Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Commodities Mixed at Close; Gold Gains, Crude Oil Slips on China Concerns

Commodities ended mixed as gold futures gained on a stronger dollar while crude oil ended below $87 a barrel.

Light, sweet crude oil for March delivery finished down $0.54, or 0.6%, to $86.94 a barrel. In other energy futures, heating oil was up 0.42% to $2.70 a gallon while natural gas was down 1.68% to $4.03 per million British thermal units.

In energy ETFs, the United States Oil Fund (USO) is down 0.33% to $36.54. The United States Natural Gas ETF (UNG) is down 1.97% to $5.48.

Gold futures ended higher thanks to an interest rate hike in China and a weaker dollar.

Gold for April delivery finished up $15.90 to $1,364.10 an ounce. In other metal futures, silver was up 3.28% to $30.30 a troy ounce while copper traded up 0.27% to $4.58.

The U.S. dollar index (DXY) is down 0.17% to $77.91.

Silver,Gold,Currencies and stock market predictions by Webbots creator Cliff High

Silver,Gold,Currencies and stock market predictions by Webbots creator Cliff High

Donald Trump & All Five Children on Oprah

Donald Trump & All Five Children on Oprah



VIDEO: The billionaire businessman and his wife Melania stop by Oprah and introduces all 5 of his kids. Then he gets his hands dirty working at his own Trump Hotel!

WE KNOW HIM AS ONE OF THE GREATEST BUSINESS MEN ALIVE BUT ON MONDAY, DONALD TRUMP SHOWED OPRAH HE'S ALL ABOUT FAMILY...

THE TRUMPSTER SHOWED A DIFFERENT SIDE OF HIMSELF WHEN HE TROTTED OUT ALL 5 OF HIS KIDS AND WIFE MELANIA ON OPRAH'S STAGE

THEN HIS PREGNANT DAUGHER IVANKA, DONALD JR AND ERIC CAME OUT AND SANG THEIR DAD'S PRAISES...

EVEN 17 YEAR OLD TIFFANY WHO LIVES IN LA WITH MOM MARLA MAPLES MADE AN APPEARANCE...

4 YEAR OLD BARON EVEN JOINED IN ON THE FUN, AND DONALD EVEN GOT HIS HANDS DIRTY AT HIS NAMESAKE HOTEL , CARRYING BAGS, BRINGING ROOM SERVICE, AND EVEN CLEANING BATHROOMS...

JUST LIKE YOUR DAD, HU?
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