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Gold prices surged to their highest level in more than a month Wednesday as the precious metal's fourth consecutive daily gain took it to the brink of a decisive upswing.

RJ Silver shares thoughts, ideas on e-publishing experience.

H&M is set to launch a Girl with the Dragon Tattoo capsule collection on Dec. 14. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a New York Times best-seller and one of the most anticipated films of the year. Now, H&M is launching a clothing line inspired by the cult classic Scandinavian thriller, reports Marie Claire UK.

Halloween may still be a few days away, but people are already finding Halloween events to show up to in fully fleshed costumes. While Angry birds, Black Swan and Casey Anthony may be among the most popular items in costume shops, our slideshow also takes a look at some of the best creative traditional costumes that have been worn in so far in 2011.

Gold prices headed for a fourth consecutive daily gain Wednesday as investors returned to the yellow metal for protection from the ongoing risks to the European economy and weakness in the U.S. economy.

Festive Season Across the World: Halloween in the U.S. and Diwali 2011, Festival of Lights in India [Breathtaking Diwali PHOTOS]

An increase in the price of edible silver leaf has not deterred confectioners from presenting sweets rolled in fine sheets of silver called varq, during the long festive season that ends with Diwali celebrations this week.

Spot gold rose nearly 1 percent on Wednesday to its highest level in more than a month, as safe-haven demand returned on growing doubts over a resolution to the Eurozone debt crisis ahead of a key European Union summit later in the day.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. has declared force majeure on concentrate sales agreements from its strike-hit Grasberg mine in Indonesia, the Arizona-based firm said on Wednesday.

It's festival season in India, and that means sweets -- often garnished with edible silver leaf for that final gourmet touch.

In the absence of Jamaica's giant world record holder and Olympic champion Usain Bolt, compatriot Lerone Clarke won the Pan-American Games 100 meters in a time of 10.01 seconds on Tuesday.

Many small investors in China have turned to gold as high inflation threatens to erode wealth in the world's second-largest economy, leading to small gold exchanges springing up all over the country.

Gold and silver mining stocks posted big gains Tuesday despite plunging share prices among broad market indexes on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

Gold prices soared nearly three percent Tuesday as global investors fled stocks and the euro for safe-haven investments ahead of a critical European economic summit that many think will fail to fix the continent's debt and finance crisis.

A prior application in 2010 by Scotgold to secure permission to construct a mine at the locale was rejected on environmental grounds.

5 things to know about 2011 Diwali celebrations across the globe from India to Trinidad and Tobago.

John Cusack and Malin Akerman will star in The Numbers Station, which starts shooting in November, Content Film announced Monday night.

Gold prices blasted through the $1,700 per ounce ceiling Tuesday that they have operated under for the last month on growing fears that Europe is already in an acute financial crisis.

Former Apple executive Tony Fadell, who oversaw 18 versions of the iPod and the first three versions of the iPhone, has unveiled his latest invention. The Learning Thermostat uses a simple design to save consumers money on their heating bills.

Gold and silver prices rose more than two percent Tuesday on rising fear that European leaders will be unable to produce a viable rescue plan for the continent's banks, or its staggering southern periphery.

The NBA is set to cancel an additional two weeks after a lack of progress in negotiations between owners and the NBA Players Association, according to a report.