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Guldnakke (Golden neck) by Trine Søndergaard

Evelyne Politanoff | Posted 05.09.2013 | Arts
Evelyne Politanoff

" My Neck Is Shaded by the Beads....." Gold is a universal symbol of wealth, the sublime or the divine. gold provokes a feeling of desire in many ...

Jan Brewer Goes Against Fellow GOPers

Reuters | Posted 05.03.2013 | Politics

By Tim Gaynor PHOENIX, May 2 (Reuters) - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed a measure on Thursday that would have made...

Who Would Most Want the Price of Gold to Go Down? The Fed.

Terry Mollner | Posted 04.29.2013 | Business
Terry Mollner

When multinational corporations' leaders reach this higher level of personal maturity, they will end their rush to the bottom of low wages and poor community and environmental behavior and lead the planet in our rise from the bottom in these areas.

Has Gold Lost Its Luster?

Michael Farr | Posted 04.23.2013 | Business
Michael Farr

The drop in gold is puzzling considering gold's status as a safe-haven asset. Some attribute the drop in gold to the fact Cyprus may have to sell its gold reserves. But last Monday's drop was just a continuation of a long slide in the price of gold over the past several months.

Betel Nut Boxes, Golden Bracelets and Petrified Heads: Magic of the Ancient Philippines

Frank Browning | Posted 04.22.2013 | Arts
Frank Browning

If you're lucky enough to have spent a few months bouncing among the 7000 islands that make up the vast oceanic territory we call the Philippines, you'll have doubtless noticed something extraordinary about this civilization whose artifacts date back some 60 thousand years: there is virtually no ancient architecture.

What Happened to Gold?

Terry Savage | Posted 04.16.2013 | Business
Terry Savage

Where, and when, will it all end? That's impossible to say. Just as gold can soar based on popular opinion, it can -- and has -- lost its luster for many years at a time.

Gold Set For Worst 2-Day Loss In 30 Years

Reuters | Veronica Brown | Posted 04.15.2013 | Business

LONDON - Gold headed for its biggest two-day drop in 30 years on Monday as funds accelerated their exits from the market, and investors also cut expos...

Sanitation Workers Make Thousands Selling Sewer Jewelry

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 03.23.2013 | Business

A diamond in the rough, indeed. Well -- gold, actually. $2,500 worth of it, found by three sanitation workers in the sewer lines of Modesto, Calif....

State Lawmakers Jab Feds With Gold, Silver Currency Bill

AP | By CRISTINA SILVA | Posted 05.18.2013 | Politics

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona lawmakers say the global economy is on the precipice of financial ruin and the U.S. dollar could soon be worth less than the ...

Mark Gongloff

Gold: The Next Libor Scandal?

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Gongloff | Posted 03.14.2013 | Business

The Libor scandal is so 2012 you guys, so so boring, but thank goodness we have a brand new market-rigging scandal to enjoy now, one that will enterta...

I'm With Stupid: I'll Have Two Big Bites With Extra Gold, Please

Todd Hartley | Posted 05.07.2013 | Comedy
Todd Hartley

I'm a little worried today, people, and I need to unburden myself to somebody, so you'll have to do. You see, I have a disturbing feeling that my food bills are about to go up considerably, and I'm not sure what I can do about it.

PHOTOS: The Boldest 2013 Wedding Trend

Kellee Khalil | Posted 04.15.2013 | Weddings
Kellee Khalil

Gold is back, and here to stay.

Putin's Russia Now World's Largest Gold Bullion Buyer -- Why?

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 04.14.2013 | Business
Raymond J. Learsy

Given the stakes at hand, would it be a real surprise that with its wealth and given the economic and strategic importance of oil revenues to Russia's well being, and with the talent at hand, that Russia is doing whatever it can to keep the price of oil high and ever higher still?

Bizarre Bugs Turn Waste Into Precious Metal

| Posted 02.04.2013 | Science

By Robert F. Service If Fritz Haber were alive today, he'd undoubtedly be scrambling to get his hands on some delftibactin, the molecule pictured a...

Do You Like Miley's Sweater?

Posted 01.25.2013 | Celebrity

Teen queen Miley Cyrus is never one to shy away from a selfie and she's made that quite clear to her 11.2 million (and counting) Twitter followers. ...

In a World Short on Miracles, The Power of Compounding Is Still One

James Berman | Posted 03.25.2013 | Business
James Berman

Even if you had invested 15 years ago, not long before the start of the greatest secular bear market since the Great Depression, you would have compounded money at 4.72 percent per year. This also would have doubled your money.

Mark Gongloff

Germany Moves Gold Back Home To Satisfy The Paranoid

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Gongloff | Posted 01.17.2013 | Business

Germany is about to spend the next several years shipping hundreds of tons of gold from New York and Paris to Frankfurt, to satisfy the paranoid. ...

12-Pound Gold Nugget Found In Australia

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 01.18.2013 | World

There's gold in them thar Ballarat, Australia. Really big gold. A 12-pound gold nugget, worth perhaps $500,000, was dug up Wednesday by a prospect...

13 Things Rich People Don't Know Are Super Cheap

The Huffington Post | Alexis Kleinman | Posted 01.03.2013 | Business

When you have billions of dollars burning a hole in your pocket, regular home goods just won't cut it. Once you start using $120 soap, you can't ju...

New Year's Fiscal Cliff Hangover

Randee Mia Berman | Posted 01.01.2013 | Comedy
Randee Mia Berman

Considering the art of rock climbing and sport of cliff scaling, we might have better fiscal sports analysis from ESPN than CNN. We know it's got something to do with debt and taxes. Just what we're not clear.

Salmon or Gold: Ballot Initiative Will Give Alaskans Chance to Weigh In on Pebble Mine

AlaskaDispatch.com | Posted 02.23.2013 | Politics
AlaskaDispatch.com

Opponents of the Pebble Project believe Alaskans should get a chance to choose which resource the state prizes most from Bristol Bay -- gold or wild s...

Bright Future Ahead Despite Current Gloom and Doom

Wm. Scott Page | Posted 02.18.2013 | Home
Wm. Scott Page

Many economic indicators suggest a fairly robust economy, believe it or not. We have spent the past year and a half listening to the presidential candidates tell us how bad everything is, but statistics say otherwise.

'The Deadliest War:' An Environmental Connection

Bill Chameides | Posted 02.03.2013 | Green
Bill Chameides

A mix of factors, ranging from the ethnic to the territorial and political, can be pointed to as the root cause of the Congo War. John Prendergast also points to another: greed abetted by Congo's rich supply of four lucrative metals -- gold, tin, tungsten and tantalum, all used in modern electronics.

Beck-Backed Company Facing Legal Trouble Over Scammy Practices

Salon | Posted 01.29.2013 | Politics

If you've ever listened to conservative talk radio, you've probably heard of Goldline, the precious metal seller endorsed by Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity ...

John Celock

GOP Legislator's Unconventional Payment Plan

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 11.13.2012 | Politics

A Republican state legislator in Montana who once supported U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) for president is asking to be paid in gold and silver coins t...