THE PRICE OF GOLD rose in London trade on Wednesday to regain $1400 per ounce as a rally in Japanese shares failed to prevent further losses in global stock markets.

With 450,000 people now homeless in freezing conditions, technicians at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant were forced to abandon their work by a jump in radiation levels. 150 miles away, Russia joined France in moving to evacuate its embassy staff.

Originally from The Market Oracle