PRECIOUS-Gold holds steady ahead of U.S. growth data
PRECIOUS-Gold holds steady ahead of U.S. growth data

Domestic gold prices hit three-month low
VietNamNet Bridge The domestic gold price yesterday, July 29, hit a three-month low to VND27.60 million (US$1,432) per tael (1 tael equals 1.2 ounces).

Golds Fate In the Hands of Investors, Oil Rises on Bargain Buys
A very interesting week with regard to commodities saw crude oil inventories surge to levels just shy of 10-year highs and gold ETF holdings plummet 500,000 troy ounces. The near-term outlook for both commodities is highly uncertain.

Sanofi CEO targeting everything but blockbusters
After 20 months running drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis SA, Chris Viehbacher wants to end the roller coaster of revenue peaks and valleys as blockbuster drugs climb to billions in sales and suddenly plummet when generic competition hits.

Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain Almost 1%
Gold rose $9.15 to $1169.25 in Asia before it fell back off in London to see a $0.70 loss at as low as $1159.40 by about 10AM EST, but it then rallied back higher for most of the rest of trade ended back near its earlier high with a gain of 0.76%. Silver dropped to as low as $17.464 shortly after 8AM EST before it rose to a new session high of $17.68 by late morning in New York and next fell ...

Brigus Gold Completes C$14,000,000 Private Placement Financing of Flow-Through Shares
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brigus Gold Corp. (Brigus Gold or the Company) (TSX: BRD) (NYSE Amex: BRD) is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced private placement offering of 10,000,000 common shares of the Company designated as flow-through shares for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the "Flow-Through Shares") at a price of C$1.40 per Flow-Through ...

Crude Oil Rises on Bargain Buying, Golds Fate In the Hands of Investors
A very interesting week with regard to commodities saw crude oil inventories surge to levels just shy of 10-year highs and gold ETF holdings plummet 500,000 troy ounces. Nevertheless, the near-term outlook for both commodities is highly uncertain.

A.M. Kitco Metals Roundup: Comex Gold Prices Firmer Early on Short Covering; U.S. GDP Report Awaited
30 July 2010, 8:16 a.m. By Jim Wyckoff Of Kitco News www.kitco.com Comex gold futures prices are trading slightly higher Friday morning, on a corrective short-covering bounce from recent losses.

Vale to Buy Brazils Paranapanema for $1.1 Billion
Vale SA, the worlds largest iron- ore miner, said it plans to buy Brazilian copper producer Paranapanema SA for 2.01 billion reais ($1.1 billion) as it seeks to become one a top producers of the metal.

Vale to Buy Brazils Paranapanema for $1.14 Billion
Vale SA, the worlds largest iron- ore producer, said it plans to buy Brazilian copper producer Paranapanema SA for 2.01 billion reais ($1.14 billion) as it seeks to become one of the worlds top producers of the metal.