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• $97 million worth of most precious commodity missing in Central Africa: [2011 Feb 25 12:18 PM] A Central Africa nation is missing 2.5 tons of gold and two ministers recently paid a diplomatic visit to the Kenyan president to request assistance apprehending the suspects and try to recover the precious mineral. Read more
• Gold, silver futures slip yet expected to climb: [2011 Feb 25 05:42 AM] Though precious metals' futures kicked off Friday on the downswing, gold futures is poised to gain for the fourth straight week as prompted by the anti-government demonstrations in Libya. Read more
• Oil, food and metal - all getting more expensive: [2011 Feb 24 02:13 PM] The prices of a tank of gasoline, a loaf of bread and a gold coin are likely to rise in the coming weeks. Read more
• Gold futures near record prices: [2011 Feb 24 08:26 AM] Gold is progressively approaching its record high from late last year as a result of unrest in Libya and concerns about inflation. Read more
• Gold set to be more valuable than oil, analyst says: [2011 Feb 23 04:23 PM] Gold is poised to perform more strongly than oil while inflation surges and emphasizes the importance of the precious metal as an investment haven, according to an analyst at a prominent investment house interviewed by Bloomberg. Read more
• Gold, silver futures rise as Gadhafi resolves to stay: [2011 Feb 23 02:26 PM] Gold futures continued their upward swing Wednesday afternoon as demonstrations challenging Libya's leader of 42 years intensified. Read more
• Gold, silver climb as North African tension mounts: [2011 Feb 23 07:40 AM] Gold futures were up slightly more than a quarter of a point on Wednesday morning as anti-government demonstrations escalated in North Africa and the Middle East as silver futures also increased. Read more
• Precious metals futures increase as anti-Qaddafi protests strengthen: [2011 Feb 22 10:47 AM] Precious metals futures returned surging in value Tuesday morning as anti-government protestors in Libya met violent resistance from forces loyal to embattled leader Muammar Qaddafi. Read more
• Gold, silver and oil prove unrest is good for commodities business: [2011 Feb 21 02:53 PM] The Middle East is more volatile than usual, lately - and that's been good news for both the news industry and commodity futures brokers. Read more
• Tensions in China, Middle East push up gold, silver futures: [2011 Feb 21 12:50 PM] Anti-government tensions in the Middle East and China benefitted gold and silver futures on Monday. Read more
• Silver futures touch all-time high as gold futures also rise: [2011 Feb 18 02:07 PM] Precious metal continued swinging upward on Friday as silver futures approached 31-year highs and gold futures increased as well. Read more
• African firm announces its gold production will increase in 2011: [2011 Feb 18 08:31 AM] Africa's second-largest generator of gold announced it will increase production of the yellowish metal this year. Read more
• Gold, silver futures notch gains: [2011 Feb 17 03:36 PM] Gold futures touched their highest value in one month Thursday afternoon as silver futures notched their top value in three decades. Read more
• India imported record amount of gold in 2010: [2011 Feb 17 03:10 PM] India imported record amounts of gold in 2010 as a result of jewelry demand and expectations that the precious metal's value would continue gaining, according to the World Gold Council. Read more
• Precious metals gain amidst consumer price increases: [2011 Feb 17 08:12 AM] Precious metals scaled Thursday morning amidst speculation about investor demand climbing due to consumer price increases. Read more
• Precious metal futures drop: [2011 Feb 16 08:23 AM] Precious metal futures kicked off Wednesday morning with slippage as anti-government protests continued in the Middle East and economic data demonstrated the economy in China is continuing its rapid growth. Read more
• Copper futures drop amidst reduced demand: [2011 Feb 15 04:53 PM] Copper futures slipped Tuesday amidst speculation that increased stockpiles of the commodity will be the result of slackening demand. Read more
• Metal futures head up amidst inflation data: [2011 Feb 15 10:00 AM] Precious metals futures were swinging upward Tuesday morning as reports about inflation picking up and gaining steam surfaced. Read more
• Commodity price inflation comes to your local clothing store: [2011 Feb 15 12:00 AM] Commodity prices have been on a steady surge for the past year - indeed, commodity futures investors did better than those in most other sectors across the span of 2010. Read more
• Gold, silver re-attract hedge funds' interest: [2011 Feb 14 07:56 AM] Hedge funds are rapidly returning to investing in precious metal futures like gold and silver as a result of the Egyptian revolution, as the funds are seeing the largest involvement since April of last year. Read more
• Metal futures point upward: [2011 Feb 11 07:56 AM] Precious metals started Friday morning on the upswing as the prospect of an economy strengthening from its worst recession in 70 years is swaying investors away from acquiring alternative assets. Read more
• Copper futures slip: [2011 Feb 09 04:58 PM] The central bank of the world's largest consumer of copper again raised interest rates, pushing down copper futures for the third straight day. Read more
• Gold, silver lead precious metals upward: [2011 Feb 08 03:54 PM] Increasing consumer prices helped push up values for precious metals Tuesday afternoon, which saw gold futures touch their two-week high and silver futures surpass $30 per troy ounce. Read more
• Gold to serve wider uses, edges up in value: [2011 Feb 08 08:23 AM] Precious metals gained in value as a prominent investment house approved gold's for use for collateral and trading. Read more
• Investors remain convinced of brighter future for gold, silver: [2011 Feb 07 03:03 PM] Despite a poor January for gold and silver, investors are heavily purchasing the precious metals. Read more
• Anti-Mubarak protests, positive U.S. job news push up precious metals: [2011 Feb 04 08:38 AM] Precious metal futures' performances edged upward Friday morning as economists awaited a positive financial report from the Labor Department and the uprising against the Egyptian president continued. Read more
• Political tensions in Egypt push up precious metal futures: [2011 Feb 03 12:13 PM] The escalating political uprising in Egypt pushed up priced for precious metals on Thursday. Read more
• Precious metals slip amidst economic data indicating jobs went up in January: [2011 Feb 02 04:01 PM] Precious metal futures slipped on Wednesday amidst indications that the economic recovery is gaining steam. Read more
• Egyptian strife, inflation fear could benefit precious metals: [2011 Feb 01 08:04 AM] Prices for precious metals are likely to increase following uprisings in Egypt, conjecture about inflation and gold's first monthly drop in value since July. Read more