Sept 11 (Reuters) – Canadian stocks looked set to open slightly weaker on Wednesday, with a drop in the price of gold on hopes diplomacy will avert a U.S. military strike on Syria expected to weigh on shares of bullion producers. TOP STORIES. * Britain …

An elderly lady surprised everyone at AT&T Park, including herself, when she made a fantastic grab with her glove off of a foul ball from Todd Helton in the ninth inning of the Giants-Rockies game on Tuesday night. Her bow and head accessories coupled …

Wage settlements in South Africa's gold sector will amount to 1.5 billion rand ($150 million) in extra costs for companies over the next 12 months, the country's Chamber of Mines said. Companies and unions agreed to wage hikes of up to 8 percent last …

Email 0. Recommend. 0. Tweet. 0. Share0. Embed. Link. 1 hour 46 minutes ago, CNBC Videos. Michael Widmer, metals strategist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, discusses metal commodities and says gold should rally if tapering does not start soon. CNBC …

If you think the past nine days have been tough for gold prices, then you must not have owned any silver. Although the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) left the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) in the dust when both metals turned around back on June 27, silver has …

Recent improvements in the emerging-market outlook have boosted financial markets, and gold and oil prices have rebounded from their summer lows. China's economy is stabilizing, and Europe's has shed a recession of 30 months. Meanwhile, the past two …

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Gold demand in India, the world's top consumer of the precious metal, improved on Wednesday as prices were trading at their lowest in three weeks following losses in the world market and on a strong rupee. At 1552 IST, the benchmark …

Gold retreated to near a three-week low, heading for a third weekly decline, on speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve will commit to reducing stimulus within days. Silver fell. Gold for immediate delivery dropped as much as 0.5 percent to $1,359.21 …

Gold's safe-haven support falls as Syria fears ebb * More losses possible if Fed announces stimulus tapering * Traders buy short-term, cheap options as insurance * Coming up: US import, export prices; jobless claims Thurs (Adds analyst comment, second …