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Gold prices tumbled below the psychologically significant $1,700 level Monday as fears that neither the U.S. nor Europe appear able to make progress on their sovereign debt problems drove investors to the dollar.

According to a Wall Street analyst, the anticipated North American light crude oil surplus suggests a sustainable price discount of $6 - $8 per barrel versus similar quality waterborne barrels.

American mining corporation, Molycorp Inc. has indicated that funding of new mining operations by developers may be difficult following the sharp decline in rare earth metal prices.

After a spike in prices caused the cost of crude to climb above $100, prices are dropping.

BHP Billiton , the world's biggest miner, expects heightened volatility and the uncertain economic outlook to weigh on sentiment in commodities markets, with customers being more cautious in managing stocks.

Chipmaker InvenSense Inc opened 11 percent above its offering price of $7.50 per unit on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday.

Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has told Spurs' that Gareth Bale is overpriced and the he wouldn't pay over the odds for the player.

The phrase 'iPad killer' has been bandied about for so long that one could be forgiven for the mistake of thinking such a device actually exists. As it turns out, the true iPad killer, according to Goldman Sachs analyst Bill Shope, won't be another tablet but the iPad's own prohibitive price tag.

South Africa's third-biggest listed clothes retailer, Mr Price, reported a 22 percent rise in first-half profit as above-inflation wage increases and decades-low interest rates lift consumer spending in Africa's biggest economy.

Sprint Nextel cut broadband wireless prices for its fastest data service customers after just two weeks to better compete with rivals AT&T Inc and Verizon Wireless in the holiday shopping season.

Gold traders in India stayed away from fresh physical buying as futures prices extended gains to near last week's peak.

State-run retailers may cut gasoline prices from Nov. 16, an industry source said. It will be the first cut in nearly three years and the first in the 18 months since the government liberalized it.

Gold has confounded market watchers by refusing to behave like a safe-haven and instead has tracked equities over the past few weeks, but the escalating European debt crisis could see bullion ditch its risk-asset mantle and return to record highs.

Silver Wheaton Corp.'s third-quarter profit doubled as the selling prices of gold and silver soared and sales volume jumped.

Iamgold Corp.'s third-quarter profit jumped 34 percent on higher prices and increased gold production.

The top price for Kenyan benchmark grade AA coffee jumped to $630 per 50-kg bag at Tuesday's auction from $514 at the last sale two weeks ago, the Nairobi Coffee Exchange said.

The Siris Capital-led private equity takeover of network technology provider Tekelec could attract other suitors, as the $780 million deal potentially undervalues the company's new router product line.

Gold and silver mining company stocks got a boost Monday from the rising price of their metals and a global resurgence of safe-haven investing.

Just days before Barnes and Nobles' unveiling event of the Nook tablet; a leaked report has revealed the tablets prime features and $249 price tag.

Following uproar from all quarters for hiking the price of petrol by 2.7 percent amidst inflated economy, sources from the ruling Congress party said that there is possibility of partially roll back in the hike.

Groupon Inc is set to price one of the year's most closely watched initial public offerings late Thursday, to strong demand for the scaled-back stock market debut of the largest daily deal company.