GOLD

Barrick Gold Corp. said Thursday its third-quarter profit jumped 52 percent as higher prices offset lower production. The world's biggest gold miner also increased its dividend.

The iconic black bustier with gold trimmings that was worn by American singer and actress Madonna during her popular 1987 Who's That Girl tour has been auctioned for a staggering $72,000.

The dark shadow of German-driven austerity measures squeezing Greece has revived historical enmities and evoked comparisons to the massive destruction of the Mediterranean country at the hands of Nazi Germany nearly 70 years ago.

An IBM report reveals the triangular relationship between consumers, businesses and social media networks.

The biggest, heaviest, inherently the most valuable gold bullion coin in the world has been unveiled by The Perth Mint, a spokesman said Wednesday.

Gold prices surged to their highest level in more than a month Wednesday as the precious metal's fourth consecutive daily gain took it to the brink of a decisive upswing.

Canada-based gold miner Dia Bras Exploration Inc. has regained access to its Yauricocha property in Peru after a road blockade was cleared, the company said Wednesday.

Gold, which has just blown past its 100-day moving average price, is set to challenge its 50-day moving average, which is $1,741.17.

Luxe horology brand Omega has introduced a new masterpiece, the Seamaster Aqua Terra Golf, to renew its commitment to helping grow the game of golf around the world.

Argentina's oil, gas and mining companies must start repatriating all export revenue, according to an order by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's administration, which is struggling to halt capital flight from the inflation-plagued economy.

Precious metals miner Claude Resources increased its offer for the rest of St. Eugene Mining Corp. in a stock deal that now values the smaller gold exploration company at $18.7 million, the Canada-based company said.

Gold prices headed for a fourth consecutive daily gain Wednesday as investors returned to the yellow metal for protection from the ongoing risks to the European economy and weakness in the U.S. economy.

Festive Season Across the World: Halloween in the U.S. and Diwali 2011, Festival of Lights in India [Breathtaking Diwali PHOTOS]

An increase in the price of edible silver leaf has not deterred confectioners from presenting sweets rolled in fine sheets of silver called varq, during the long festive season that ends with Diwali celebrations this week.

Spot gold rose nearly 1 percent on Wednesday to its highest level in more than a month, as safe-haven demand returned on growing doubts over a resolution to the Eurozone debt crisis ahead of a key European Union summit later in the day.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. has declared force majeure on concentrate sales agreements from its strike-hit Grasberg mine in Indonesia, the Arizona-based firm said on Wednesday.

European stock index futures fell on Wednesday, after Asian shares traded lower for most part on growing concerns that the outcome from a key meeting of European policymakers to contain the debt crisis may fall short of expectations.

It's festival season in India, and that means sweets -- often garnished with edible silver leaf for that final gourmet touch.

In the absence of Jamaica's giant world record holder and Olympic champion Usain Bolt, compatriot Lerone Clarke won the Pan-American Games 100 meters in a time of 10.01 seconds on Tuesday.

Many small investors in China have turned to gold as high inflation threatens to erode wealth in the world's second-largest economy, leading to small gold exchanges springing up all over the country.

Asian shares declined on Wednesday ahead of a key meeting of European policymakers later in the session, with concerns heightening that the outcome to contain Europe's sovereign debt crisis could fall short of expectations.