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In Pictures: Gold: A Test of Mettle
Hungary toxic sludge reaches Danube River: Top 10 environmental disasters worldwide

The toxic sludge now covering 15 square miles of Hungary and seeping into the Danube River is a serious environmental disaster whose severity and long-term consequences are still unclear. Will the release of the 35 million cubic feet of alumina refining waste become one of the Top 10 manmade environmental disasters of the past century?
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Gold prices to climb if Greece gets fixed

Gold prices fall when dollar strengthens, as it has during latest Greek crisis. Gold prices will recover when Greece's path is clear, says a gold expert.
Is it really cheaper to mine platinum from an asteroid? (+video)

A new company backed by Silicon Valley billionaires and Hollywood moguls seeks to extract precious metals from asteroids. Is doing so really cheaper than mining metals on Earth?
Google billionaires announce scheme to mine asteroids (+video)

A new company backed by some of the world's most prominent billionaires, including three Google executives, plans to mine near-Earth asteroids for precious metals.
Swiss villages, sitting on a gold mine, refuse to budge

Switzerland's Medel Valley contains gold ore worth an estimated $1.2 billion, but residents soundly rejected a proposal to mine the deposits, despite the community's need for jobs.
The Circle Bastiat
What Bernanke gets wrong about the gold standard

The redistribution created by the Fed’s monetary pumping actually weakens the economy over time as real savings is squandered on malinvestments. With gold as money, real production and savings is stimulated.  Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke doesn't understand that.
Gold prices high. But gold stocks a bargain.

Gold prices are still hovering near record territory, but gold mining stocks are at one-year lows. Expecting gold prices to rise, some analysts see gold stocks as a buy.
The Reformed Broker
The Fed's stock market anxiety

The Federal Reserve is intent on keeping the stock market rolling higher, no matter the cost.
The Circle Bastiat
Will nationalizing mines make South African poverty worse?

South Africa has a 20 percent unemployment rate and rampant poverty, which will only get worse if the government begins interfering in mining operations.
Gold futures or stocks? Analyst picks stocks.

Gold futures fall below $1,600 an ounce. Noted economist Gartman sees stocks outperforming gold futures.
Outlook for gold prices is bullish in 2012

Gold prices have fallen 16 percent since reaching a record $1,900 an ounce – and could fall further in the near term. But many analysts predict gold prices will rise, perhaps to new records, in the latter half of 2012.
Gold prices: Could they hit $2,500 in 2012?

Gold prices have fallen in recent months and many analysts expect the correction to continue. But one analyst sees gold prices rallying next year.
Africa Monitor
UN says Dodd-Frank Congo conflict minerals bill is working

The controversial Dodd-Frank bill, intended to block armed groups from reaping profits from Congo's mineral mining industry, is making inroads, according to a UN Group of Experts on Congo.
Gold futures could fall to $1,100

Gold futures overshot on uptrend, says analyst. Now, gold futures bottoming at $1,500 an ounce or, and that doesn't hold, to between $1,100-$1,200.
Gold falls again. Sell? No, buy!

Gold has fallen below $1,800 an ounce. But CNBC's Jim Cramer calls gold a buy, especially gold-mining stocks.
Gold repatriation: What is Chavez up to?

Gold reserves will be held in Venezuela rather than foreign banks. But the move in gold makes nation's finances even murkier.
Latin America Monitor
Midas touch? Hugo Chávez plans to use gold to end 'dictatorship' of US dollar

The Venezuelan president announced plans to nationalize his country's gold industry and move Venezuela's reserves out of Western banks and into the banks of more friendly nations.
Gold prices reach yet another high on Tuesday(VIDEO)

Gold prices continue to rise, as volatility remains in global economic markets. Gold prices are getting closer to $1,800 per ounce.
Gold prices follow each twist in debt-limit talks

Gold prices got whipsawed Wednesday as investors tried to determine whether a debt-limit deal would happen. If it doesn't, gold prices could soar.
Gold prices plummet on debt talk

Gold prices reached a record $1,610 an ounce Tuesday. But after Obama praised bipartisan debt-limit plan, gold prices fell $25.
In Pictures: Gold: A Test of Mettle
Gold prices: Europe's bailouts will provide boost

Gold prices should rise with bailouts of Greece, other euro nations, says analyst Jay Taylor. Gold prices edged above $1,500 an ounce as Greece neared approval of austerity plan.
Gold prices likely to fall, testing $1,460 an ounce

Gold prices head lower because of change in margin rules. Gold prices likely to test support level of $1,460 before climbing again.
Gold mine reopens in California desert

Gold mining jobs are coming to Mojave, Calif. Run-up in gold, silver prices causes Golden Queen Mining to restart operation.
Stocks close sharply up, driven by earnings

The Dow gained about 187 points, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rising sharply, too
Apple earnings: one of five things to watch April 20

Apple earnings to beat consensus, one analyst says. Also of note: Gold's new high and closing arguments in Rajaratnam insider-trading trial.