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precious

[presh-uhs] / ˈprɛʃ əs /




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As the sea ice continues to decline, bears will have to travel further to access hunting grounds, using more energy and depleting precious fat reserves.

From BBC

Step aside, central banks; investors are increasingly the power players in gold buying, keeping a fire lighted under the precious metal’s historic rally.

From MarketWatch

Meanwhile, exports of gold and other precious metals fell by $6.8 billion, contributing to an overall decrease in goods exports of $11.1 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ghana is preparing to overhaul its mining laws to increase its share of the revenues generated by the surge in the precious metal's price, sparking concern among foreign mining companies in Africa's top gold producer.

From Barron's

Bitcoin remains stubbornly on the back foot, as surging precious metals prices continue to steal the limelight from cryptocurrencies.

From Barron's