China represents the East, as its insatiable demand for buying physical gold continues unabated, while in the West, the elite's central banks have pretty much depleted their physical holdings. In the war for gold, both are still winning, but for vastly …

Finland for world junior hockey gold. Associated Press. on January 4, 2014 – 7:19 PM. Tweet. MALMO, Sweden — Juuse Saros helped Finland beat Canada in the world junior hockey semifinals, making 23 saves in a 5-1 victory Saturday. Finland will play …

Colorado College freshman defenseman Gustav Olofsson is one win away from taking home a gold medal at the 2014 world junior championship in Malmo, Sweden. "We're getting closer," Olofsson said in a postgame interview. '"It feels more exciting and …

LONDON: Commodity prices mainly fell this week in low-volume trade on the back of weak Chinese economic data, while many participants were away for an extended Christmas and New Year break. Beijing released figures on Friday showing that growth in …

File photo a staff member displaying gold bullion bars during a news conference at the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society in Hong Kong on Oct. 17, 2011. Photograph by: Anonymous , AP. EDMONTON – If I knew what the future held, I wouldn't be …

MUMBAI — With India's wedding season in full swing, the glass sales counters in Mumbai's famed Zhaveri gold bazaars are crowded with customers eyeing elaborate headpieces, nose rings and necklaces. No one does jewelry quite like an Indian bride, who …

The expenses ranged from the extravagant — including $590,000 for coins from the New York Mint, $40,000 in jewelry and $136,000 for artwork from a Manhattan fine-art photographer — to the mundane, like home-equity loan payments. Pierleoni met with …

Multiple rooms were buzzing with artistic activities at the Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles Saturday as dozens of people explored new art forms and techniques during the center's exploration day. For a fee — $50 for members or $75 for …

It wasn't business as usual when Bruce and Cindy Price opened the doors of Mike's Jewelry Store on Dec. 1, 1992. After 34 years, the family business established by Mike Crary was in a new and much larger location. Until they moved to the adjacent …