Gold

Gold is a chemical element with symbol Au (from Latin: aurum) and atomic number 79. In its purest form, it is a bright, slightly reddish yellow, dense, soft, malleable and ductile metal. Chemically, gold is a transition metal and a group 11 element. It is one of the least reactive chemical elements, and is solid under standard conditions. The metal therefore occurs often in free elemental (native) form, as nuggets or grains, in rocks, in veins and in alluvial deposits. It occurs in a solid solution series with the native element silver (as electrum) and also naturally alloyed with copper and palladium. Less commonly, it occurs in minerals as gold compounds, often with tellurium (gold tellurides).

Gold's atomic number of 79 makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally in the universe. It is thought to have been produced in supernova nucleosynthesis from the collision of two neutron stars and to have been present in the dust from which the Solar System formed. Because the Earth was molten when it was just formed, almost all of the gold present in the early Earth probably sank into the planetary core. Therefore, most of the gold that is present today in the Earth's crust and mantle is thought to have been delivered to Earth later, by asteroid impacts during the late heavy bombardment, about 4 billion years ago.

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Aspen Gold

Yahoo Daily News 20 Apr 2019

In 2019, the one colour everyone's harping about is aspen gold'. Though it may have the word gold' in it, don't get confused as it is nothing like the metallic hue. In fact, aspen gold' is a sunny yellow shade that is part of the yellow-orange family ... Add metallic gold accessories basic stackable rings or simple charm necklaces to this ensemble....

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1 held for bid to smuggle gold from Dubai

The Times of India 20 Apr 2019

Customs officials on Friday nabbed a man for trying to smuggle gold worth Rs 21 lakhs into Hyderabad on Saturday ... he was carrying 700 grams of 24 carat gold in his socks....

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Opinion: Democrats are not pleased by Mueller report

The Post and Courier 20 Apr 2019

... To pass from theological and philosophical truth to the truth of civil business, it will be acknowledged even by those who practice it naught, that clear and round dealing is the honor of man’s nature; and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it ... ... Wow ... ....

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Gold loses shine: Yellow metal import falls in FY19; key reasons

Yahoo Daily News 19 Apr 2019

Meanwhile, the prices of gold metal rose by Rs 305 to Rs 32,690 per 10 gram in Delhi today amid rise in buying by local jewellers, All India Sarafa Association data showed. Increase in buying from the local jewellers and the retailers boosted prices of gold metal today, traders told news agency PTI....

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Gold imports dip 3% to $32.8 bn in 2018-19

Moneycontrol 19 Apr 2019

Trade experts said softening prices of the yellow metal in the global markets could be the reason for the contraction in the value of imports ... The country's gold imports dipped about 3 per cent in value terms to $32.8 billion during 2018-19, which is expected to keep a lid on the current account deficit....

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India’s gold imports down 3% to $32.8 b in FY19, says Govt

Business Line 19 Apr 2019

India’s gold imports dipped about 3 per cent in value terms to $32.8 billion during 2018-19, which is expected to keep a lid on the current account deficit. The total imports of the precious metal in 2017-18 stood at $33.7 billion, according to data from the commerce ministry....

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Gold imports dip 3 pc to USD 32.8 bn in 2018-19

Deccan Chronicle 19 Apr 2019

The country's gold imports dipped about 3 per cent in value terms to USD 32.8 billion during 2018-19, which is expected to keep a lid on the current account deficit. Total imports of the precious metal in 2017-18 had stood at USD 33.7 billion, according to data from the commerce ministry....

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Stocks beat cash and bonds over the long term

Moneyweek 19 Apr 2019

Silver will hitch a ride on gold. While gold has been rallying over the last six months, silver’s performance has been underwhelming ... “As investors’ appetite for gold improves, silver might share in the yellow metal’s prosperity,” says Myra P Saefong on Barron’s. Silver, like gold, is a monetary metal, deemed a safe haven and store of value....

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Why you need to own gold

Moneyweek 19 Apr 2019

Gold benefits from negative real rates ... What really gets gold moving ... Many people think gold does well in an inflationary environment because it rallied strongly during the 1970s ... Gold does not pay an income ... That is when money really starts to move into precious metals and gold in particular....

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US-China trade tensions may bring down domestic base metals prices

The Times of India 19 Apr 2019

... Rs 224 a kg to Rs 217 a kg and aluminium to Rs 147 a kg over the next one to two months.” The election outcome in India, current account deficit concerns owing to oil and gold imports will further determine the direction of base metals prices from here on, said analysts....

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Amateur treasure hunters stumble across £150,000 hoard of 14th century gold coins

Metro UK 19 Apr 2019

A group of amateur metal detectorists dug up a hoard of more than 550 rare gold and silver coins dating back to the 14th century ... Some of the rare gold coins (Picture ... But over the next few days, they found hundreds of coins – including 12 ultra-rare full gold nobles from the time of the Black Death ... Each gold coin could fetch £10,000 (Picture....

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A stylish collection fit for a Queen

The Star 19 Apr 2019

Crafted in metal with coloured ... Other Gucci motifs are combined with the tiger head as details on the bags – the Web stripe and a new mix of two archive symbols, the Horsebit and the Interlocking G – the letters in an unconventional and modern mix of gold and silver hued metals....

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1st LD-Writethru: China issues heart-shaped commemorative coins featuring auspicious culture

China.dot.org 19 Apr 2019

China's central bank plans to issue 13 sets of commemorative coins made with precious metals in 2019, including gold and silver commemorative coins featuring the giant panda, the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Russia, and the 2019 Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition....