
Economic jitters and soaring gold prices create a frenzy for US jewelry merchants
By JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — At the biggest jewelry center in the United States, Alberto Hernandez fired up his machine on a recent day and waited until it glowed bright orange inside before shoveling in an assortment of rings, earrings and necklaces weighing about as much as a bar of soap:
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