Gold (GC=F) futures opened at $4,369.90 per troy ounce Monday, just down from Friday’s closing price of $4,387.30. The closing price on Friday eclipsed the previous high the yellow metal reached back in October. The price of gold moved above $4,444 in early trading. Economic and geopolitical conditions continue to spur the precious metal into record territory. Analysts are pricing in at least a couple more rate cuts from the Federal Reserve next year, and the U.S.-Venezuelan tensions continue to ratche ...