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From full global headquarters, this is Motley Fool Money.

Welcome to the show. Thanks for being here. I'm your host Chris Hellen.

I'm joined by Motley Fool, senior analyst Seth Jason, James Early, and Shannon Zimmer.

Guys, good to see you. Good to see you Chris.

Well, on this week's show, our gold price is going even higher.

Is it time to invest in an RV? And the bags still fly free on Southwest.

If the bags in question contain 45 human heads, we'll tackle those questions.

Get a British perspective on the oil spill and share a few stocks on our radar.

But we begin with the week in BP on Thursday, BP CEO Tony Hayward told Congress

that the explosion and fire never should have happened.

And that he was, quote, deeply sorry.

Not to be outdone, Joe Barton, the ranking Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee,

also apologized, saying that the White House pressure on BP is a, quote, tragedy of the first proportion.

Earlier in the week, after a meeting with President Obama, BP executives agreed to put $20 billion

into an escrow account to be administered by an independent third party.

And the company also suspended its quarterly dividend.

Not Jason, obviously there's a lot there.

You're a BP shareholder.

What was your take on the week?

Well, I think that's just exhausting.

I know.

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