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Thursday, June 4: Today in Gold and Silver

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — The gold price didn’t do much until about 1:30 p.m. Hong Kong time on their Wednesday afternoon.  From there the price declined into the London a.m. gold fix.  It rallied a hair from there until “da boyz” showed up minutes before 12:30 p.m. EDT—and in short order they’d peeled another ten spot off the price.  The price rallied a bit until 2 p.m. EDT—and then didn’t

Free pizza for life helps close Portland real estate deal in hot market

By Shelby Sebens PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – In Portland’s hot real estate market where some homes are getting dozens of offers and bidding wars have sent prices skyrocketing, one buyer found a way to stand out among the rest: Offer free pizza every month for life. Donna DiNicola, owner of DiNicola’s Italian Restaurant in southeast Portland, might have been joking when she offered the pizza, but it worked. “I swear

Canada's Freshii plans tie-up with U.S. retailer in 60 days

Canadian fast-casual restaurant operator Freshii is planning to announce within the next two months a tie-up with a large U.S.-based retailer to open its eateries inside the retailer’s stores. The retailer has a “very sizeable real estate footprint and access to thousands of customers coming in everyday,” Freshii Chief Executive Matthew Corrin said, but declined to provide details. Corrin drew eyeballs last month with an open letter to McDonald’s Corp