The price of gold has been hanging near its historic highs, selling for more than $1,000 per ounce. In times of crisis — the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the collapse of Bear Stearns in spring 2008 — gold has spiked, as fearful investors grabbed for something they could hold onto.
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