Gold (GC=F) futures opened at $3,788.80 per ounce on Monday, up 0.4$3,775.30. The price of the precious metal moved above $3,800 in early trading. Gold rose above$3,700 on September 22, the same day the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite closed at record highs. Stocks have since retreated slightly as Wall Street attempts to predict how interest rates will evolve in the short term. Disagreement among Fed governors and, now, the potential for a government shutdown, confuses the issue ...