Gold jumps after Bhutto death, platinum hits record

Gold jumps after Bhutto death, platinum hits record

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NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Gold jumped on Thursday, hitting a one-month high as geopolitical tensions mounted, prompting a flight to safe-haven assets after a suicide bomber killed Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.

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This story just makes me shake my head in shame. People seemed to be joyous now that their gold assets are on the rise. All because of a political figures assassination? What the heck is this money driven world coming to? Just the fact that the two parts of this story are linked gets under my skin. There always seems to be a way to profit. Kind of makes for an argument that the US was involved in her death as our dollar continues to fall. The second news link also indicates that oil prices rose due to her death. Go figure!!

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