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Nothing Gold Can Stay
Gold just ended a banner year. Its price rose 27 percent in 2024, closing at $2,617 per ounce. Only the Nasdaq Composite index, fueled by reliably strong performances from the so-called Magnificent Seven tech giants, did better, at 31 percent. (The S&P …