The gold price rose again in August, following up a 10 percent gain in July with an increase of 6 percent last month, however, precious metals are still working their way out of very deep holes in 2013. On Wednesday, gold rose above $1,430 an ounce for …

Gold extended losses to a third session on Monday, falling over 1 percent in early Asian hours as U.S. President Barack Obama chose to seek Congressional approval before initiating any military action against Syria. Spot gold had dropped to a one-week …

… paid off on Sunday for a pair of former Wisconsin rowers. Middleton, Wis., native Vicky Opitz helped the U.S. women's eight to its eighth consecutive world championship gold medal, while Ross James (DeKalb, Ill.) helped the men's eight to a bronze …

The 19-year-old pop star was mingling with patrons in a Toronto nightspot at 3am on Saturday when an angry man charged at him. His rival got a hold of his shirt but was prevented from tackling the star by quick acting bouncers, who grabbed the …

More than 25 years ago, Stanford University petroleum engineering graduates Halbert S. Washburn and Randall H. Breitenbach had a brainstorm. The major U.S. oil companies were abandoning oil fields nationwide for cheaper crude opportunities abroad.

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Gold futures traded lower Monday as a U.S. military strike on Syria appeared to be less certain, though upbeat economic data from China helped gold pare its loss and pull other metals to a gain. Gold for December delivery …

THE Queensland Rugby League (QRL) is monitoring an investigation into an on-field claim that ex-NRL player Anthony Watts bit another player on the penis during a melee in the Gold Coast competition. A Bilambil player pulled down his shorts and alerted …

As you may recall, Microsoft promised at this year's E3 conference that it would be giving Xbox Live Gold subscribers two free Xbox 360 games each month through the launch of the Xbox One in November. And since its September 1st, a new round of game …

Evening trading has opened for some commodities, and oil and gold prices are both collapsing. Brent is off -0.87 percent (and counting) to $113.05. NYMEX-traded WTI is down -1.39% to $106.16. Here's the chart for Brent: oil collapse. Investing.com …