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applegrove

(118,696 posts)
Tue May 17, 2016, 10:56 PM May 2016

Soros dumps US stocks, buys gold

Soros dumps US stocks, buys gold

https://www.rt.com/business/343332-soros-gold-us-stocks/

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Billionaire George Soros has cut investment in US stocks by one-third and acquired a $264 million stake in the world’s biggest bullion producer, Barrick Gold, Bloomberg reports, quoting the investor’s fund data.

Overall, in the first quarter of 2016 the value of publicly disclosed holdings of Soros Fund Management fell by 37 percent to $3.5 billion.

At the same time, Soros bought a 1.7 percent stake in Toronto-based Barrick Gold for $264 million, the biggest US holding in the company.

“Gold is always a safe haven at times when risks for investors are escalating. It’s better to sit out turbulence with gold,” economist Natalya Volchkova told the Ridus news agency.



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Soros dumps US stocks, buys gold (Original Post) applegrove May 2016 OP
People are afraid the US economy will tank if Trump gets in. applegrove May 2016 #1
The Democratic nominating process is about to undergo a radical change leveymg May 2016 #3
Sad to see he is planning to lose... scscholar May 2016 #2
Que Glenn Beck in 5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . . . . . Stinky The Clown May 2016 #4

leveymg

(36,418 posts)
3. The Democratic nominating process is about to undergo a radical change
Tue May 17, 2016, 11:02 PM
May 2016

Last edited Wed May 18, 2016, 09:51 AM - Edit history (1)

That's the more immediate event that could roil the markets. Since the current front runner is seen as Wall Street friendly, that may not be viewed as a favorable development.

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