There is the line at Marugame Monzo, curling into the somewhat longer line outside the ramen shop Daikokuya a few feet away. There is cold Asahi on tap and a stunningly good appetizer of tempura-fried chicken skin. The raw, sliced Hokkaido scallops …

The Gold Traders Association this morning announced buying prices at 19,662.52 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 19,950 baht per baht-weight for gold bar. Selling prices were set at 20,450 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments, and 20,050 …

Gold demand will fall in the second half as bar buying slips from a record and central banks add less to reserves, while prices may climb toward $1,500 an ounce by early next year before dropping, Thomson Reuters GFMS said. Total demand will slide to …

Bach, 59, a gold medallist at the 1976 Olympics in the team foil, has spent much of his post-athletics life building the sort of CV and contacts that left him ideally positioned to ascend to the presidency but have also prompted claims of a conflict of …

Gold fell to a five-week low on Friday, heading for its weakest week in two months on prospects the United States would curb its stimulus soon and as fears of a U.S.-led military attack on Syria receded. The United States and Russia started talks on …

Simon Cowell has been judging singing competitions for as long as some of the latest batch of contestants have been alive. And yet, we've never heard him sing a single note, despite attempts by his fellow judges over the years. Maybe it just took th …

However, the social variance in the patient's preference for a hospital based versus a primary care based facility, and the impact of specific patient characteristics such as the travel distance to both types of facilities is unclear. This study aims …

Even though Pinterest is increasing its appeal internationally, over 70% of pinners are still from the USA – predominantly young, affluent females with a greater propensity to shop than their counterparts on Facebook or Twitter. A study by …

But it's not certain if jumbo loan lenders, which have been focusing on affluent homebuyers with good credit and large down payments, will finance loans to moderate-income homebuyers or what rates or terms they'll offer. The private mortgage industry …