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Gold Tops $1,500 an Ounce in ‘Flight to Quality’

PARIS — The price of gold rose above $1,500 an ounce on Wednesday for the first time ever, pushed higher by investor concerns about global inflation, government debt and turmoil in the Middle East....

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Prices Surge as Investors Rush to Safety of Gold

The prices of other precious metals, like silver and platinum, have also surged recently on what analysts call a flight to quality, when uncertainty about the economic and political outlook sends...

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Stocks Decline a Day After Fed Announced Stimulus Measure

Several factors contributed to the heightened gloom, including new signs of political paralysis in Washington, Europe’s continued failure to resolve its debt crisis and indications of economic stress...

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Economix Blog: How Much Do You Owe? Guess Again

It would appear that Americans don’t even know how much they owe. Households underreport the magnitude of their credit card debts by at least one-third, according to a new study from the Federal...

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Forecast for Economic Growth in Europe Is Lowered

BRUSSELS — Europe’s economic outlook received a fresh dose of gloom Thursday, when the European Commission warned that the Continent’s economies were stalled and faced the risk of a double-dip...

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E.C.B. Promises Continued Support for Europe Banks

And while the central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1 percent Thursday, the bank’s president, Mario Draghi, indicated he was prepared to take further steps to ease credit, if...

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European Central Bankers Criticize Role of Rating Agencies

Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank, and Mervyn A. King, the governor of the Bank of England, separately questioned the role of rating agencies after Standard Poor’s cut its...

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DealBook: Brazilian Billionaire Confirms Talks to Sell Stake in Energy Firm

Mario Anzuoni/ReutersEike Batista, chairman and chief executive of EBX Group, has vowed to become the richest man in the world. SÃO PAULO, Brazil — The Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista confirmed...

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