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Saturday, May 16: Today in Gold and Silver

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — The gold price weakened a bit in Far East and early London trading on their Friday, with the low tick coming shortly after 11 a.m. BST.  It traded flat for a couple of hours—and began to rally shortly before the COMEX open.  And like what happened on Wednesday and Thursday, the price got stepped on shortly after the London p.m. gold fix.  The high tick of

David A. Stockman: Broadcast Interview – Available Now

David A. Stockman: Former Dir. of the US Office of Management and Budget (USOMB), Economic Policy Maker, Politician, Financier & Acclaimed Author – After leaving the White House, Stockman had a 20-year career on Wall Street where he joined Salomon Bros. He later became one of the original partners at New York-based private equity firm, The Blackstone Group and in 1999 started his own private equity fund based in Greenwich, Connecticut….

David A. Stockman

David A. Stockman: Former Dir. of the US Office of Management and Budget (USOMB), Economic Policy Maker, Politician, Financier & Acclaimed Author – After leaving the White House, Stockman had a 20-year career on Wall Street where he joined Salomon Bros. He later became one of the original partners at New York-based private equity firm, The Blackstone Group and in 1999 started his own private equity fund based in Greenwich, Connecticut….

Imperial Oil begins to accept proposals for Esso stations: sources

By John Tilak, Euan Rocha and Scott Haggett TORONTO/CALGARY (Reuters) – Imperial Oil , Canada’s No. 2 integrated oil producer and refiner, is moving forward on plans to sell some 500 of its remaining company-owned Esso retail sites and has begun to accept proposals from interested bidders, according to four sources familiar with the process. In January Imperial, majority-owned by Exxon Mobil , said it was evaluating selling its remaining

Trendy Houston area home on sale for a dollar and a few words

By Amanada Orr HOUSTON (Reuters) – A home in a popular Houston neighborhood valued at nearly $400,000 has been put on the block for the sale price of $1 and one compelling essay. Husband and wife Michael and Stephanie Wachs are moving to a home closer to their daughter’s preschool and want the owners of their old home to move in without being burdened by a mortgage. They are asking