Q: Intel updated investors midway through the quarter and said business was proceeding exactly as planned .

Intel said midway through its quarter , which ended in June , that business was exactly as expected .

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Q: Spot gold was fetching $ 365.25 / 366.25 an ounce at 0520 GMT , having galloped as high as $ 368.90 -- a level not seen since February 10 .

Spot gold was quoted at $ 367.90 / 368.60 an ounce at 1000 GMT , having marched up to $ 369.50 -- a level not seen since February 10 .

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Q: Taiwan reported 18 additional cases giving it a total of 149 cases and 13 deaths .

On Thursday , Taiwan reported 131 suspected cases of the disease -- up 11 cases from a day earlier .

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no