gold prices

Interest in gold mining in Alaska has surged, buoyed by high gold prices and the lure of a landscape that remains relatively unexplored.

This report is an intraday check of some of the more notable stocks that have hit a 52-week high or low so far today. 52-Week High:

• MarketAxess Holdings Inc.
  
  (Nasdaq: MKTX) high of $30.25. Reports from the WSK have MarketAxess weighing a possible sales for $1.5 billion.
  
  It's market cap was hovering around $1 billion at the close yesterday.
• New Gold, Inc. (NYSE: NGD) high of $12.23.

Gold slipped alongside oil on Friday but was supported after a major earthquake struck Japan and investors fretted about unrest in the Middle East .

Gold prices surged above $1,400 an ounce Tuesday as a weaker dollar pushed investors into the safe haven of precious metals.

Precious metals rallied for a second consecutive day on Friday as the U.S dollar dipped and gold prices surged toward $1,360 an ounce.

In U.S. stocks, the major indexes were ...

U.S. gold prices closed toward session lows Thursday, falling from its prior day record as the U.S. dollar rebounded and talks emerged of an overdone rally...

U.S. gold notched another record high Tuesday. Gold prices neared $1,312 an ounce as the dollar dropped to an eight-month low and data showed U.S. consumer confidence in September plunged...

U.S. gold prices edged 20 cents higher on Friday, capping a string of four consecutive weekly gains. Oil pulled away from two weeks of losses to snap above $75 a barrel.

And while U.S. stocks rallied on Friday, the major indexes...

Safe-haven buying lifted U.S. gold prices to a six-week high on Thursday before a stronger dollar pressured the yellow metal to close 10 cents lower on Friday.

Crude oil and U.S. stocks finished lower Friday, marking four straight declining days. It was the worst week in six for...

U.S. gold prices jumped $17.50 on Thursday, marking its biggest one-day rally in eight weeks. Crude oil prices, on the other hand, plunged 2.9 percent for a third straight day of losses.

U.S. stocks closed lower for a third session as well...