Gold, Oil Prices Up as Investors Seek Safe Haven

The up-and-down prices of oil and gold mirror the unsettled world situation, and both reflect the economic squeeze most nations currently face.   Analysts are talking about the oil crash being over, with prices stabilizing in the mid-$30-a-barrel range — from a recent low of $26 — despite record supply levels. That's a 30 percent increase in the past two weeks. The jump in the price per barrel has given rise to predictions that oil has bottomed out. Meanwhile, 413 oil rigs...

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