but manuela bette alas to worry about that. she is now focusing on the help the areas. -- on the healthy areas. >> many investors are buying precious metals as a safe haven. gold is heading back to the highs it reached at the beginning of march. it is currently at its highest level in 31 years, hitting almost $38 announced on thursday. the highest level ever reach was $50 up to the hunt brothers attempted to corner the market back in 1998. >> he was last year's ur de franc j agn. bua doping ce cou keep them out of this year's race. he tested positive for a muscle drug. he blames the results on eating contaminated meat. " you're watching the urna on e w tv. -- >> you are watching the journal on dw tv. do not go away. >> welcome back. timing is everything. the timing of this is not good. eu leaders are meeting in brussels for a summit aimed at stopping the euro zone debt crisis. politicians in lisbon cannot agree on budget cuts that the prime minister says can keep the country solvent. he is the primformer prime mini, actually. h