NEW YORK (AP) - Gold prices surged higher Friday as investors sought a haven from sinking stock prices, a falling U.S. dollar and heightened world political risks.

Wall Street slumped after the Labor Department reported payrolls dropped by an unexpected 4,000 in August -- the first decline in four years. Economists expected the nation's employers to add 110,000 jobs to the payrolls. Major stock indexes plummeted at the market's open...

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