Rocks become smoother as rough and jagged edges break off. Students run a model of this process by shaking sugar cubes and gravel together in a plastic container. The sugar cubes become smoother as their edges break off when they collide in the container.
By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning -. Gold prices today (Friday) climbed $18.90, or $1.66%, at $1,158.90, which was a six-week high for the precious metal. Gold prices today climbed after the release of the latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes.
The series is deflated using the headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) with the most recent month as the base. The current month is updated on an hourly basis with today's latest value. The current price of gold as of April 20, 2017 is $1,282.90 per ounce. Loading interactive chart...