Gold futures close above $690 at six-week high
Marketwatch - SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold futures climbed past $690 an ounce Tuesday, sending the benchmark contract to its highest level since late July, as the metal found support from strength in oil prices and from greater physical demand coming from

Galantas Gold raises 764,000 stg to expand jewellery ops, develop
Forbes - LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Galantas Gold Corp said it completed the placing of 7.64 mln units to raise 764,000 stg to fund further expansion of its jewellery business, general working capital and development of the Omagh Gold project. The company

Delai chases gold
Fiji Times - FORMER South Pacific Games track king Jone Delai, who turns 40 today, is confident of reclaiming his title in today’s final after clocking the fastest time of 10.62s in the men’s 100m in Apia yesterday. “Tomorrow (today) will be my birthday and it’ll

Thin gold line of border defense
Los Angeles Times - John Griffin, left, Steve McPartland and Wes Stephens, agents in the Border Patrol s elite Air Mobile Unit, search for illegal immigrants a few miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego County. As migrants’ routes are shut down, elite

Punch takeover talk bruises M&B shares
Times Online - M&B - down 5 p to 712 p - was the only faller in the leisure sector, while the FTSE 100 rallied 91.3 points to 6,303.3, driven by rising oil, copper and gold prices and a promise by Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, that he would cut

Speeches push gold prices
AME Info - Key speeches by US President George W. Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, aimed at easing concerns over the ongoing subprime mortgage crisis and possible turmoil in global markets, helped firm up gold prices yesterday, Friday, reported

Wheat soars as supply drops
Worldnews.com - Energy prices jump, bolstering gold The News Tribune Gold prices edged higher Wednesday, bolstered by higher oil prices and a weakening U.S. dollar, both of which are potential signals of inflation. Elsewhere, agriculture and industrial metals futures were

Stock Prices Head Toward Lower Opening
Washington Post - The dollar was higher against most other major currencies, while gold prices fell. Light, sweet crude rose 37 cents to $73.88 a barrel in premarket electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. After Wall Street’s big jump Wednesday, Japan’s

MMTC to sell 1,500 tons imported masoor
Worldnews.com - Gold prices may pick up soon The Times Of India NEW DELHI : Gold prices continue their downslide in the Indian futures market in tune with the global trend even as analysts are optimistic of a rebound soon. The actively traded October contract of gold at

Gold producers rally along with broader market, gold prices
CNBC - NEW YORK - Shares of gold producers rose Friday in midday trading, along with the broader market, due to easing economic sentiments and an increase in the commodity price of gold. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, December gold added $6.80 in

New gold reserves give Bald Mtn. Mine new life
Ely Daily Times - That discovery sparked a rebirth at the mine, which is now poised to grow — thanks in large part to high gold prices. Several months ago, crews began work on the new Saga Pit, and Barrick is now preparing for a major expansion of existing pits in the