GOLD PRICE DOWN 92 SEN KUALA LUMPUR, JUNE 10 (BERNAMA) -- THE PRICE OF GOLD TODAY CLOSED AT RM93.57 PER GRAMME, DOWN 92 SEN FROM YESTERDAY. -- BERNAMA HA HA

(RTTNews) - The price of gold edged slightly lower on Monday in U.S. trading as crude oil cooled off, reducing the precious metal's hedge appeal. Gold for August delivery moved to $898.20 an ounce, down 80 cents on the session.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Bears were blindsided by the past week's sudden spike in gold and commodities. But gold bugs have an explanation: the world smells war in the Middle East, specifically, an attack on Iran.

Easton Area High School's Chanelle Price used Sunday's Prefontaine Classic Track and Field Championships as a de facto scouting mission. Because, in effect, she should be making a return trip to Eugene, Ore., in three weeks.

Strong gold prices are unlikely to put the brakes on imports of the precious metal into Dubai, despite a recent fall in purchases by the Gulf Arab emirate.

Gold as an asset class has shown its mettle in the last one year. Especially in the past six months when the equity markets have been on a downslide, this yellow metal has continued to move northwards. And the numbers are there for all to see.

GOLD PRICE UP RM2.38 KUALA LUMPUR, JUNE 9 (BERNAMA) -- THE PRICE OF GOLD TODAY CLOSED AT RM94.49 PER GRAMME, UP RM2.38 FROM LAST FRIDAY. -- BERNAMA HA HA

Easton's Chanelle Price will run against an elite field today in the Prefontaine Classic at legendary Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

With oil prices skyrocketing, companies have decided it is worthwhile investing in technology, reports Russell Hotten.

1340 GMT [Dow Jones] - Comex gold remains sharply higher around mid-morning. "It's up pretty much on the currencies and the oil price," says Stephen Platt, analyst with Archer Financial Services.