Daily Archives: November 19, 2008
Gold Gains 4.4% as Dollar Weakens
A weaker US dollar drove gold prices higher Wednesday for the first time this week in New York. The yellow metal gained 4.4...
2009 Abraham Lincoln Silver Dollar Coin Designs Revealed
Commemorative 2009 Abraham Lincoln Silver Dollar Coin designs were revealed by the United States Mint on Wednesday during the annual Dedication Day Ceremony at Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The silver dollar will join four newly designed circulating pennies to celebrate the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth in 2009.
The ceremony occurred on the 145th anniversary of the dedication of Soldiers' National Cemetery, where Abraham Lincoln delivered his historic Gettysburg Address in 1863 and also where United States Mint Deputy Director Andrew Brunhart unveiled the commemorative Lincoln coin designs to the public.
Inflation Declines to 3.7% in October, Inflation Calculator Reflects Change
US inflation fell for the third consecutive month as it eased to 3.7 percent in October from a year ago, the Labor Department reported...