Monthly Archives: February 2010

VIENNA (AP) Feb. 19, 2010 — The U.N. nuclear agency on Thursday said it was worried Iran may currently be working on making a nuclear warhead, suggesting for the first time that Tehran had either resumed such work or never … Continue reading →

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The head of Iran’s nuclear program said Monday his country hopes to begin construction within a year on two uranium enrichment facilities, which it plans to build deep inside mountains to protect them from possible attack. … Continue reading →

MinewebAuthor: Maria Sutt Posted:  Thursday , 11 Feb 2010 A confluence of technical factors suggest gold price support between $1,019/oz and $1,025/oz as outlook remains bearish, but CIC’s purchase of SPDR Gold Trust shares may represent the start of a more … Continue reading →

By Phil Mattingly Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) — U.S. “problem” banks climbed to the highest level in 17 years, signaling failures may accelerate in 2010, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said. Bank lending had the biggest retreat in more than six … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (The Street) — Investment buying drove gold demand higher in 2009, according to full-year results from the World Gold Council. In an independent report by GFMS Limited for the World Gold Council, investment demand rose 7% vs. a … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Gold futures finished 2.7% higher on Tuesday, benefiting from a slide in the dollar against the euro as concerns about Greece’s debt ebbed. The market showed little immediate reaction to news of a bomb exploding just … Continue reading →

February 16, 2010 NEW YORK (The Street) –  Gold prices soared today as the U.S. dollar weakened. Gold for April delivery was adding $28 to $1,118 an ounce at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices have … Continue reading →

Mon February 15, 2010 6:36 pm INTERNATIONAL. The price of gold rose sharply in early London trade Monday, recording its highest-ever Gold Fix in Euros as global stock markets rose, government bonds slipped, and the major currencies were little changed. … Continue reading →

FEBRUARY 8, 2010, 4:17 P.M. ET A slump in financial stocks sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its first close below 10000 in three months as concerns about the global economy and U.S. interest-rate policy simmered. The blue-chip measure … Continue reading →

FEBRUARY 4, 2010, 5:00 P.M. ET Fears about the global economy and sovereign credit hammered stocks Thursday, causing the Dow Jones Industrial Average to briefly cross below 10000, though it settled slightly above the mark. Other markets gyrated as well, … Continue reading →