Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Fall Over 2% (GoldSeek.com)
Gold steadily fell in Asia and London and plunged even further in New York to as low as $724.47 by about 10:45AM EST, but it then rebounded in the last few hours of trade and ended about $5 off it low with a loss of 2.37%. Silver fell to as low as $13.05 before it rebounded about 2% off that low in the last few hours of trade, but it still ended with a loss of 2.78%.

In an about-face, central banks may start cutting rates (International Herald Tribune)
Economists are scrapping forecasts for higher interest rates in the euro zone, Britain and Canada.

Higher prices, slower sales forecast in B.C. homes market (CBC British Columbia)
More than 101,000 homes are expected to be sold across B.C. this year - a slight increase from 2006 but not a match of the sales record set in 2005, the British Columbia Real Estate Association said Thursday.

The CNN Wire: Friday, Sep. 28 (CNN.com)
Initial reports: Kabul suicide bomber targets army bus

2007 Coldwell Banker(R) Home Price Comparison Index Reveals That $2.1 Million Separates Beverly Hills from Killeen, ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PARSIPPANY, N.J.----"Location. Location. Location." The age-old adage that defines home prices equates to a $2.1 million difference between the nation's most expensive and affordable housing markets according to the 2007 Coldwell Banker?Home Price Comparison Index .