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Gold closes above $800 at highest level since 1980
MarketWatch ^ | 11/2/07

Posted on 11/02/2007 5:12:15 PM PDT by bjs1779

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures rallied Friday to close above $800 at their highest level in nearly 28 years, boosted by rallying crude-oil prices and the dollar's tumble to a new record low against the euro.

Gold for December delivery rallied $14.80 to finish at $808.50 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Earlier, the contract hit an intraday high of $810.70, a level not seen since 1980.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government
KEYWORDS: gold
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1 posted on 11/02/2007 5:12:17 PM PDT by bjs1779
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To: bjs1779

$800 in 1980 would be the same as $2,024.17 today.


2 posted on 11/02/2007 5:14:30 PM PDT by Perdogg (Elections have consequences.)
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To: bjs1779

Is this corrected for inflation?


3 posted on 11/02/2007 5:14:50 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3rd Bn. 5th Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
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To: ConorMacNessa

Oh hell no.


4 posted on 11/02/2007 5:15:21 PM PDT by Petronski (Here we go, Steelers. Here we go!)
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To: ConorMacNessa

see #1


5 posted on 11/02/2007 5:15:28 PM PDT by Perdogg (Elections have consequences.)
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To: Perdogg

Thanks - was not up when I posted.


6 posted on 11/02/2007 5:18:28 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3rd Bn. 5th Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
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To: Perdogg
$800 in 1980 would be the same as $2,024.17 today.

What is Enron adjusted for today?

7 posted on 11/02/2007 5:18:40 PM PDT by bjs1779
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To: Perdogg

The graph of course uses a non zero baseline which is one of first things to do in making the increase look even more dramatic. You see non zero baselines almost everywhere in the media when they want to make a point about how dramatic a change there is.


8 posted on 11/02/2007 5:22:37 PM PDT by xp38
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9 posted on 11/02/2007 5:22:48 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Perdogg

But what about all those commercials on the radio? Surely they can’t be...deceiving?


10 posted on 11/02/2007 5:23:50 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (I'm agnostic on evolution, but sit ups are from Hell!)
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To: ConorMacNessa
Is this corrected for inflation?

Hang on, I think it will be.

11 posted on 11/02/2007 5:24:30 PM PDT by bjs1779
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To: hiredhand

ChaChing !........;o)


12 posted on 11/02/2007 5:24:35 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: martin_fierro


Buy gold now, you stupid bastards . . .

13 posted on 11/02/2007 5:25:42 PM PDT by Petronski (Here we go, Steelers. Here we go!)
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To: bjs1779
Over $800?

I'd better run right out and buy some gold!

< /sarc>

14 posted on 11/02/2007 5:27:28 PM PDT by SIDENET (Hubba Hubba...)
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To: xp38
from www.kitco.com:
I'm not sure why you need the stuff below $250. It's blank. Try to imagine.

ML/NJ

15 posted on 11/02/2007 5:29:16 PM PDT by ml/nj
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To: SIDENET
I'd better run right out and buy some gold!

No, go out and buy some greenbacks. : )


16 posted on 11/02/2007 5:31:27 PM PDT by bjs1779
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To: xp38
The graph of course uses a non zero baseline which is one of first things to do in making the increase look even more dramatic

How does zero baseline start at 640?

17 posted on 11/02/2007 5:41:14 PM PDT by bjs1779
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To: SIDENET

Laugh away. I bought LOTS between $260 and $340. Looking pretty sweet right now......


18 posted on 11/02/2007 5:44:16 PM PDT by Kozak (Anti Shahada: There is no god named Allah, and Muhammed is a false prophet)
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To: bjs1779

If you listen to a gold salesman, and take him seriously, the best reason to by gold is so you can use it to make bullets...


19 posted on 11/02/2007 5:47:04 PM PDT by Snardius
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To: Kozak
Laugh away. I bought LOTS between $260 and $340. Looking pretty sweet right now......

You can never go broke taking a profit...

20 posted on 11/02/2007 5:55:03 PM PDT by Snardius
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