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It's getting to be that time of year again: silver bells ringing, chestnuts roasting over an open fire... and you stitching together eight pillows and a roll of bubble wrap to pair with a bike helmet in preparation for the collective mob delirium known as Black Friday.

As The Hunger Games trailer debuts, beauty company China Glaze is allegedly prepping a set of nail polish colors to coincide with the film. The Hunger Games Collection (unconfirmed) will premiere in 2012, but click here for a look at all shades and their inspirations from the YA book series, from Katniss and Peeta to District 12 and Flaming Mockingjay.

This Black Friday Guide has all the deals, sales and doorbusters frugal shoppers need to know about when looking to get a jump on holiday shopping on the cheap.

Gold closed slightly lower Monday as resurgent worries about Europe's finances drove investors to sell stocks and buy dollar-denominated assets, not including gold.

Ivanhoe Mines said on Monday that construction at its Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia will be 70 percent complete by the end of 2011, with commercial production seen in the first half of 2013.

Shares of gold and silver mining companies were down Monday, falling more than the broader stock market or the price of the precious metals themselves.

Armed with her Twitter account, and over 220,000 followers, @SororityProblem is out to conquer the publishing world with her second book, Sucks to Suck the sequel to her first hit novel Sorry I'm Not Sorry. Sorry I'm Not Sorry is currently available for both Kindle and the Nook. Sucks to Suck will be released November 21.

Retail investors are keeping a floor on prices for gold, silver and platinum with their increasing purchases of shares of exchange-traded products (ETPs) backed by precious metals.

About 230,000 people in Swaziland -- almost one-fifth of the population -- are HIV-positive

U.S. Silver Corp.'s third-quarter profit skyrocketed on higher silver prices, the Toronto-based company said Monday.

Gold prices fell Monday on tentative optimism the sovereign debts of Italy and Greece can be managed without crashing Europe's banking system.

F. Scott Frazier, who wrote The Numbers Station and Line of Sight, has sold his newest spec script to the British production company/financier Between the Eyes, TheWrap has learned.

Although Oprah's show is over, Oprah's Favorite Things remains. The media queen reveals her list in the December issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, reports People Style Watch.

Police in Bellevue, Wash., admitted Friday to coming to terms with the real possibility that a 2-year-old whose mother notified them of his disappearance last Sunday could die before they or the FBI can find him, The Associated Press reported.

Gold prices rode a roller-coaster this week, topping a peak midweek when the settled at $1,799.20 before plunging 2.2 percent over the next two days on fears Italy had lost control of its finances and was threatening the Eurozone's survival.

The 12th Annual Latin Grammys was burning hot Thursday night - from the sultry attendees to the big winner, Calle 13.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hosted a black-tie reception and dinner, at St. James' Palace in London, for the National Memorial Arboretum (NMA) appeal.

Gold prices edged up Friday as a bump in sentiment about the Eurozone crisis encouraged a move into stocks and the continent's single currency.

Private equity firms including KKR and TPG Capital are looking to potentially buy minority stakes of up to 20 percent in Yahoo Inc with an eye to eventually taking over the whole company, people with knowledge of the situation said.

F. Scott Frazier, who wrote The Numbers Station and Line of Sight, has sold his newest spec script to the British production company/financier Between the Eyes, TheWrap has learned.

Bradley Cooper isn't going Solo.The Hangover actor, who had been in talks to play the crime fighter Napoleon Solo in Warner Bros'. big-screen version of The Man From U.N.C.L.E., will not play the role, TheWrap has learned.