Australian nickel producer Panoramic Resources Ltd made a hostile bid for the stake that it does not already own in Magma Metals Ltd , valuing the company at about A$40 million ($43.09 million).
Rihanna changed her hairstye again and this time the singer traded in her brown curls for a blonde do. The barbadian beauty tweeted a topless photo of her new hair color showing off a blonde blow-out she said she did for Elle.
Treasure hunter Greg Brooks claimed he has located the wreck of a World War II British merchant ship that was carrying a load of platinum now worth $3 billion. The ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Cape Cod during World War II and should Brooks' location of the ship proves accurate, he will find one of the richest sunken treasures ever discovered.
Amidst a sea of fashion journalists and a swirl of candy colors, Juicy Couture unveiled its DIY Charm Collection at its Madison Avenue boutique.
A Maine seafarer said he had found the wreck of a World War II merchant ship off the Massachusetts coast, sunk while carrying a cargo of the precious metal platinum valued today at nearly $3 billion, an unprecedented find that has raised some doubts.
Gold prices climbed Friday, their 21st daily increase in the last 24 trading sessions, toward a two-month high as support from a weaker dollar offset falling crude oil prices.
Gold prices held steady on Friday, on course for a fifth straight week of gains, as investors awaited a key U.S. labor market report after upbeat jobless claims data in the previous session helped send bullion to a two-month high.
Asian shares and the euro fell on Friday as debt restructuring talks between Greece and its creditors dragged on, undermining sentiment, and investors sat tight ahead of U.S. jobs data that will offer more clues on the health of the world's top economy.
Asian shares and the euro fell Friday as caution set in ahead of key U.S. jobs data, which will offer more clues over the state of the world's largest economy, while Greek debt restructuring talks dragged on and undermined sentiment.
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Precious metals enjoyed a steady climb on Thursday despite a slow day for the broader market, as gold futures reached an eight-week high while the dollar fell briefly and concerns about the Greek debt crisis subsided slightly.
According to adidas, its new uniforms for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 26 are to pay homage to those of the 1992 All-Star Game, but don't seem to.
Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie are outdated, irrelevant and--let's face it--nearly dead. Who are the new figures of a musical revolution?
Gold demand in India, the world's buyer of bullion, edged up as a stronger rupee made the dollar-quoted yellow metal cheaper.
Tickets to the 2012 Super Bowl sold through online marketplaces have gone for as high $15,000 and as little as $2,000. The price varies wildly by seat location in that stadium, but die hard fans are willing to shell out thousands for even the worst seats.
On Thursday, adidas unveiled the new uniforms for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game in Orlando on Feb. 26.
Gold prices rose for a second straight day on Wednesday in correlation with the euro. It came on the same day that the Global Investor Confidence index measured by State Street Global Markets fell just more than two points, suggesting that the continuing economic turbulence is fueling investors to seek out more stable assets like gold.
Gold prices Thursday extended last month's rally after positive manufacturing from China to the Europe to the U.S. and Greece appeared close to a settlement with its creditors.
China's gold output reached 360.96 tons in 2011, up 5.9 percent year-on-year, according to the latest statistics from the China Gold Association.
Many analysts remain bullish on gold and expect it to continue to rally in 2012.
Russian firms produced 209.0 tonnes of gold in 2011, 3.6 percent more than in 2010, but below an earlier forecast, data published on Wednesday by the Gold Industrialists' Union industry lobby showed.
OroCash, Italy's biggest buyer of used gold jewelry, expects business to flourish this year with the opening of 150 new collection points in Italyand abroad as high gold prices and unfolding economic crisis prompt people to sell family assets.
