Silver

...collector issues. Another source of demand: silver exchange traded funds, which invest directly in silver bullion. The iShares Silver Trust (ticker: SLV) has $5.4 billion in assets and is growing in popularity as the white metal soars.

In this article: Inflation and GFMS

...term," pushed up by rising investment demand, London-based precious metals consultancy GFMS Ltd. said in a report Thursday. "Silver has benefited from gold's strength, U.S. dollar weakness, some investors' rising concerns at the...

In this article: GFMS Ltd., London, Instant coffee, Inflation, New York Mercantile Exchange, Amazon, Starbucks, and NEW YORK

...may point out the obvious effect that the industry had on the stocks of herring, affectionately known by fishing communities as "silver darlings". Sad stories However when we try to imagine the 18th, 19th and arguably the early part of the...

In this article: Wick Bay, Europe, and European Union

NEW YORK (AP) - Gold hit another record Wednesday, while silver and copper soared to their highest levels in more than a year as investors continued to move out of dollars. Metals, however, finished off their highs as the dollar wavered in...

In this article: Copper, Commodity, Barack Obama, New York Mercantile Exchange, Recession, NEW YORK, and Cocoa

...at USD 18.70/18.72 per troy ounce from their last finish, traders added. Following were the closing rates of spot silver and gold: Silver (per kg).999 grade : Rs 28,960 (28,400) Gold (per 10 gm): Gold 99.5 purity Standard mint : Rs 17,205...

In this article: Mumbai, London, and India

ROME (AP) - Cyclist Davide Rebellin of Italy will be stripped of the silver medal in the road race from the 2008 Beijing Olympics because of doping. The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) said it received instructions from the International...

In this article: Davide Rebellin, Italian Olympic Committee, International Olympic Committee, Beijing, Amstel Gold Race, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Rashid Ramzi, and Athanasia Tsoumeleka

MUMBAI: Both the precious metals, gold and silver, surged to new historic peaks on the bullion market here today, triggered by a wave of buying by stockists supported by firming of prices in NYMEX. Standard gold crossed the psychological...

In this article: Nymex, All rights reserved, and Mumbai

...an Olympic year, because Todd Hays is flying down bobsled tracks again. The 40-year-old Hays teamed with Steven Langton to win a silver medal in the opening two-man World Cup bobsled race of the season on a frigid Friday night on the 2002...

In this article: Valerie Fleming, World Cup, Shauna Rohbock, and Erin Pac