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Gold Withstands Stampede, Slips Just $8

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Gold prices slipped modestly Wednesday as stock investors in Europe and the U.S. dumped their holdings and abandoned the euro in a global stampede to safety.
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AngloGold aims deep on a global level

The chief executive of AngloGold Ashanti said the world's No. 3 gold producer could employ deep-mining technology under development in South Africa in other countries, with future ore discoveries expected to be far below the surface.
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Gas Prices Fall Before Holiday Increase

The nation's drivers got a brief reprieve at the pump this month, but a tank of gas promises to be costly again with Thanksgiving weekend on its way. Gas prices have fallen 5 cents a gallon overall in the last three weeks, to an average of $3.43
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Batumi: A First Glimpse of the New Georgia

The Republic of Georgia's President, Mikheil Saakashvili, vowed to transform the small resort town of Batumi into the nation's economic and cultural powerhouse. Stephen Robert Morse traveled to Batumi to investigate Saakashvili's progress.
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Inflation, debt crisis hurt euro zone retail sales

Retail sales in the 17 countries sharing the euro fell more than expected in September despite some resilience in powerhouse Germany, the EU's statistics office said on Monday, reinforcing concern that the bloc's economy may be heading for a recession.
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Acting San Francisco Mayor Poised to Win Election

San Francisco's interim Mayor Ed Lee is poised to become its first elected mayor of Chinese descent, a political milestone for a city where Chinese-Americans now account for a quarter of the electorate.
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Fears Grow of Gridlock on Jobs, Deficit

A series of messy budget showdowns earlier this year have left many in Washington pessimistic that politicians can deliver on two pressing priorities: taming surging deficits and spurring job growth.
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Coping With Europe's Chaos

Wall Street may find it hard to rally this week as Greece's new and untested coalition begins the process of ratifying a 130 billion-euro lifeline and the fate of Italy's government hangs by a thread.
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Wall Street Week Ahead: Coping with Chaos in Europe

U.S. stock investors have had to take their own self-help course on living with uncertainty due to Europe's crisis, and they may need to draw on that next week because it is completely unclear when the next upheaval will come.
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Wal-Mart offers early preview of Black Friday deals

Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Wednesday it will soon give fans a sneak peek at its Black Friday deals and will hold a sale this Saturday, as the world's largest retailer and other U.S. chains make an early effort to win over fickle shoppers this holiday season.
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Jobs report hints at some improvement

Hiring slowed in October but the unemployment rate hit a six-month low and job gains in the prior two months were stronger than previously thought, pointing to some improvement in the still-weak labor market.
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Gold Falls on Thin Volume, Follows Risky Assets

Gold fell on Friday in one of the quietest trading day, as the metal tracked riskier assets on fresh worries about the euro zone bailout fund and a mildly encouraging U.S. nonfarm payrolls report.

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