Losing Skid Hits Four for Gold Futures, Silver Slides 1.2%

Gold futures settled lower for the fourth consecutive trading session on Tuesday amid widespread weakness in precious and industrial metals. COMEX gold for February 2012 delivery – the most actively-traded contract – finished with a loss of $10.50, or 0.7%, at $1,595.50 per ounce. The yellow metal reached an intra-day low of $1,591.10 earlier this [...]











