Metals - Copper nears 8,000 usd as dollar plunges; gold, oil spike
CNBC - (Updates prices, adds details) LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Copper surged towards 8,000 usd as the dollar plunged to a new record lows against the euro, making metals like copper cheaper for holders of other currencies, and as oil and gold prices

Sterling hits 26-year high against dollar
Financial Times - Meanwhile commodity linked currencies fell back following strong gains on Monday as oil and gold prices retreated from record levels. The Canadian dollar, which struck a 47-year high on Monday, eased 0.3 per cent to C$0.9560 against the dollar. The

Gold Climbs, Approaches $800, as Oil Surges, Dollar Tumbles
Bloomberg - Five of the past six bear markets for the U.S. currency boosted gold prices. Crude-oil futures reached a record $93.20 a barrel today. Mexico shut a fifth of its production. Middle East tensions involving Iran, the world’s second-largest

Oct 24, 4:28 PM EDT
Associated Press - Gold prices rose. The National Association of Realtors said sales of existing homes fell 8 percent in September - the largest decline on the books dating to 1999 and nearly double the 4.5 percent drop economists had forecast - while the median home

Overview: Oil and gold rise as dollar falls
Financial Times - A surge in oil and gold prices boosted global resources stocks on Monday, while the dollar was undermined by rising expectations of a US rate cut. The heat in the commodities markets was underlined by rising freight rates. The Baltic Dry index, a

Metals - Copper surges towards 8,000 usd as dollar plunges; gold, oil
CNBC - LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Copper surged towards 8,000 usd as the dollar plunged to a new record lows against the euro, making metals like copper cheaper for holders of other currencies, and as oil and gold prices rallied to new highs. The metal

Errors dog Bullets
News.com.au - The Taipans, with a record of five wins and three losses, are on the road on Wednesday night against the West Sydney Razorbacks and back up on Sunday afternoon in another Queensland derby, this time against the Blaze at the Gold Coast Convention

What Killed Baby Lucas?
Philadelphia Inquirer - He had blue eyes from his mother and a touch of gold in his skin from his father, a native of Costa Rica. That’s where Lisa and Alejandro had fallen in love. Lisa, a junior-high Spanish teacher in State College, was chaperoning a group of students on a

Style is in the Details, says mag’s editor
New York Daily News - He gravitates toward beauties like a black-faced IWC watch or a Rolex in steel or white gold. The Timex T Series Men’s Perpetual Calendar Watch is elegant without breaking the bank. “You want people to notice these little accents,” says Peres. “You

The Marathoner Speaks to His God
New York Times - He was Alberto Salazar, the world s greatest marathoner, and in a few weeks he had another date with destiny at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, where, despite his recent ailments, he would be the prohibitive favorite to win the gold medal in the

Liverpool 1 - 1 Arsenal
Guardian Unlimited - In lieu of procuring a couple of ounces of Colombian Gold Seal, I am campaigning for cash to buy Jamie an industrial supply of these drugs. I also would like to buy Andy Gray a revolver.” And we’re off again! Crouch has come on for Torres. “Arsenal

Gold town queen, 13, dedicates win to mother
Fiji Times - Miss Gold 2007 Doris Catherine Baleimakogai with dad Romeo Baleimakogai and sister Fane at their home in Tavua last night. TEENAGER Doris Baleimakogai dedicated her victory in the Vodafone Gold Town Carnival to her mother, Ema Lidya Kivi, who died

For India all that glitters is gold as festival nears
Reuters - It was only two weeks to the most auspicious Hindu festival of Diwali, but with gold prices at a 28-year-high above $775 an ounce only a handful of customers are attracted to the hundreds of jewelry shops packed in New Delhi’s Karol Bagh market.

Oct 24, 4:28 PM EDT
Associated Press - Gold prices rose. The National Association of Realtors said sales of existing homes fell 8 percent in September - the largest decline on the books dating to 1999 and nearly double the 4.5 percent drop economists had forecast - while the median home

Stocks Moderately Lower on Housing Data
Newsday - The dollar fell against most other major currencies, except the yen, while gold prices rose. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 4.74, or 0.58 percent, to 806.11. Declining issues outnumbered advancers by 3 to 2 on the New York Stock