(Kitco News) -The strong physical demand for gold that started in April, after the worst price drop in 30 years, is just the start of a new trend that could last for decades said Randall Oliphant the new chairman of the World Gold Council.

Gold rose to a record $1,920 an ounce in September 2011, partly on fears over the first U.S. debt ceiling crisis, which confronted investors with the possibility that the world's biggest economy would be unable to pay interest on its debt. "We do not …

Hulu generates $7.99 monthly per subscriber for the pay service, and brings in about that much — in the “mid to high” $7 range — in advertising per Hulu Plus user, according to Andy Forssell, Hulu's acting CEO and senior VP of content. Hulu Plus …

If you go out into the future far enough, paper books will be luxury items, but that's quite a distance. Bezos also discussed his space-related efforts, and showed off Amazon's next-generation Kindle lineup. For more, check out PCMag's hands on with …

Because Americans have essentially taken cheese and turned it from a luxury item – a rare treat to be mindfully enjoyed, and savored – into an ingredient, observed New York Times reporter Michael Moss in his book on the processed food industry, “Sugar …

Online luxury goods retailer Net-a-Porter just launched a brand new app to keep you in the know about the latest trends and must-have investment pieces. The Netbook and it's a social show-and-tell and shopping site. You can build your own fashion …

The man who just bought The Washington Post thinks newspapers will some day become a luxury item like horses. “Some day. I don't know how many years in the future. It could be decades. But I think printed newspapers on actual paper maybe a luxury …

By Athena Yenko | September 25, 2013 11:44 AM EST. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) topped luxury brands in the likes of Chanel, Prada and Alexander McQueen, according to the coolest brand chart of The Centre for Brand Analysis in Britain. View Full Image.

Y.CO announces its new single letter web address – y.co – today, as the 2013 Monaco Yacht Show gets underway. The purchase of y.co from .CO Internet S.A.S sees the superyacht brokerage and management company become the first luxury brand to …