Donald Trump with Rush limbaugh talking about the White House state dinners tent

Potential 2012 GOP presidential candidate and real estate mogul Donald Trump says he offered to build a ballroom to replace the tent used for White House state dinners

Gold prices reached the highest level in three months

Rising Gold and oil prices while stocks are falling
U.S. crude rose by 2.17% in the New York Mercantile Exchange

Gold also rose in the spot market to the highest level in three months, with the escalation of unrest in Libya and the Middle East, which boosted demand for gold as a safe haven, while silver recorded the highest level in 31 years.

Gold climbed in the spot market to the highest level during the session at 1423.65 dollars an ounce, its highest price since the seventh of December, when it reached U.S. $ 1430.95 an ounce.

Silver rose to its highest level in 31 years at 34.47 dollars per ounce, and was traded at a later time when the 34.31 dollars per ounce.

Exxon Mobil Down Fractionally; Reports Gas Flaring at Texas Refinery

Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) is down 0.15% to $84.40, after the company flared gases at its refinery in Beaumont, Texas, according to Bloomberg, citing a message from a community hot line.

The largest U.S. oil company's spokesman Kevin Allexon said "conditions necessitated that we flare," but declined to elaborate.