MARY LOUISE KELLY, host: NPR's business news starts with record gold prices.</s>MARY LOUISE KELLY, host: There are debt crises and possible defaults looming on both sides of the Atlantic, and this has investors looking for safe places to park their money. Gold is always attractive when the going gets rough. So many investors are piling into the precious metal that prices have been rising for the last 10 days. Gold prices have now reached $1,600 an ounce.
There are debt crises and possible defaults looming on both sides of the Atlantic, and this has investors looking for safe places to park their money. Gold is always attractive when the going gets rough. So many investors are piling into the precious metal that prices have been rising for the last 10 days.