Gold rose almost 2 percent on Friday, hitting its highest price in more than two months near $1,400 an ounce, as a big drop in U.S. new home sales renewed hopes that the Federal Reserve will maintain its bond-buying economic stimulus. For the week …

Three-time Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor puts on a demonstration during a volleyball clinic at the 51st East Coast Surfing Championship on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, in Virginia Beach. (Jason Hirschfeld | For The Virginian-Pilot). Loading more …

On a reported basis, the company posted a net loss (attributable to Gold Fields stockholders) from continuing operations of $128.5 million or 18 cents per share in the quarter as compared with a net income of $105 million or 15 cents per share a year ago.

CAMBRIDGE, England—A substance 200 times stronger than steel yet as thin as an atom has ignited a global scientific gold rush, sending companies and universities racing to understand, patent and profit from the skinnier, more glamorous cousin of …

Screen%20Shot%202013-08-23%20at%209.19.00% Yesterday came word that French restaurateur Thierry Perez and chef Mark Gold had pulled the plug on their recent Manhattan Beach installment, Chez Soi, a California-style eatery serving dishes with …

This week, the rumor mill focused largely on whether Apple will produce a gold iPhone. Though some initially scoffed at the suggestion, more and more outlets are chiming in with confirmation that Cupertino will indeed go for the gold with its iPhone 5S.

U.S. home sales tumble 13.4 pct in July to 9-month low * Silver jumps 4 percent, above $24 first time since May * Fed officials give mixed views on stimulus taper timing * Falling U.S. bond yields dent dollar, help gold * Coming up: U.S. durable goods …

Gold traders are the most bearish in nine weeks after Federal Reserve policy makers backed plans to taper stimulus if the economy strengthens, eclipsing a surge in demand for physical metal that drove prices to a two-month high. Twelve analysts …

It is heartening that Indians invested less in gold in 2012-13 than in the previous year. The RBI's annual report says investment in valuables, mainly gold, fell to 2% of GDP from 2.4% of GDP, and this could have helped somewhat buttress household …