Former House Speaker and current Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said the United States should consider returning to the gold standard.
Actress Amber Heard looked absolutely gorgeous at Tuesday night's Art of Elysium Heaven Gala. The Union Station event in L.A. attracting all the hottest glitterati, but Heard stood out as a jaw-dropper.
Gold futures rose slightly on Wednesday, as increases in the price of the precious metal were spurred on by a weaker dollar but limited by profit-taking. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, Gold for February delivery, rose $4.30, or 0.3^*1, to $1,659.90 an ounce.
Versace for H&M was a worldwide success in November. So the Italian fashion house decided to release another H&M collection, this time made up of resort wear. The collection will launch exclusively online in the UK on Thursday.
Scientists have confirmed that a piece of rock which fell into Tissint, Morocco on July 18, 2011 was a pure Martian meteorite. The fireball was spotted in the North Africa sky last summer but discovered six month later.
Russian steelmaker Severstal's Nord Gold mining unit said it produced 204,000 gold equivalent ounces in the fourth quarter, up 14 percent on Q3.
The Canadian freeskier is still in a medically induced coma after her horrific crash last week, and doctors have been unwilling to disclose any new information on her prognosis. As Burke struggles, however, critics of freestyle skiing are wondering if the extreme sport, recently accepted into the winter Olympics, is too risky for its athletes.
Canada's main stock index looked set to open higher on Wednesday after reports that International Monetary Fund could boost its European lending facility by $1 trillion to help ease the euro zone debt crisis.
Gold struggled Wednesday to hold recent gains as growing concerns of an imminent Greek default offset hope that Chinese authorities will act to reverse the slowdown of the world's second-biggest economy.
India's bullion traders stayed away from placing fresh orders after a nearly 90 percent hike in gold import duty was announced earlier this week, while China's gold purchases slowed down ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday.
American Idol returns on Wednesday for an 11th season, facing a new wolf at the door as it tries to retain its place as the No. 1 U.S. TV program -- not so much age, but competition.
Actress Lindsay Lohan, who is on probation after being convicted for drunk driving and theft, has made good on completing her court-ordered community service and therapy on time, pleasing a judge at a progress hearing on Tuesday.
The years-long delay in bringing three former Nortel Networks executives to trial for fraud has reinforced Canada's well-earned reputation as a laggard in markets enforcement, particularly when compared with the United States, its critics say.
Gold prices could rise to $2,000 an ounce in 2012, according to the predictions of the latest Thomson Reuters GFMS survey and GFMS Ltd's CEO Philip Klapwijk.
The new price average for gold is expected at $1,640 per troy ounce by the end of the first half of 2012, according to Thompson Reuter's GFMS most recent report on the yellow metal.
If their prospects continue to meet the projections its executives have set so far, 2012 will be a sterling year for Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE:FSM), a Canada-based silver mining venture that currently operates two mines in Latin America.
He is Russia's third richest man and has been described as its most eligible bachelor.
The Dodgers agreed to a one-year deal with Andre Ethier, but the outfielder is looking for a long-term deal.
Toronto's main stock index was slightly lower on Tuesday as losses from gold miners offset the impact of an early surge in commodity prices that were boosted by solid economic data from China and Germany.
Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke's family had planned to hold a Monday news conference about Burke's condition, but instead cancelled it early in the morning after speaking with Burke's physicians according to reports.
Canada's North American Palladium Ltd said it would stop production at its Sleeping Giant gold mine in Quebec, resulting in the layoff of about 90 employees and a non-cash impairment charge on gold assets of about C$50 million.
Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, challenging Vladimir Putin for the Russian presidency, sees no risk to his vast business interests from his foray into politics and expects to list his gold business in London soon.
