Gold futures closed at $1,406.50 an ounce in New York yesterday. Recently gold prices plunged by over $200 in just two days before recovering slightly. Over the past 10 years, gold soared from about $330.00 an ounce to a record high of $1900.00 in 2011. Click to enlarge Source: Kitco From 2002 thru early March …
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The Netherlands is home to few multinational firms today. The world’s first stock exchange was established in Amsterdam in the 17th century and the world’s oldest public company, the Dutch East India company traded there. Holland also became infamous for the Tulip mania and the subsequent crash of tulip prices in the 1600s. Though the …
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