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Thursday, February 9, 2017

Investors turn to 'safe haven' gold as political tensions heighten

Gold prices are at three-month highs as political risks from elections in Europe and concerns over President Trump’s policies drive demand for the save haven asset * Thomas Cook shares drop 9% over cautious outlook 9.51am GMT GREECE WOULD BE BETTER OFF OUTSIDE THE EUROZONE WHERE ITS DEBTS COULD BE WRITTEN OFF, ACCORDING TO A LEADING GERMAN POLITICIAN. CHRISTIAN LINDNER, leader of Germany’s FREE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, told the German radio station, Deutschlandfunk: It’s clear that Greece needs to have its debts written off. Greece’s debts can only be written off outside of the eurozone, so we’re talking about Grexit. Greece should quit eurozone, get debt relief, German party leader says https://t.co/ybOUFdPnZU pic.twitter.com/S9yPcamE17 9.31am GMT IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY AND MARKET FEARS, SOMETIMES IT’S ABOUT BEES AND HONEY... Recent poor summers have contributed to bees struggling to get enough stores into the hives to feed their colony throughout the winter. This new scheme is a great help, especially at this time of year, and is helping towards the conservation of the native British honey bee. Related: Tesco's plan bee: spilt supermarket sugar to help feed hungry honey bees Continue reading...


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