Gold loses most in 16 months; dollar gains

5 February 2010  MarketWatch

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Gold saw its biggest slide in 16 months Thursday, joining other metals in a broad sell-off of commodities and stocks, as investors fled to the safety of the U.S. dollar over mounting concerns about the debt of several European countries.

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