Fed spells relief for gold traders worried over rate-hike pace
By a 7-2 vote, the Fed on Wednesday raised the benchmark lending rate by a quarter percentage point, its third hike this year.
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Bitcoin frenzy poses no threat to bullion, Goldman Sachs says
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Glencore's all in to supply surging demand for copper, nickel and cobalt from electric vehicle boom but CEO Ivan Glasenberg has "zero interest" in lithium.
Glencore is the tempting devil sat on mining’s shoulder: Gadfly
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Scientists push gold nanorod technology one step forward to make it more useful for biomedical apps
Gold nanorods are becoming more and more used in the production of security materials, as well as diagnostics, imaging, and cancer therapy equipment.