Why the Price of Gold Keeps Going Up

Why the Price of Gold Keeps Going Up

At his inauguration, President Trump said that “the golden age of America begins right now.” He was right, in one sense. The price of gold has been bursting through records in the first month of Mr. Trump’s second term, recently trading at more than $2,900 per troy ounce. It is up about 12 percent already…

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Gold Mine Collapse in Mali Kills at Least 43

Gold Mine Collapse in Mali Kills at Least 43

BAMAKO, Mali — At least 43 people, mostly women, were killed after an informal gold mine collapsed in western Mali on Saturday, the head of an industry union said. The accident took place near the town of Kéniéba in Mali’s gold-rich Kayes region, Taoule Camara, the secretary general of the national union of gold counters…

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3 Are Arrested in Dutch Museum Heist

3 Are Arrested in Dutch Museum Heist

Three people have been arrested in connection with a brazen heist at a museum in the Netherlands over the weekend in which thieves stole ancient artifacts, including a prized golden helmet on loan from Romania, the authorities said on Wednesday. The three people were arrested in Heerhugowaard, a city about 30 miles north of Amsterdam…

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