Gold Tops $800 for 1st Time Since 1980 nearing all time high


	Gold Tops $800 for 1st Time Since 1980 nearing all time high

BobbyDelray

10-31-2007 11:43 PM

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gold, investing, 1980, dollar, inflation

BobbyDelray says:

When gold went over $800 an ounce in 1980 it was all that investors were talking about. With gold approaching its all time high of $875 you really aren't hearing much if anything. Is gold the next oil?

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11-1-2007 7:20 AM

Erik Schiegg

I think less that it is jewellery but the need for high-tech products as computers that make raise the prize of gold.

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