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The big freeze

By Ben Aris in Berlin A big freeze is sweeping the globe that has seen extreme snowfall from the US to Japan, burying entire ...
You know, when the woman was shot, I felt terribly about that. And I understand both sides of it.
To mark the occasion, US bond prices tanked and yields spiked. Gold raced past $4,700 an ounce as the US$ fell again. Bullion ...