

  
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  Author: Sawera Subject: Enamel Earrings Posted: Nov 24, 2009 (GMT 0) Enamel Earrings
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• New gold coin for World Cup

  
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  NUMISMATISTS will have another collectible to covet with the minting of a pure gold quarter-ounce coin on an antique press at Soccer City in Soweto yesterday, to commemorate next years Fifa World Cup. The privy mark of the stadium was struck into the
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• Batchelor: Jobs Down, Gold Up, USA Nowhere

  
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  John Batchelor writes on his blog:The Reluctant CEOs John Bussey, John Fund, Mona Charen, Simon Constable, Kelsey Hubbard all together repeated on Sunday 22 that the failure of the stimulus package is not the whole story as to why there is no recovery in jobs. A major factor is that [...]
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• Gold jumps to fresh record high

  
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  From WSJ: Gold surged to a record Monday, as investors sought insurance against a sliding dollar and the rising risk of inflationary bubbles in other assets. With such concerns persisting, the roster of influential hedge fund investors snapping up gold
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• "Is it too late to buy gold It�s no longer cheap," Peter Grandich says

  
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  From Nationalpost.com: Now that $1,000 seems to be the floor for the price of gold rather than the ceiling, we?re seeing increasingly sensational predictions of far higher prices. In his Sunday evening update last night, Peter Grandich compares the most
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• Gold pushed to record by demand from pessimists � and optimists

  
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  From Guardian: Commodities such as gold and copper are booming as investors seek refuge from economic uncertainty and buy alternative assets. Industrial metals are also benefitting from bets that an improvement in the world economy will lead to an upturn
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• Gold to hit $1650 by late 2010, early 2011, but estimate could be low

  
  MINING.com News — Authority: 179
  From Mineweb.com: The poor outlook for the dollar continues to provide good prospects for the price of gold. According to Jim Sinclair, chairman at Tanzanian Royalty Exploration, the price of the yellow metal could reach as high as $1650 by the end of
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• And Then He Hit Me

  
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  Research into song lyrics about sexual violence reveals that they both support and empower women By Chris Arnot US singer Suzanne Vega’s song My Name is Luca addresses domestic violence. Photograph: Anoek De Groot/AFP/Getty Images Back in 1962, the Crystals released a song called He Hit Me (And it Felt like ...
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