Costco had 100-gram gold bars for $7,600. They sold out in less than a day.

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The 100-gram gold bar on Costco.com
100 grams is a lot of gold, and Costco sold out of these bars in less than a day.

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Gold is getting so expensive that even China's central bank stopped buying

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Gold bars in China
Record gold prices are slowing appetite for the precious metal.

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Michael Burry and John Paulson hit the jackpot when they called the housing crash. Now they're betting on gold.

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Dr. Michael Burry
Michael Burry of "The Big Short" fame.

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