GOLD

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Gold prices concluded a stellar week Friday with a modest gain as prospects of fresh support for weak Eurozone members and short covering offset profit taking.

Simone Bora is contemplating the unthinkable -- an Indian wedding without lavish amounts of gold after record high prices and a sinking rupee have dimmed her hopes of sparkling at the party. We need to think whether to buy gold or not because nearly 30,000 rupees for 10 grams is too much, Bora said in a jeweler's shop in Zaveri Bazaar in Mumbai, one of the world's biggest gold markets. Thirty-thousand rupees is $580.

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The Toronto Stock Exchange has given notice to Gold Reserve Inc. that it does not meet the bourse's listing requirements since Venezuela expropriated the company's main asset, Gold Reserve said Friday.

Fitch Ratings says OAO Severstal's (Severstal) decision to separate Nord Gold N.V. (Nord Gold) is neutral to its ratings.

A gold ATM machine selling jewellery and 31,000-rupee gold coins, but for more than just window-shopping, it faces stiff competition from traditional jewellery shops.

Palladium prices are on a tear, with the white metal rocketing up more than 10 percent in the last week on growing optimism about European and U.S. economic prospects.

The spectacular bull run in gold prices is unlikely to end soon, with bullion retaining its appeal in 2012 due to the uncertain global economy, analysts and industry officials said on Friday.

Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp said the U.S. federal mine regulator put its Jerritt Canyon mill on safety watch list for alleged violations.

Teenage girls pose for pictures beside the latest arrival in Mumbai's modern Phoenix Mills mall -- a gold ATM machine selling jewellery and $600 gold coins -- but for more than just window-shopping, it faces stiff competition from traditional stores.

American comedian, Adam Carolla, in a recent interview with the conservative Media Research Center mocked the Ocuupy Wall Street movement .

Gold purchases in India, the world's largest bullion consumer, slowed down as the festival season ended, and business was lackluster elsewhere in Asia as concerns of global growth weighed on sentiment.

Asian stocks are set for their first weekly rise in a month buoyed by coordinated central bank actions, while the euro held on to hefty gains before European policymakers make a fresh stab to tackle its crisis at a summit next week.

Gold prices slipped modestly Thursday as investors booked profits from this week's 3.3 percent rally in the yellow metal.

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The White House holiday decorations were opened to media tour in Washington on Wednesday. The theme of this year's decorations is 'Shine, Give, Share' and features decorations honoring U.S. military service.

Gold prices climbed to a nearly two-week high Thursday, along with other risky assets, after the world's richest central banks jointly pledged to make it easier for the Eurozone's acutely stressed banks to obtain funding.

India gold futures eased a tad from a 2-week high, weighed by a stronger Indian rupee, but the losses were not enough to attract physical players seeking to stock up for the wedding season.

Asian shares rallied to two-week highs Thursday, building on strong global gains after the world's six major central banks moved to tame a liquidity crunch for European banks by providing cheaper dollar funding.