GOLD

Plastic surgery among octogenarians, driven by the media's objective preoccupation with youth and beauty, has been gaining momentum. "Physically, I'm in good health, and I just feel like, why not take advantage of it?" 83-year-old Marie Kolstad, who had her breasts lifted and received implants in July, told the New York Times.

Gold rose Tuesday to another record high as U.S. stocks fluctuated in a narrow range and crude oil fell below $80 a barrel.

Despite the S&P downgrade of the United States, Russia announced that it has no plans to make an immediate change to its U.S. dollar-denominated gold or foreign exchange reserves, a senior Russian bank official has confirmed.

Gold continues its climb to new heights even as U.S. stocks stage a rebound.

For plenty of financial advisers -- who also serve as quasi-therapists, spiritual gurus and confidantes -- Monday was bad.

U.S. hospitals vary widely in how they decide who's eligible for an invasive type of heart scan, according to a new study.

Roger Federer celebrated his 30th birthday in typical low-key fashion on Monday but the Swiss tennis great has no intention of fading quietly away from the game.

With U.S. and global stock markets reeling, investors have sought a traditional safe-haven, but it?s one that may surprise some: U.S. Government bonds. How is it possible that investors would want the debt of the nation they believe has a national debt that's too high?

The boisterous sold-out Klagenfurt center court stadium crowd gave much deserving of the numerous standing ovations to USA's legendary Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh after they won the gold medal Saturday to complete a run of seven consecutive victories over a world-class field at the FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour A1 Women's Grand Slam.

Stock index futures rose on Tuesday, indicating a partial rebound from the previous session's nosedive, as investors looked to a Federal Reserve statement for clues on how it may combat the growing perception the nation was headed for recession.

At the 2011 Teen Choice Awards, there was a display of some great red-carpet dresses, remarkable live performances and celebrity style statements.

The U.S. contingent in the World Badminton Championship in London suffered a jolt on the opening day of the tournament Monday as the American players lost their five out of six matches. In the very first match Men's Doubles pair of Howard Bach and Tony Gunawan lost to Malaysia's Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif and Thien How Hoon 17-21, 14-21.

BlackRock will use profits it is making in gold and bond markets to seek out bargains in falling global equity markets, James Holt, investment strategist at the world's largest money manager, said on Tuesday.

India's benchmark gold futures on the Multi Commodity Exchange extended gains by more than 3 percent on Tuesday morning and hit a new peak of 26,198 rupees per 10 grams, tailing a rally in the world market and on a weak rupee.

The Dow Jones Industrial average closed the day on Monday at 634.76 points. The drop is the sixth worst point decline for the Dow in the last 112 years and the worst since December 2008. Additionally, every stock in the Standard and Poor's 500 index dropped on Monday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was rocked by investor fear on Monday, dropping 634 points during trading.

Gold notched a new high on Monday as investors ran to the precious metal for safety amid collapsing stock markets.

The Dow Jones industrial average plummeted more than 600 points midday Monday, as the disarray continues following Standard & Poor's downgrading of the United States' credit rating on Friday. The Dow traded down 536.18 points, or 4.7 percent, at 10908.43. It is fast on track to having its worst day since December 2008. Additionally, the Standard & Poor's 500 index sharply went down 68.49 points, or 5.7 percent, to 1130.89.

Amidst the slaughter in equities, Treasuries rallied and gold soared to a new all-time high.

The Dow Jones suffered its sixth-worse loss ever on Monday, dropping 634 points in the first trading day after S&P's downgrade of the United States.

U.S. stocks plummeted for the second straight session, driving the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq down 6 percent on Monday in the first session since Standard & Poor's cut the nation's perfect AAA credit rating.