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...investors, gold is a traditional hedge in uncertain times, whenever inflation or geopolitical tensions loom. Little wonder, then, that its price has skyrocketed amid the current market turmoil. A look at some other moments when jitters gave gold a push...
...Gold price Per troy ounce, in 2008 dollars...
...GOLD STANDARD ENDS Nixon's suspension allows gold prices to fluctuate freely...
...cauldron of crime, and now emerging as the muscle that drives Africa's biggest economy. At the start of the 20th century, Soweto was a collection of shanty towns on the outskirts of Johannesburg where the British colonial authorities housed the black and colored laborers working the city's gold mines. The apartheid regime formalized this divide, allowing blacks and coloreds into the city by day but confining them to dormitory towns at night. Soweto became the focus of oppression. In 1976, police there opened fire on 10,000 students protesting a policy to enforce education in Afrikaans; 566 people...
...types of applications,” he says of the hit-or-miss system. “I always pay attention to their research presentations and the topics that they go for…to make sure [my proposals] are attractive to the committee.” 24-CARAT GOLD While advising remains inconsistent, the application process for summer thesis research grants is starting to become more organized. The Common Application for Research and Travel (CARAT) centralizes applications for 28 offices offering close to 40 awards. OCS also coordinates the application process for the 15 international centers that participate. Since...