IBT Staff Reporter

The evidence from China, for example, suggests that while higher rates certainly have the potential to dent gold demand, far more important drivers are inflation and growth. China's experience may not be typical, but it's certainly worth examining. China is the world's second biggest gold market after India.

Sharlotte Hydorn opened the door Wednesday morning to her surprise to find federal agents carrying a warrant. They then began seizing boxes of suicide kits from her home.

Cirque du Soleil's grand acrobatic show, 'Zarkana,' will debut at Radio City Music Hall, New York, on June 29.

An orbiting NASA observatory has picked up signs that several stars exploded as supernovas in the last few million years, and more are coming.

When Scotty McCreery was crowed the winner of American Idol season 10, there was one person obviously missing from the stage: Lee DeWyze.

Wednesday night's finale of American Idol was a star studded affair. A number of today's hottest artists took the stage at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles to perform with the contestants of American Idol.

Researchers create the most comprehensive map of the universe ever created.

The green technology industry was warned on Thursday that its growth is threatened by a failure to recycle metals and especially rare earth elements.

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle expressed skepticism on Thursday that AT&T's proposed buy of T-Mobile USA would lead to the consumer benefits that the wireless company has promised.

The long-awaited debut of Google Wallet was finally announced today, marking a watershed moment for mobile payments. But there is much more cutting-edge functions to expect, when it comes to the mobile world.

Electrons are almost perfect spheres, and the fact that they are could help answer questions such as why antimatter is rare.

U.S. stocks rose for a second day on Thursday in a choppy session, with technology and consumer discretionary stocks leading the way after upbeat earnings.

It's way out of the ordinary - for the mainstream - and it's called planking.

Unexpectedly weak consumer spending hobbled the economy in the first quarter and fresh signs of a slowdown in the labor market pointed to an uphill struggle for the recovery.

The more aggressively a bank lobbied before the financial crisis, the worse its loans performed during the economic downturn -- and the more bailout dollars it received, according to a study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research this week.

Following Buster Posey's injury at home plate last night, San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Body called for a rules change in the way runners go to home plate.

As of today, Lindsay Lohan will have to remain her home as part of her sentence for jewelry theft for four months.

Investors who believe LinkedIn Corp is overvalued after its explosive market debut last week may get their first crack at proving that Friday, when options in the stock start trading on U.S. exchanges.

Goldman Sachs believes its clients are largely past the regulatory investigations and accusations that have surrounded the bank, according to an analyst who met its Chief Financial Officer.

The only type of meat billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is eating for now comes from animals he's slaughtered himself. He doesn't want to forget being thankful for what has to die so he can eat.

Former 'Friends' star Lisa Kudrow will bring her iconic style and sense of humor to one of the web's self-congratulatory events, when the star of her own web show hosts the Webby Awards on June 13.

A woman from San Diego currently holds the U.S. record for having the most number of surrogate babies, a total of ten babies in ten years.

Shares of Microsoft Corp climbed as much as 2.3 percent on Thursday after influential hedge fund manager David Einhorn caused a stir on Wall Street by calling on Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer to step down.

Google introduces Google Wallet, a new mobile platform for contactless payments.

Electrons are almost perfect spheres, and the fact that they are could help answer questions such as why antimatter is rare.

Google unveiled such a system Thursday, and this new payment method allows mobile phones to be swiped like a credit card, allowing goods to be paid for on the spot. This means your phone becomes your wallet.

San Francisco Giant's catcher Buster Posey is out for the rest of the entire season with broken left ankle.

Intel Corp would consider making chips for rivals, but any proposal to use its advanced manufacturing technology to make processors based on a competing architecture would trigger an in-depth discussion.

Tenants and their supporters are building homeless encampments to dramatize what they fear will happen if rent laws expire.