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Rough times ahead? Soros buys a lot of gold and Wal-Mart

Michael Allan McCrae | August 15, 2012 | 5:49 am Precious Metals Gold 

George Soros's investment firm took sizable positions in gold and the defensive stock Wal-Mart Stores in the second quarter. According to SEC filings, the Soros Fund Management LLC acquired 564,850 shares on the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD), increasing its total...

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