Bundesbank loath to sell gold reserves Germany's Bundesbank says it will not sell gold reserves to help its slowing economy because of global financial instability. 22 Aug 2008
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Fundamental analysis for precious metals gold - 8/22/2008 We have reached the 836.30 level yet we see this level has become weak but the Stochastic indicator shows that the 50% fibonacci fan correctional level at 845 is strong enough to initiate a correctional move. We expect to see prices to fluctuate today whereas weekly trading is to remain within the r... 22 Aug 2008
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Gold price recovers further as oil up 5 percent Geopolitical tensions, rising oil, a weaker dollar and the U.S. Gold Eagle coin shortage have helped give a fillip to the gold price. 22 Aug 2008
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South Koreans reach gold-medal game South Korea has reached the gold-medal baseball game with a 6-2 victory over Japan. The South Koreans raised their record to 8-0 on Friday and will play for the title against the winner of the semifinal between the United States and Olympic champion Cuba. 22 Aug 2008
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US softball team loses 3-1 to Japan, denied gold Losing for the first time since 2000, the U.S. softball team was denied a chance for a fourth straight gold medal Thursday, beaten 3-1 by Japan in the sport's last appearance in the Olympics for at least eight years--and maybe for good. 21 Aug 2008
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Look Who's Talking. Practically Everyone. Commodities found a bright patch of sunshine in the midst of today's storm of financial news and related fears. In fact, they had quite a party, if one just briefly glances at the Kitcometals.com page base metals price tickers. The industrial metals recorded gains of anywhere from 3 to 8 percent on the day. Evidently, the selective radar of speculative funds conveniently ignored the index of... 21 Aug 2008
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Final Glance: Gold companies Shares of some top gold companies were up at the close of trading: Barrick Gold rose $2.28 or 6.8 percent, to $35.99. 21 Aug 2008
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US beats Brazil 1-0 for gold medal They came to the Beijing Olympics as a team trying to find its way, still adjusting to a new coach and each other, still smarting from a loss that brought humiliation on and off the field. 21 Aug 2008
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Gold jumps over $20 on falling dollar, crude spike Gold prices jump more than $20 Thursday after the dollar weakened and crude oil spiked--inflationary moves that boosted demand for safe, alternative investments. 21 Aug 2008
2.43%XLF 15.10 
10.30%QQQQ 31.32 
