Gold slides to four-month low on Europe woes Sydney Morning Herald | Gold slid to a four-month low, capping the biggest weekly drop since March, as concern that Europe’s debt crisis is deepening strengthened the US dollar and eroded the appeal of the precious metal as an alternative asset. | Greece’s political impasse following an inconclusive May 6 ele...
Gold steadies as euro lifts from 3-1/2 month low Business Day | GOLD steadied on Thursday after falling to a four-month low in the previous session, as an uptick in the euro after Spain moved to clean up its banks and Europe’s bailout fund approved a key payment to Greece took some pressure off prices. | While the euro-zone debt crisis is continuing to simme...
Old is gold — yesterday, today & tomorrow The Hindu Old is gold, it is always said. When I was a five-year old, some 55 years ago, my elders said their olden days were gold. Today, my son, who is around 30, says, “old is gold.” | I always wonder why everyone's olden days are better than th...
Prospectors ready to tap buried gold The Miami Herald | TROU DU NORD, Haiti -- Its capital is blighted with earthquake rubble. Its countryside is shorn of trees, chopped down for fuel. And yet, Haiti’s land may hold the key to relieving centuries of poverty, disaster and disease: There is gold hi...
Illegal gold mining, sand winning rising in Ahanta West District Ghana Business News | Illegal gold mining, sand winning, stone extraction and degradation of wetlands are the emerging environmental threats in the Ahanta West District, Mr. Kyei Yamoah, Programme Coordinator of the Friends of the Nation (FoN), said on Thursday. | He wa...
For Those Who Think Gold Rally Is Over, Keep Dreaming The Street | Their mood is epitomized by a recent Bloomberg headline: "Gold Erases Year's Gain as Europe Concern Boosts Dollar" -- which was then dutifully parroted by thousands of mainstream drones. The implication was clear: Gold was on its way down and the d...
CANADA STOCKS-TSX rises as gold miners offset Europe woes Reuters | * TSX up 49.99 pts, or 0.4 pct, at 11,380.67 * Gold miners, energy shares lead gains * Moody's downgrade of Spanish banks weighs By Jon Cook TORONTO, May 18 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on Friday as gold miners and energy firms contin...
VTB Capital buys minority stake in Siberian gold miner Mineweb | The investment arm of Russia's second largest lender, VTB, has bought a minority stake in Zapadnaya Gold Mining but has not disclosed the size or price paid for the stake. | ...
JSE stays weaker, gold stocks rally Business Day | THE JSE remained on the back foot during midday trading on Friday, tracking negative global investor sentiment. | But gold shares bucked the trend, rallying on the back of the firmer spot price of the yellow metal, and rand weakness. | At 12pm loca...
VTB Capital buys stake in Siberian gold miner Zapadnaya Reuters | MOSCOW (Reuters) - VTB Capital, an investment arm of VTB (VTBR.MM), Russia's No.2 lender, has acquired a minority stake in Siberian gold miner Zapadnaya Gold Mining, which tried unsuccessfully to list in London last year. | VTB Capital did not disc...
Russia's Nord Gold Q1 net income hit as output falls Reuters | MOSCOW May 18 (Reuters) - Russian gold miner Nord Gold said on Friday its first-quarter net income dropped 30 percent year-on-year to $60 million after its gold output fell, but said it expects a strong second half of 2012. | "With production now r...
Beckham labels claims that he may be picked for GB team for his commercial value 'disrespectful' Goal The ex-England captain has been a focal point in London's bid for the Olympic Games, but insists he doesn't want to be included in Britain's squad just for his celebrity status | By Joe Angove | More On : Los Angeles Galaxy, Stuart Pearce, David Beckham 0 Comments Getty David Beckham has revealed his irritation at suggestions that Great ...
Lady Gaga arrives in Philippines amid protests STL Today | Pop singer Lady Gaga arrived in the Philippines on Saturday to cheers from fans and protests from young Christians calling for the cancellation of her upcoming concerts. | About 200 Christian young people marched in Manila for a second straight day, holding placards urging the singer to "respect our faith, stop the blasphemy." | The Biblemode You...
