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
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EXFO (NASDAQ:EXFO) Aligned with Next-Generation Network Deployment Trends, Says Canaccord
Record revenue and bookings for the first quarter of 2011 reinforced the view of Canaccord that EXFO (NASDAQ:EXFO) is aligned with next-generation network deployment trends. Canaccord says, “EXFO reported a strong Q1/F11 with record revenue and bookings and provided a higher-than-expected outlook. EXFO’s results reinforced our view that the company is aligned with next-generation network