Deutsche Bank analysts reckon BHP Billiton's harvest of several non-core assets could bank the world's biggest miner up to US$10 billion. Though the broker notes BHP will be in no hurry to sell, the miner has emphasized its focus on large, ...
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Gold prices fell Friday to give back some of the previous day’s gains, pressured by a stronger dollar despite the CME Group Inc.’s (CME, US) decision to lower futures margins on some commodities including the ...
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold futures ended higher Thursday after an agreement by Greece leaders on an austerity deal buoyed the euro against the dollar, and as European central banks decided to continue on a loose monetary-policy ...
PLAYA DEL REY, Calif. (MarketWatch) — In what has certainly become an environment of constant and steady quantitative easing by central banks around the globe, what might properly be termed, the “Age of QE,” the action in precious metals is ...
Investors are loading up on gold and silver coins in what some say could be an early sign of a rally in precious-metal prices. In this case, individual investors may be ahead of professionals.
MELBOURNE—Newcrest Mining Ltd., one of the world's largest gold producers by market value and Australia's biggest by production, said continued strengthening of the bullion price helped lift its first-half profit by 50%.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The merger announcement from Glencore International PLC and Xstrata PLC this week turned heads because the combination of a commodities trading powerhouse and a major miner, especially those of such size and ...
NEW YORK—Silver futures surged Friday to their highest level in six weeks, as hopes for steady demand for the precious metal replaced the economic gloom that dragged prices lower last month.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold prices finish sharply higher Wednesday, topping $1,700 an ounce, as the Federal Reserve’s monetary-policy committee extended its pledge to keep interest rates at exceptionally low levels till late 2014, ...
MUMBAI (MarketWatch) — Uncertainty over currencies and high inflation are among the key factors often cited, if not celebrated, by gold investors to explain the spectacular rise of the precious metal in recent years, including its jump to ...
BANGKOK—Wealthy people have long done peculiar things with gold, mostly just to show that they can. During Japan's boom years, bankers stirred gold flakes into their cappuccinos, while later American rapper Nelly spun rhymes about hip-hop ...
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold quit a 3-day winning streak Friday on strength in the U.S. dollar spurred by concerns over Europe credit, but gained for the week as data showed strong Chinese demand for the precious metal.
The high price of gold may send some Valentine's Day jewelry shoppers reeling—or at least prompt them to consider alternatives, like silver and titanium.
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