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May 26, 2015 SILVER (MSM)

Tuesday, May 26: Today in Gold and Silver

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — The gold price got sold down five bucks the moment that trading began at 6 p.m. EDT in New York on Sunday evening.  It chopped around that new price all through Far East and the London trading session, although London was also closed for some sort of bank holiday.  Then at 8:30 a.m. EDT a rally began which got capped minutes after 9:30 a.m. EDT.  The

May 25, 2015 US HEADLINES

At least three dead, 12 missing in US flooding

Rescuers searched Monday for at least 12 people missing in spectacular flash flooding in Texas and Oklahoma that also left at least three dead. The raging waters destroyed hundreds of homes and sent cars floating down streets, rolling and bobbing like giant toys. In the Texas city of San Marcos, residents were ordered to evacuate their homes as flood waters rose menacingly around them, following torrential rain that turned streets

May 25, 2015 TECH (MSM)

Google patent details Amazon Echo-style smart toys

If you thought the idea of barking commands into a cylindrical black box to order supplies from Amazon was strange, get a load of what Google may be planning for the next generation of internet-connected smart toys. The US Patent and Trademark Office (via Engadget) published a patent application from Google late last week entitled “Agent Interfaces for Interactive Electronics that Support Social Cues,” which could wind up being little

May 25, 2015 TECH (MSM)

Google patent details Amazon Echo-style smart toys

If you thought the idea of barking commands into a cylindrical black box to order supplies from Amazon was strange, get a load of what Google may be planning for the next generation of internet-connected smart toys. The US Patent and Trademark Office (via Engadget) published a patent application from Google late last week entitled “Agent Interfaces for Interactive Electronics that Support Social Cues,” which could wind up being little