The price investors pay for physical gold is almost always higher than the market's spot price. This additional cost, known as a premium, covers manufacturing, distribution, and dealer markups.

Thieves broke into the National Museum of Natural History in Paris and made off with samples of raw gold worth about $700,000, officials have said, the latest in a wave of heists hitting cultural ...

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