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Is gold rising because America is broke?

Gold prices shot up to a new record of $1,512.50 an ounce in New York late on Friday, posting a record weekly gain and maintaining a six-week winning streak. What the gold rally means to the dollar and the American people is obvious from the rush pawn shops see across the United States.

Roma flee Hungarian village in fear of vigilante attacks

Hundreds of Roma (gypsy) residents have fled a village in the north of Hungary to escape possible vigilante attacks by far-right nationalist vigilantes on Easter weekend. Reportedly, some were moved to a camp in Budapest and others were transferred to an unnamed location in eastern Hungary.

Asian stocks slightly lower in holiday trade

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Asian stock markets ended slightly lower in holiday-hit trading on Friday. Many markets including Australia, Hong Kong Jakarta, Singapore, Manila and India were closed for public holidays.
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Child brick mine workers of India [PHOTOS]

Behind every story of economic / societal development are the workers who made them happen. It was true for ancient societies like China and true for the United States in the early 20th century. Now, it's true for booming emerging market economies like China and India.
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Top 5 Twitter-driven News This Week

Starting April 3, just after the Fools Day messages, Twitter this week gave more than the expected momentum to some top news which would have missed the limelight had Twitter been not there.
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Silver's Long-Run Value

Silver is a very different market to gold. Most crucially, there's no commonly accepted benchmark value - such as a suit of men's clothes for an ounce of gold - against which to measure silver across time.
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Deschert advising Norma group AG on IPO

International law firm Dechert LLP is serving as co-counsel to NORMA Group AG, a German-headquartered global industrial manufacturer and portfolio company of global private equity house 3i Group plc, on its initial public offering on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

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