Gold futures popped Friday to nearly $1,600, tracking wider gains in other asset markets, but were underperforming silver and the broad equity market.
Blake Griffin became the sixth man invited to National Team camp to be hurt yesterday.
India's trade deficit narrowed as imports dipped 13 percent in June. Exports fell 5.45 percent to $25.1 billion in the month while imports declined 13.46 percent to $35.3 billion, a senior official said Friday.
The two superstars followed up their rivalry in the NBA Finals by practicing on the same team in preparation for the Olympics.
Olympic gymnast Dominique Moceanu writes of mistreatment by her father and coaches and finding her sister in her book, Off Balance.
Marlen Esparza will be making history when she heads to London to compete in women's boxing during the 2012 Olympics, which marks the first time medals will be awarded in the women's sport.
The United States Men's Basketball team begins its quest for a second straight gold medal on Thursday night.
Dream Team members from Michael Jordan to Charles Barkley have responded to -- and in MJ's case, even laughed at -- Kobe Bryant's sensational boast that this year's Team USA Summer Olympics basketball team could have beaten the fabled 1992 Dream Team.
All seven people aboard a plane being used by Kinross Gold Corporation (NYSE: KGC) died when the aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from an airport in the African nation of Mauritania, officials of the gold mining company said Thursday.
Sports' elite gathered together on Wednesday night in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theater for the 2012 Excellence in Sports Performance (ESPY) Awards, where Jeremy Lin, LeBron James and Tim TeBow along with ladies Brittney Griner and Maria Sharapova scored big. Athletes ranging from Drew Brees to Maria Sharapova to Jeremy Lin, who sparked a worldwide tidal wave known as Linsanity, hit the red carpet for the occasion, posing for photos at the 20th annual ESPY awards.
The ESPYs might be all about sports but you can't have an awards show without a little fashion, so we've compiled a slideshow to bring you some photos of some of the best dressed women at the 2012.
The Los Angeles Lakers twitter feed sent out pictures of their new point guard donning the purple and gold.
Newly released minutes of the U.S. Central bank's June 19-20 Federal Open Market Committee meeting were being taken by the stock market as indicating unwillingness to engage in further monetary easing.
Obagi Medical Products, Arm Holdings, Silver Wheaton, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya, Newmont Mining, Arena Pharmaceuticals, Goldcorp, CYS Investments and Research In Motion are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Wednesday.
The top after-market NYSE gainers Tuesday were Banco Santander Brasil, Actuant Corp, Allison Transmission, Mueller Water Products and Forest Oil Corp. The top after-market NYSE losers were hhgregg, Best Buy Co, Hovnanian Enterprises, Goldcorp and SandRidge Mississippian Trust.
Five months after its unveiling in early February, Apple is finally ready to release its next-gen operating system for the Mac. On Monday, the company released the golden master of OS 10.8 Mountain Lion to developers so they can begin submitting their Mountain Lion apps before the platform launches on the Mac App Store later this month for $19.99.
Legendary Filipino comedic actor Rodolfo Vera Quizon, Sr., better known as Dolphy and the Philippines' King of Comedy, died Tuesday after a four-year battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 83.
Microsoft has officially announced that it will launch its next operating system, Windows 8, in late October. The release to manufacturing (RTM) edition of Windows 8 will be available in the first week of August, Microsoft CFO Tami Reller said today.
When the Olympic Games began in ancient Greece around 776 BC, London didn't exist. More than two millennia later, the city of nearly 8 million people is ready to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
The Knicks made a smart decision adding Jason Kidd.
The Indian rupee Monday breached the 56-mark to reach 56.03 against the dollar on weak global cues and heavy demand for the U.S. currency from banks and importers.
With NBA stars such as Jason Kidd, Ray Allen, and Dwight Howard recently focused on which teams they'll play for next season, the biggest names in the sport now know they'll be heading to London this summer to represent the U.S. in the Olympic Games.
