After a disappointing start to the meet, Lochte looked more like himself Thursday night, pulling away to capture gold in the 200-meter individual medley. Magnussen, who was viewed as a flop despite a silver medal at the London Olympics, rallied to win …

BARCELONA (AFP) – World-record holder Zhao Jing led China to gold and silver double in the women's 50m backstroke final at swimming's world championships on Thursday with teenage compatriot Fu Yuanhui finishing second. The 22-year-old Zhao, who …

(Kitco News) – It is foolish to believe that gold prices will remain that these current levels; however it is still important to be prudent said Peter Marrone, chairman and CEO of Yamana Gold (NYSE: AUY, TSX: YRI) during the company's second quarter …

It's not every day that a company will avoid seeing its stock tank while reporting a net loss of more than $8.5 billion. Yet on Thursday, Barrick Gold Barrick Gold delivered second quarter earnings that were well received by investors despite one of …

Nowhere is money more admired than on Wall Street. But in many cases, billionaires are the subject of fear rather than fandom. All it takes is one strong-willed tycoon to turn a major corporation upside down. In recent months Pepsi, Sony, and Dell have …

REDWOOD CITY, California—Money transfer service myREMIT, which offers phone, online and over-the-counter remittance services through partner outlets, is keeping up its successful effort to reach more Filipinos in the United States. MyREMIT … Fun …

Do we want this to become a national park policy where only the affluent can afford to vacation? No. … A National Park Service plan to remake Yosemite National Park aims to restore meadows, reduce traffic congestion and scale back human activity. But …

BRUCE HEMPHILL: No, I think what's interesting is that for many years the kind of conventional wisdom was that the mass affluent segment in the South African market had gone ex growth in that that segment wasn't growing. That's our traditional segment …

Thus, in most instances, political democracy creates the illusion in people that they do indeed have a say in their own future, while the real power continues to lie with the wealthy and powerful, who have a vested interest in seeing that their …