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Gold Steady in East Asian Trading

Spot gold was steady on Friday, but was likely to register its first weekly drop after seven straight weeks of gains as investors awaited a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke later in the day.

Gold Reverses Early Loss, Posts Gains

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Gold rose on Thursday after two days of sharp declines, as tumbling European and U.S. equity markets sparked by talk that Germany might enact a short-sale ban prompted investors to buy gold as a safe haven.
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Gold Price Just $2 Shy of Record High $1,900

The price of gold early Monday came within $2 of a record high $1,900 per ounce before settling back to 1.2 percent gain over Friday's closing price as a host of global economic worries drove investors into the security of the world's oldest form of money.
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Nev. Police Launch Search for Missing Mom, Possible Lead?

After a mysterious disappearance of Utah-native Susan Powell, a 28-year-old mother who went missing in December 2009, a case that has baffled police for nearly two years, a 'first-ever' credible lead may have emerged in Powell's disappearance. ABC News is following the Powell case with live coverage on the air and streaming online.
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U.S. Court Security Probed Over Clemens Baseballs

Security officers at a U.S. courthouse are under investigation for receiving baseballs autographed by former pitching ace Roger Clemens, who faces perjury charges, the U.S. Marshals Service said on Tuesday.
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Paulson held onto gold in Q2, Soros cuts further

The largest gold fund players including hedge fund titan John Paulson stuck with their bullion bets in the second quarter, opting not to follow George Soros who further reduced his gold ETF holdings.
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Rush to gold shakes up staid French market

A surge in prices to all-time highs has galvanized the French retail gold market, for long a dusty corner beloved of coin investors, drawing in ordinary punters but also the unwelcome attention of armed robbers.
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Riot erupts in southwest China town: reports

Thousands of Chinese took to the streets of a southwestern town on Thursday, with some smashing police vehicles in the latest protest by citizens angered by the rough handling of local officials, according to news reports.

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