Way back when I was in the dating game, things were a lot simpler: My father would give your father a goat, and the deal was done. Then along came the internet – you know, make a profile, post a picture, lie about your weight, and browse other singles …

Community members from Todos Santos rally under the slogan: “Water is more precious than gold” as they try to avoid what they see as irreparable and unnecessary damage to their fragile aquifers and desert landscape by proposed gold mines.

Asian stocks fell, snapping the longest advance for the regional index in six weeks, on concern gains aren't justified by company earnings amid the prospect of less Federal Reserve stimulus. Gold drove a rally in precious metals as the dollar weakened …

Paulson & Co., the largest investor in the SPDR Gold Trust, the biggest exchange-traded product for the metal, pared its stake to 10.2 million shares in the three months ended June 30 from 21.8 million at the end of the first quarter, according to a …

This week, Kanye's sixth solo album, Yeezus, was certified Gold by the RIAA for shipping 500,000 units. While the album is still on the cusp of selling a half million copies – sitting at 497,00o copies as of press time – the album will almost assuredly …

Although we expect the iPhone 5S to look a lot like the iPhone 5, there may be one model that won't be confused with its predecessor — a white and gold one. It's been the subject of countless rumors in recent months, and this photo, posted to Chinese …

It seems Klarman was buying gold on the dip, Baupost Group bought gold stocks in the last quarter when most others were selling. The fund initiated new holdings in 3,255,500 shares of Yamana Gold Inc. (NYSE:AUY) (TSE:YRI) in the last quarter and also …

Most literature on the topic tends to be at one extreme or the other: Critics argue gold has no intrinsic value whatsoever, while gold bugs point to gold as the only “real” money. The literature tends to neglect the middle ground—where most investors …

The potential for a black swan event in gold and silver exchange-traded funds appears to be growing. I'm not making an outright call on such a scenario, but I am fearful that precious metals ETFs could crash even as gold and silver spikes higher. I'm …