Gold pared losses as investors weighed the minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve's last meeting, which reinforced expectations that stimulus will be tapered, against an unexpected increase in China's manufacturing. Spot gold fell as much as 0.8 percent …

TORONTO/JOHANNESBURG Aug 22 (Reuters) – Barrick Gold Corp , the world's largest gold producer, on Thursday said it has agreed to sell three of its high-cost gold mines in Australia to Gold Fields Ltd for $300 million. The sale is the latest move by …

The GE recognition came as the company celebrated 50 years in business with its employees and their families last Saturday Aug. … Muskegon-produced parts are components on jet engines on the Boeing 737, 777 and 787 Dreamliner commercial aircraft.

The slowdown in the bank profits is mainly due to the re-pricing of loans and interest rate deregulation, Hu Bin, vice president and senior analyst at Moody's Investors Service, told the Global Times on Thursday. Affected by the two … The State-owned …

Thieves posing as PG&E workers stole jewelry and cash from two elderly residents of the affluent Crocker Highlands neighborhood in Oakland Tuesday afternoon, police said. About 2:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of Sunnyhills Road, two men claiming to be …

Cyprus, Portugal and Greece are hot spots for the newly affluent Asians, according to SouFun Holdings Ltd., owner of Chinaís biggest real estate website and an organizer of overseas purchasing tours for Chinese seeking cheap properties and a chance to …

We did things together and talked about stuff that had nothing to do with legal matters. … It's just harder without it—Facebook is the largest social network in the world and the fastest growing groups joining Facebook are older, affluent people …

The sub-region is already home to MBNA and Marks & Spencer Money, Bentley Motors and GM Vauxhall, EA Technology, United Utilities and Scottish Power. Louise Morrissey said the list of sites, which includes Birchwood Park, Lingley Mere and Midpoint …

The main reason some luxury resorts can get away with charging your kid $30 for a burger or $20 a day for WiFi is because they know you probably won't leave the compound to find a better deal. As I've written in this column (See 10 Coolest All …