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Bitcoin's acceptance among retailers is low and getting lower
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2017-07-12 21:30 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Lily Katz
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Retailers were already skeptical about letting customers pay with bitcoin before the cryptocurrency's price underwent an astronomical rally this year. That rapid surge hasn't made them any more accepting. In fact, it may have done the opposite.
German police search for stolen gold coin the size of a manhole cover
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2017-07-12 21:21 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Alex Horton
Washington Post
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Brother, can you spare a gigantic gold coin?
Hundreds of special German police officers executed raids across several buildings across southern Berlin early today, nabbing four suspects in the hunt for a 220-pound gold coin valued at about $3.9 million. It was stolen from Berlin's Bode Museum in March, where it had been since 2010.
CME Group CEO calls gold wildly underpriced but feigns nothing to do with it
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2017-07-12 18:43 Section: Daily Dispatches6:49p ET Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Is anyone still expecting reform from the Republicans?
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2017-07-12 11:03 Section: Daily DispatchesJPMorgan Hires New Head of Global Government Relations
By David Henry
Reuters
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-jpmorgan-moves-idUSKBN19X20W?il=0
Controversial Alaskan gold mine could be revived under Trump's EPA
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2017-07-11 22:14 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Brady Dennis
Washington Post
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
The Trump administration has taken a key step toward paving the way for a controversial gold, copper, and molybdenum mine in Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed, marking a sharp reversal from President Barack Obama's opposition to the project.
Polyus to buy another 25% of Sukhoi Log gold deposit
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2017-07-11 22:05 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Polina Devitt
Reuters
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
MOSCOW -- Russia's largest gold producer, Polyus, is buying an additional 25.1 percent in Sukhoi Log, one of the world's largest untapped gold deposits, in an all-share deal worth $145.9 million, the company said today.
'Mr. Gold' backs overhaul of Tanzania's mining laws
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2017-07-11 21:49 Section: Daily Dispatches'Mr. Gold' Backs Overhaul of Tanzania's Mining Laws
From The Guardian
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Friday, July 7, 2017
http://www.ippmedia.com/en/news/mr-gold-backs-overhaul-tanzanias-mining-...
TF Metals Report: Pet rock revisited
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2017-07-11 12:24 Section: Daily Dispatches12:28p ET Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Tanzania's demands of mining industry don't bother Sinclair
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2017-07-10 21:17 Section: Daily Dispatches9:20p ET Monday, July 10, 2017
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Tanzania's demand for a greater share of revenue from mining operations in the country is causing alarm throughout the industry but it doesn't bother Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corp. and its executive chairman, James E. Sinclair.
Lynn Fisher: Flash crash in silver was meant to scare investors
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2017-07-10 14:41 Section: Daily Dispatches2:45p ET Monday, July 10, 2017
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: