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...Typically, investors buy gold when they are nervous about the state of the economy. But the latest price run started in earnest in April, just as the fears of the financial crisis were easing. Demand for gold has been rising. And inflation, despite the mounting economic recovery, looks to remain in check. That has many thinking the rise in gold is just another sign that the global economy is on the mend...
...gold is not alone. A number of commodities are up. The price of silver, which has many more industrial uses than gold, rose 40% this year vs. just 15% for gold. Copper prices have nearly doubled. Indeed, the broad rise in commodity prices that are occurring now is usually an indication of a resurgence in the economy, not trouble ahead...
...same time, Muslims have become a more familiar part of American society - nearly half of all Americans claim to personally know someone who is Muslim, compared with just 38% of Americans in November 2001. And that number will probably rise in the future, as familiarity with Islam and Muslims is much more common among younger Americans...
...rise in insider selling, which developed over the past several weeks, signals a time for caution, not panic, says Jonathan Moreland, analyst at InsiderInsights, a stock-market advisory service. "The insiders are telling me, O.K., there's a yellow light now; the green light is off," he says. In response, Moreland is advising his clients to raise the cash component of their investment portfolios. (Read "Despite the Economy's Struggles, Stock Market Soars...
...Seong Chang, a senior fellow at the Sejong Institute, believes the groundwork is being set for Beijing-hosted three-way talks among the U.S., North Korea and China, at which the Chinese will "sneak out of the room, leaving the two sworn enemies" to talk. (See pictures of the rise of Kim Jong...