Gold is commonly viewed as a safe haven investment and is often used as a hedge against currency issues or an equity downturn. The price of gold acts more as a currency than an commodity, as it usually moves more in correlation with fiat currencies than with other commodities.
Obama defeated Romney, winning both the popular vote and the electoral college, with 332 electoral votes to Romney's 206. He became the eleventh President and third Democrat to win a majority of the popular vote more than once.
The 2000 election was not the first time a candidate won the popular vote but lost the election. It has happened four times in our nationâs history: In 1824 Andrew Jackson won the popular vote but got less than 50 percent of the electoral votes.