Human Rights Watch has found several thousand child laborers working in gold mines in Ghana, one of the world's largest producers.
The rumors stemmed from the police pursuit of an unarmed man near the terminal.
The referendums reflect a growing public view that Switzerland is under siege from foreign workers eroding its Alpine culture.
Gold imports into India, the world's No. 2 gold consumer behind China, surged nearly fourfold in October to $4.18 billion from a year ago.
Most Russian gold is sold to domestic banks, which can then sell the metal on to either the central bank or to foreign banks.
The gold dealer USAGOLD says gold prices will rise even if the Fed raises interest rates.
India has imposed a record 10 percent duty on gold imports, prompting smugglers to think of innovative ways to bring the metal into the country.
Gold prices are up this year thanks to geopolitics and a lagging U.S. economy, but they’re looking to fall again pretty soon.
The crash affected shares of Malaysia Airlines as well as those of Cathay Pacific Airways and Air China.
The bank was penalized for mismanaging conflicts of interest between itself and its customers, and for having inadequate controls in place.
The World Gold Council expects demand for gold from India to increase by nearly 3 percent over last year.
Rescue workers on Sunday dug through about 65 feet of heavy debris to reach victims of Wednesday's accident at an illegal mine.
We spoke to one of the few North American jewellery retailers who carries Fairtrade gold, sourced from poor miners in South America.
The Chinese gold-buying frenzy of 2013 has ebbed as quickly as it erupted.
On Tuesday, Japan’s sales tax is slated to rise from 5 percent to 8 percent.
Increasing demand for gold in China comes as demand from India, the world’s second-largest consumer, has declined in recent years.
One prominent analyst cites the effects of high-volume computerized trading.
Gold prices have risen over tensions in Ukraine. Are the recent gains sustainable? Or Pyrrhic?
A German central bank official criticized certain speculation about the central bank's motives as “wild and ridiculous conspiracy theories.”
But Russia’s central bank has been a strong and consistent buyer of gold in the past several years.
Up to 500,000 stores are expected to take part in the demonstration.
For Facebook's $19 billion WhatsApp buy, investors could buy the entire South African gold mining industry, according to one gold analyst.
Once again, the precious metal is being favored as a safe haven, in light of the Ukraine crisis.
Gold demand rose the third fastest in the world in Turkey in 2013, for consumers.
Agnico-Eagle Mines’ Meadowbank gold mine saw record production in 2013.
Consumer-based gold demand hit new records in 2013, even as investors fled the precious metal.
China produced, consumed and imported record amounts of gold in 2013.
Gold has posted a return of 8 percent for the year to date, compared to a 2 percent gain in the NASDAQ.
As gold breaks free from narrow trading ranges, U.S. investors are once again showing interest in the metal as a form of insurance.
By adopting the international gold measurement standard, the Southeast Asian takes another step away from isolation.