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The price of gold climbed to yet another record high today with the precious metal boosted by its safe-haven status.  Gold hit a two-month high of $1,255.20 dollars an ounce Thursday, another reason to go long on the SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSE:GLD).

To continue to stay ahead of rising demand for wireless voice, 3G multimedia and Internet access in New Haven County, Connecticut, Verizon Wireless has expanded its local network.

Paul Allen seems to be choosing to exert his dominance over the digital domain.  He recently filed a lawsuit claiming many big names companies of today are infringing upon patents Allen holds through Interval Research. 

Today’s market news includes The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)lobbying costs, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD)takes a beating from analysts after Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) warns, and Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) is looking to add some flavor.

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO) have bounced back 14% since June and the company just upped its quarterly dividend 8.60% to 38 cents/share, the second dividend increase this year.  Looking for a quality stock that provides stability and a dividend -- look to Altria.

Today’s market news includes Comcast deploying in Philly, Alcoa begins upgrades to a dam, and Altria Group boosts its dividend.

SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWRA) shares are up 10% today thanks to upgrades from Soleil Securities Raymond James, that's also putting some fire in shares of Evergreen Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESLR) and LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE:LDK).

Depressing news from the the Mortgage Bankers Association released today, nearly 10% of all American homeowners, thus 1 out of 10 with a mortgage had missed at least one payment in Q2 2010.

Finally some stocks rallied this afternoon for the first time in weeks, including Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) finishing positive for the first time this week, other winners included KB Home (NYSE:KBH) adding 4.5% and Orbitz Worldwide (NASDAQ:OWW) jumping 12.5%.

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) today announced that it has received and accepted for purchase $245,051,000 principal amount of its outstanding 7.00% Senior Notes due 2014