The long-awaited September jobs report was released this morning. The report was better than expected, with the economy adding 103,000 jobs last month.

Newmont Mining is one of the largest gold producers in the world.

Since touching $1,535 briefly on Monday, gold prices have rallied and even stabilized above $1600.

Last week was a turbulent period for precious metals.

On Sunday, the 2011 Denver Gold Forum officially started. The conference is the world’s premier precious metals investment conference, and takes place at The Broadmoor Hotel and Resort in Colorado Springs.

Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) is one of the world’s largest gold producers. The company produces gold from operations in the United States, Australia, Peru, Indonesia, Ghana, Canada, New Zealand, and Mexico.

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It was an ugly day for precious metals. On Tuesday, gold and silver both fell as the Dow gained the most points in two weeks. Gold dropped the most in a year after reaching a new nominal high of $1917.90 per ounce.

Gold (NYSE:GLD) has been in an uptrend for over a decade now. Last week, gold climbed above $1800 per ounce before consolidating.

On Friday, gold dipped to as low as $1,723 before rebounding, which brings us to an important support level for gold.

After an eight day losing streak, the Dow (NYSE:DIA) found a way to close the day higher on Wednesday.  The S&P (NYSE:SPY) closed higher at 1,260, […]

The market continues to wait on a debt ceiling outcome as the August 2nd deadline nears.