(Kitco News) – For the second week in a row, speculators returned to buy gold and platinum group metals futures and options traded on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange and the Nymex, according to U.S. government data.

Even in affluent Montgomery County, the number of underfed and in-need people has increased. Manna Food Center, the Gaithersburg-based food bank (and a BethesdaNow.com advertiser) reported a … Kirk, whose organization provides food, clothing and …

“We are proud to be bringing to market a project that will service an affluent and highly desirable market that has long clamored for world-class accommodations, entertainment and recreation. It is an opportune time to be in the tourism and hospitality …

AT&T's proposed $1.2 billion acquisition of Leap Wireless International, which includes the popular Muve Music service, doesn't appear to be hanging up the carrier's discussions for a distribution deal with other music services, including Beats Music …

In states like California, which have allowed discrimination based on health status, a small number of young, healthy, affluent residents will see their premiums go up. In New York, people who don't think they need insurance and are too rich to receive …

By the end of the third quarter, La Boulange products were available in 1,076 of its company-operated stores across the U.S. By the end of 2013, the extended menu will be available in about 3,500 of the company-operated stores in the U.S., and by the …

The affluent and active golfing demographic has an average annual income of $102,000 and 91% own their principal residence. In addition, golfers … A growing number, 67% of the golfing demographic purchase products or services online. In fact, 72% of …

I don't know if it was the rock T-shirt and trenchcoat he was wearing versus my combat trousers and muddy green rain jacket; my perceived lack of affluence versus his trendiness; or perhaps his optimistic outlook (although I was feeling pretty …

Moussa is referring to the thousands of pairs of jeans he has crammed into the back of a clapped-out Kia delivery van that will take his products to the port. “Sometimes, the Chinese don't trust us," he explains. “We Africans see things … Moussa is …