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Gold hits 24-year high, settling at $514.30

Gold prices rose Wednesday on fund buying, hitting a 24-year high.

On the New York Mercantile Exchange, December gold futures, or spot gold, rose $4.10 to finish at $514.30. Spot gold has not traded at that level since 1981. Gold finished higher for the fifth consecutive session.

Boat-builder executive to take over Post-it firm

Diversified manufacturer 3M Co. said Wednesday that it has named George W. Buckley, the chairman and chief executive of boat maker Brunswick Corp., as its chairman, president and chief executive officer, effective immediately.

Buckley, 58, ...

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