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Mar 2024
15m 17s

Gold’s Rallying. Here’s Why.

The Wall Street Journal
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P.M. Edition for March 11. The price of gold, long considered a haven asset, has surprised Wall Street analysts by rising to new records. Markets reporter Bob Henderson discusses what is driving the rally and whether it is sustainable. And President Biden releases his budget proposal, with November’s general election in mind. Economic policy reporter Andrew Duehren has the details. Plus, social-media reporter Alexa Corse explains Elon Musk’s latest swipe at OpenAI—making his Grok chatbot open source. Annmarie Fertoli hosts. 

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