"They cost more than they are worth. "

It only appears that way because you are still calculating the cost in USD.

Horus. Sun God of Egypt of around 3000 BC

Horus was born on December 25th of the virgin Isis-Meri.

His birth was accompanied by a star in the east, which in turn, three kings followed to locate and adorn the new-born savior.

At the age of 12, he was a prodigal child teacher, and at the age of 30 he was baptized by a figure known as Anup and thus began his ministry.

Horus had 12 disciples he traveled about with, performing miraclessuch as healing the sick and walking on water.

Horus was known by many gestural names such as The Truth, The Light, God's Annointed Son, The Good Shepherd, The Lamb of God, and many others.

After being betrayed by Typhon, Horus was crucified, buried for 3 days, and thus, resurrected.

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No doubt, like dinosaur fossils, Horus was sent by god to test our faith.

Other way around, John. The market price for gold is set by how much of the stuff can actually be delivered. The less there is in relation to buyers, the more those buyers will be willing to pay for it.

Paper gold may very well turn out to be nothing but inventory manipulation. Search Google with "deep storage gold reserves".

The extent to which the whole industry is already a de facto cartel means this latest merger does little more than allow the members to continue their price fixing without the worry of 'technically' breaking the collusion laws they have all been breaking for the past 30 years anyway.

"It is time to break our oil addiction before we all go bankrupt feeding our SUVs and pick-ups."

Either that, or it's time to break the SUV addiction.