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A gold ATM machine selling jewellery and 31,000-rupee gold coins, but for more than just window-shopping, it faces stiff competition from traditional jewellery shops.

Coca Cola has discontinued the white Coke cans for the holiday season after customers voiced outrage over the switch.

Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp said the U.S. federal mine regulator put its Jerritt Canyon mill on safety watch list for alleged violations.

Teenage girls pose for pictures beside the latest arrival in Mumbai's modern Phoenix Mills mall -- a gold ATM machine selling jewellery and $600 gold coins -- but for more than just window-shopping, it faces stiff competition from traditional stores.

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Gold prices slipped modestly Thursday as investors booked profits from this week's 3.3 percent rally in the yellow metal.

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HSBC Securities is raising its forecast for the average price of silver in the next two years on strong retail investment demand and a narrowing market surplus.

Yahoo Inc. will be closely watched in the U.S. stock market on Thursday after a report that Alibaba, Softbank Corp., Blackstone Group and Bain Capital are said to be in advanced discussions to make a bid for all of Yahoo.

India gold futures eased a tad from a 2-week high, weighed by a stronger Indian rupee, but the losses were not enough to attract physical players seeking to stock up for the wedding season.

The Sundance Film festival, the top U.S. gathering for independent cinema, on Wednesday unveiled its competitive lineup for 2012, some of which will become the most talked-about movies of the upcoming year.

Shares of Yahoo rose two percent in early trading after a report private equity giant Silver Lake Partners was bidding $16.60 a share for the troubled search engine and media company.

Morgan Stanley said it prefers exposure to gold, silver and livestock in the coming year, as such commodities perform well in a global economic slowdown.

Precious metals prices jumped Wednesday, with palladium surging nearly five percent, after the world's top central banks announced a coordinated rescue of the Eurozone's rapidly deteriorating finances.

India gold futures rose by more than half a percent on Wednesday to hit their highest level in two weeks on firm global leads fanned by a weaker rupee at home.

Still another private equity bidder may be eyeing a bid for Yahoo: Boston-based giant Thomas H. Lee Partners

Thomas H. Lee Partners is interested in buying the U.S. operations of Yahoo Inc, breaking away from other bidders that are for now eyeing either a minority stake or teaming up with the Internet giant's partners in Asia, sources familiar with the matter said.

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Thomas H. Lee Partners is interested in buying the U.S. operations of Yahoo Inc, breaking away from other bidders that are for now eyeing either a minority stake or teaming up with the Internet giant's partners in Asia, sources familiar with the matter said.

Tallulah Willis was introduced to high society Saturday night at Le Bal des Debutantes at Paris' Hotel Crillon overlooking Place de la Concorde. The mother of the debutante, however, was mysteriously missing. 49-year-old Demi Moore did not attend the ball. Her decision to skip the event may be related to her recent announcement that she is divorcing Ashton Kutcher after six years of marriage.

Gold prices surged Monday along with equities on hope that drastic action by France and Germany can save the Eurozone from its two-year-old sovereign debt crisis.