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Gold Or The DJIA: Which Would You Rather?
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 3:55pm | 603Read More...One of the great investment success stories of the past couple of decades was the meteoric rise in gold prices, which occupied most of the early 2000s and on into 2010. Gold (NYSE: GLD) was propelled ever higher due to a conflation of factors, but saw its meteoric rise really take flight...
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Gold Hits Lowest Level Since June; but Is it a Bottom?
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 4:58pm | 676Read More...For most of the 21st century, you would have been totally foolish not to be in gold. The price of the metal soared more than 550 percent between the end of 1999 and its peak in September 2011 at just below $1,900 an ounce. But gold has been creamed ever since that 2011 peak, falling some 35...
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When Will Asia Save Gold and Coal?
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 4:56pm | 545Read More...Economic policy from the United States has been devastating for the price of gold and coal. As a result, the exchange traded funds for gold, SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD) and its coal-related counterpart, Market Vectors Coal (NYSE: KOL), are both down by more than 20 percent for 2013. Demand...
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Newmont Mining, Anglogold Rocket Higher as Gold Futures Rise
Friday, November 6, 2009 - 12:01pm | 216Read More...Gold futures rose to record high after the US government reported a 10.2% jump in the unemployment rate for October. With the rate crossing the 10% mark for the first time in 26 years, the demand for safe investment options has risen, pushing gold futures for December by $3.20, or 0.2%, to $1,092....
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The Week That Was - Week ending 16-Oct-09
Monday, October 19, 2009 - 12:01am | 347Read More...Though the market aggregate reacted positively throughout the week, the Bank of America (BAC) reported loses, posting a quarterly EPS of -$0.26 versus expectations of -$0.20. Leading the gaining sectors last week were the energy companies (+5.2%) with the oil prices surging to its highest levels...
