Gold prices climb to new record of over $880 an ounce on rising oil prices

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

NEW YORK -- It's the stuff of western dramas where rugged men went looking for it in the mountains. It's the glittering metal used in fancy jewelry, the highest honors for sports and the bars tucked away in heavily secured safes. And these days, gold's appeal as a safe-haven investment has carried it to record prices.

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