Gold has been used as money for thousands of years. But why gold? To find out, we bought and sold some. Along the way, we look at the gold standard and learn a lot about bubbles, the economic kind.
From Escaping Gold to Shifting Poles: What We Learned About Earth in 2025 (Image: Canva) In 2025, scientists revealed new clues about Earth’s deep past and hidden workings, from the planet’s oldest ...
February 11, 2025 Planet Money: We Invested In Gold Gold has been used as money for thousands of years. But why gold? To find out, we bought and sold some. Along the way, we look at the gold standard ...
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