Commodities

Prices are at a one month high, with CNBC's Sharon Epperson and Helima Croft of Barclays

Predict price of bullion will end year 7.5% off 2012 level; record outflows for ETFs

Precipitous drop in precious metal's price, plus global economic worries, sets stage for big rally

Famed investor likes bullion -- if it falls to $1,300; commodity yet to set a 'proper bottom

Oracle warned about investing in ingots in early 2012; investors 'create their own truth — for a while'

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Strategists look for the metal's price to stabilize, $1,350 area is key support.

The gold sell-off today has some gold bugs already licking their chops.“If it gets down to $1,200 an ounce, I'm a buyer,” said Janet Briaud, founder of Briaud Financial Advisors.She compared the current sell-off of the commodity, which was down more than 9% to $1,360 an ounce in midday trading

So just how far has faith in the Federal Reserve fallen? A dozen states have already passed legislation making gold coins legal tender — and others are rushing to follow suit.

Once seen as an accurate barometer of the state of corporate America, Alcoa has lost its relevance to stock market watchers.

By a variety of measures, the U.S. equity market is poised for some kind of a pullback, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing — a fact that underscores the kind of momentum driving stocks these days. “I don't know what it will take to trigger a pullback, but as soon as we get a correction of 3% or