GOLD

The Fairtrade Foundation will begin working with African gold miners for the first time this year, the organisation said on Tuesday, 12 months after it launched the Fairtrade Gold brand with metal sourced from Latin America.

Gold prices fell more than 1 percent in Europe on Tuesday, pushing through support at $1,690 an ounce, as jitters over whether private creditors will agree to a Greek bond swap deal and wider euro zone growth pressured the euro versus the dollar.

Wall Street was set to open lower on Tuesday on renewed concerns that Greece and private bondholders may not meet a looming deadline to complete a debt swap and as caution grew over the global economic outlook after recent weak data.

The Los Angeles Lakers have been the team at the epicenter of trade rumors for weeks, looking for a point guard to boost scoring and assist veterans Derek Fisher and Kobe Bryant as 2012's NBA trade deadline approaches on March 15.

U.S. equities sank, mirroring falls across Asia and Europe Monday after China cut its growth target. Worries over whether Greece can entice enough private investors to participate in a bond swap deal also dampened investors' sentiment.

One of the largest annual technical conferences, South by Southwest (SXSW), will begin Friday, March 9 and last until Sunday, March 18. Here is a full list of the SXSW 2012 music lineup for South by Southwest from March 13-18.

Gran Colombia Gold announced on Monday the discovery of an additional 76 percent in measured and indicated gold within its Segovia Operations in Antioquia, Colombia.

Irish police are looking for the person who allegedly stole a 900-year-old heart relic preserved in Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin. The 900-year-old heart of St. Laurence O'Toole, the patron saint of Dublin, was taken from a display case where it is usually held in Christ Church Cathedral.

The 40th Annual Iditarod began in Anchorage Saturday as 66 teams set off on the 1,049-mile journey across the state of Alaska.

Bobbi Kristina Brown is said to be furious that the National Enquirer leaked a photo of her mother, Whitney Houston, in her open casket, according to Contact Music. While the uncertainty remains as to who leaked the Houston casket photo, many are hoping that Bobbi Kristina will reveal the culprit during her upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey.

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Canadian gold miner AuRico Gold Inc. said Monday its reserves of gold shot up last year by more than one million ounces on its acquisition of Capital Gold Corp. and Northgate Minerals Corp.

Gold prices slid below $1,700 an ounce in Europe on Monday as weaker-than-expected euro zone economic data lifted the dollar versus the euro, and as appetite for assets seen as higher risk, like stocks and commodities, suffered after China set its lowest annual growth target in eight years.

To talk bullish on gold looks like a risky proposition at the moment -- last Wednesday, gold saw one of the most brutal routs in a year when it tumbled five percent. It indeed recovered 1.5 percent the next day, broadly symbolizing the roller-coaster ride of bullion in recent times.

Rising liquidity on both sides of the Atlantic boosted global bond prices Friday but equities took a breather after climbing in recent months, in one case to a four-year high, on light volume.

Deion Sanders' wife reportedly filed two lawsuits in Collin county district court against the former all-star. She is seeking $200 million in damages for libelous and slanderous statements posted online about her.

Got 48 hours to explore Singapore? The Asian financial and business centre has undergone a makeover in recent years and it is now also a playground for Asia's rich where sleek skyscrapers meet quaint shops.

The animosity between Deion Sanders and his wife Pilar is heating in the midst of an ongoing divorce case as Pilar is suing her husband for $200 million over assault and libelous comments on Twitter.

U.S. stocks advanced Thursday buoyed by a strong weekly jobless claims numbers and solid monthly sales from retailers. Meanwhile, European markets were lifted by a well-received Spanish auction and news that Greece is one step closer to winning a €130 billion ($173.15 billion) bailout.

Gold rose 1.5 percent on Thursday, rebounding above $1,700 an ounceas the previous session's 5 percent plunge induced investors to buy at lower prices on hopes the tumble was a healthy correction rather than the start of a bear market.

Will Hines Ward play for another team next season or will he retire as a Pittsburgh Steeler after 14 seasons with the team? The latter might be the better move if he wants to get into the Hall of Fame quicker.