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PRECIOUS METALS: Comex Gold Ends Higher Despite Stronger Buck
Nov 20th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The gold futures market shrugged off a stronger U.S. dollar Friday to settle higher as participants wanted to hold onto bullish positions heading into the weekend.
US Stocks Slide On Semiconductor Downgrade, Growth Concerns
Nov 19th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
A sharp pullback put stocks on track for their biggest daily decline of the month Thursday, weighed down by an analyst downgrade of the semiconductor sector and as new economic data failed to quell investor jitters about the U.S...
US Stocks Down As Worries Linger About Economy
Nov 19th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
Stocks were on track for their biggest decline of the month around midday Thursday, hurt by bearish analyst comments and new economic data that failed to quell some investors' jitters about the U.S...
African Leaders Left Disappointed at End of UN Food Summit
Nov 18th, 2009 - VOA News
A three-day United Nations food summit ended in Rome Wednesday without securing substantial new funds to combat world hunger. Speaking to VOA, African ministers said world leaders are not doing enough to reduce soaring hunger levels on the continent.PRECIOUS METALS: Gold Backs Off From Record As Dollar Rises
Nov 17th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--A bounce in the U.S. dollar has gold on the defensive Tuesday, and it is likely participants are booking profits from the metal's recent string of record high prices. Although gold is lower...



