Filed under: Major Movement , Competitive Strategy , Barrick Gold (ABX) , Commodities , Federal Reserve Back in the late 1970s, the Hunt brothers from Texas tried to corner the silver market . That drove prices to $48 an ounce. Now, 31 years later, silver is shooting higher again. The March silver futures contract closed at $32.296 per ounce , up 72 cents. Since gold is expensive, investors are turning to silver to hedge against inflation. Many fear that the Federal Reserve will not be able to control the spike in commodity prices. The Fed is buying $600 billion of treasuries and keeping interest rates near zero. Continue reading Silver Near a 31-Year High Silver Near a 31-Year High originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments
Diavik Mine
Kinross (NYSE:KGC) Selling Diavik Diamond Mine Back to Harry Winston (NYSE:HWD)
No matter how you look at it, Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) (TSE:K) made a super deal with Harry Winston (NYSE:HWD) for the Diavik Diamond Mine, when they acquired from them in March 2009 for $150 million, and now are turning around and selling it back to them for $220 million. Kinross, which also owns a 19.9 percent stake in Harry Winston, will sell that as well to an unnamed consortium of financial