{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "slug": "gold",
  "title": "Clustered news about large caches of found gold driving search interest",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/gold/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/gold.json",
  "summary": "Clustered news about large caches of found gold driving search interest",
  "why_now": "Multiple high-profile articles about distinct but similar found-gold incidents published in close succession are the proximate cause of the spike, creating a clustered curiosity moment that favors quick, incident-focused coverage.",
  "evidence_summary": "- Multiple news articles about unexpectedly discovered gold caches (Belgium €9M; $10M found in brewery cellar; $10M found while laying sewage pipe). - Why this is trending field states clustering around BBC, New York Post, People.com headlines about found gold. - All evidence points to newsworthy discoveries rather than commodity market moves or consumer demand.",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: Local News / Civic Event",
  "collected_at": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:40:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "Local News / Civic Event",
  "score": 86.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "Builders unearth €9m gold loot sealed in walls of Belgian property - BBC",
    "$10M of gold found hidden in brewery cellar while laying sewage pipe - New York Post"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Builders unearth €9m gold loot sealed in walls of Belgian property - BBC",
      "source": "BBC",
      "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiWkFVX3lxTE1GNTJxZTBSLVhILUhXWVVIX1E4a0ZpZ0NMYWpPcFRiUjRDaml4Y0lnYXZZakZ4LWVMTS1BTjBZNlhOSlNOM1YyNmI5eTRLc0FJTEkzRTU4ZVFMQQ?oc=5"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "record_id": "202608150103_signal_Quality-0-gold",
    "batch_id": "202608150103",
    "input_files": {
      "Quality": "202608150103_signal_Quality.txt",
      "Musk": "202608150103_signal_Musk.txt",
      "Kurzweil": "202608150059_signal_Kurzweil.txt",
      "Jobs": "202608150058_signal_Jobs.txt",
      "Buffett": "202608150055_signal_Buffett.txt",
      "Bezos": "202608150055_signal_Bezos.txt"
    }
  }
}