Attitudes towards foreign investors hold a troubled country back

By The Economist A GRAVEL road winds up in snowy switchbacks, past the tree line, to a model of efficiency rare in this impoverished Central Asian … [Read more...]

Gold Poised for Second Weekly Gain in Best Showing Since January

By Bloomberg Spot gold traded at $1,591.70 an ounce at 9:37 a.m. in Singapore from $1,590.20 yesterday. The metal climbed to a two- week high of … [Read more...]

Risks and Rewards in Gold

By Wall Street Journal (blog) Even as equities and other high-risk markets are soaring, gold's been in something of a slump. Since hitting a … [Read more...]

PRECIOUS-Gold rise limited by Wall St rally, economic hope

By Reuters U.S. weekly jobless claims fall for third week * 10-day winning streak in Dow weighs on gold buying * SPDR Gold Trust holdings unchanged … [Read more...]

P.M. Kitco Metals Roundup: Gold Ends Modestly Up as Buyers Step in When

By Forbes (Kitco News) - Gold prices ended the U.S. day session with modest gains and near the daily high Thursday, on a late-day bounce. Bargain … [Read more...]

Olympic gold medalist, former pro soccer player Heather Mitts joins

By The Star-Ledger - NJ.com The Philadelphia Union announced that three-time Olympic gold medalist Heather Mitts will be serving as a pre game and … [Read more...]

Lady Gaga's 24-Karat Gold Wheelchair

By ABC News (blog) Turns out it might well be exactly that: The whole thing is covered in 24-karat gold. Gaga's stylist contacted jewelry … [Read more...]

Jonathan Gold bird quiz

By Los Angeles Times By Jonathan Gold. March 14, 2013, 3:55 p.m.. Even if you're a little unsure of the answers, you might enjoy winging it on … [Read more...]

Gracie Gold skates clean program, in awe of Kim Yu-na

By USA TODAY LONDON, Ontario – Gracie Gold found herself surrounded by royalty, but she didn't bow down. Sharing the same rarefied air as her … [Read more...]

Davy Russell misses Sir Des Champs ride in the Cheltenham Gold Cup

By The Guardian Sir Des Champs will line up in the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday with a new jockey after Davy Russell was ruled out with a … [Read more...]

Barrick Gold Says Shipment Detained in Domincan Republic

By Wall Street Journal TORONTO—Canada's Barrick Gold Corp. said Thursday that a gold shipment from one of its biggest and fastest-growing mines … [Read more...]

Oyu Tolgoi: Mongolia tosses ball into Rio's court

By Frik Els World number tow mine Rio Tinto (LON:ASX) and the government of Mongolia will sit down for further tough negotiations over the future of … [Read more...]

Gold ETFs: 25 straight days of net selling

By Frik Els A  Bloomberg index that tracks  the total amount of tonnes held by gold ETFs on a daily basis reached a record high of 2,632 in December … [Read more...]

Hochschild profits, shares hit by low silver price

By Anthony Halley Hochschild Mining PLC (HOC:LN) shares are down nearly 5% on the day and profits were down 50% the year ending December 2012. 2012 … [Read more...]

China's central bank lukewarm on gold

By Frik Els Official Chinese news agency Xinhua quotes vice governor of the People's Bank of China, Yi Gang as saying that the country's gold … [Read more...]

Dominican Republic halts Barrick's Pueblo Viejo gold shipment

By Frik Els Barrick Gold (NYSE, TSX: ABX) said  on Thursday that customs authorities in the Dominican Republic have halted a shipment of gold from … [Read more...]

Is the price of gold manipulated Libor-style?

By Anthony Halley The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is trying to determine whether or not the daily setting of gold and silver prices … [Read more...]

UPDATE 1-How London’s gold and silver prices are ‘fixed’

* Market benchmarks being reviewed in wake of Libor affair ...read more … [Read more...]

SA mining production up thanks to iron ore, diamonds

By Cecilia Jamasmie Despite ongoing labour unrest, mining production in South Africa is picking up, as the figures for January, released Thursday by … [Read more...]

How London's gold and silver prices are "Fixed"

* Market benchmarks being reviewed in wake of Libor affair ...read more … [Read more...]

From 401k to retirement gold

So I have just left a company where I had accumulated a nice amount of retirement funds in my 401K plan. Just how do you go about putting physical … [Read more...]

Gold "facing competition from stock market" for investment dollars

"The U.S. stock market [is] now increasingly viewed as gold's main 'competition' for investment Dollars," says Ed Meir, metals analyst at brokerage … [Read more...]

Gold Price "Lacking Momentum" with Gold "Facing Competition from Stock Market" for Investment Dollars

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Silver experts on outlook, safest way to own silver, confiscation and manipulation

Poor man’s gold silver continues to get no love with little or no coverage despite fundamentals that are arguably better than those for other assets, … [Read more...]

The Uptrend in Gold Is Broken, Next Stop Could Be $1000: Don Hays

By Yahoo! Finance (blog) Gold is getting a second look in many circles, which is probably no surprise considering the recent rebound in the dollar, … [Read more...]

The AM Roundup: US Probes Gold Pricing, More

By Wall Street Journal (blog) Metal pricing probe: U.S. regulators are scrutinizing whether prices are being manipulated in the world's largest … [Read more...]

PRECIOUS-Gold holds below $1590 after upbeat US data

By Reuters SINGAPORE, March 14 (Reuters) - Gold steadied just below $1,590 an ounce early on Thursday after slipping in the previous session when … [Read more...]

Lady Gaga's 24-Karat Gold Wheelchair

By ABC News (blog) Lady Gaga's pal Terry Richardson posted a photo of Mother Monster earlier this week sitting in what looked like the … [Read more...]

AM Kitco Metals Roundup: Gold Lower as Stronger Greenback Squelches Bulls

By Forbes (Kitco News) - Gold prices are moderately lower in early morning U.S. trading Thursday. The stronger U.S. dollar index that scored another … [Read more...]

Gold Fields Loses Its Shine

By Forbes But what was most disappointing was the production guidance. Gold Fields provided the full year range of just 1.825- 1.9 million oz. That … [Read more...]