Armed robbers in Mexico steal $2.5 million in gold coins
MEXICO CITY – Armed robbers broke into a Mexican government coin manufacturer on Tuesday and filled a backpack with more than $2 million worth of gold coins from a vault that had been left open,...
View ArticleGold bars with faked logo slipped into global markets, JPMorgan vaults: report
Gold bars stamped with fake logos of major refineries have been circulated into the global market and landed in the vaults of JPMorgan Chase & Co. — part of a plot to launder smuggled or illegal...
View ArticleCops in China find 13 tons of gold stashed in ex-mayor’s cellar
Chinese authorities found more than 13 tons of gold stashed away in the basement of a former mayor’s home during a corruption investigation, according to news reports. Police found the loot — worth...
View ArticleTreasure hunter finds 22-karat gold nugget worth $100K in Scottish riverbed
It's worth more than $100,000.
View ArticleMeet the women who scavenge for gold at the top of the world
LA RINCONADA, Peru – Eva Chura is one of the magpies of the mountain. Living with their families in shacks in a gold shantytown in the Andes, these women make a living gleaning gold from rubble. They...
View ArticleHow notorious NYC hotel owner escaped Vietnam with suitcases full of gold
The secret of the suitcases — stuffed with $7 million in cash and gold — became a uniquely New York story: the money belonged to Truong Dinh Tran, a shipbuilder who ended up one of Manhattan’s most...
View ArticleVenezuela’s sending its gold reserves to Iran: This is where socialism leads
It’s come to this: Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro is now sending a good chunk of the nation’s gold to Iran in exchange for help propping up the decrepit oil industry. At least nine tons of gold,...
View ArticleVenezuela’s Maduro to sell gold reserves to prop up regime
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is preparing to sell a large portion of his country’s gold reserves for cash in a desperate attempt to keep his failing regime solvent, according to a report....
View ArticleUAE firm says it bought 3 tons of Venezuela gold
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An investment firm in Abu Dhabi says it has bought some 3 tons of gold from Venezuela amid that country’s political turmoil. Abu Dhabi’s Noor Capital posted a statement on...
View ArticleTokyo’s 2020 Olympic medals to be made from discarded phones, cameras
TOKYO — Tokyo Olympic organizers say they expect to collect enough obsolete electronic devices by the end of March to reach the amount that will be required to manufacture all Olympic and Paralympic...
View ArticleCollapse of unlicensed gold mine in Indonesia buries dozens
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The collapse of an unlicensed gold mine in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province has buried dozens of people, a disaster official said Wednesday, as emergency personnel used their...
View ArticleDeaths from Indonesia mine collapse rise to 6, dozens still buried
BOLAANG MONGONDOW, Indonesia — Rescue workers used makeshift stretchers to haul victims of an Indonesian gold mine collapse through steep jungle terrain to safety, as the death toll rose to six...
View ArticleFamily finds gold nugget worth $24,000 while walking their dog
An Australian family experienced a stroke of good fortune when they found a gold nugget — valued at tens of thousands of dollars — while they were walking their dog.
View ArticlePeru’s special forces confront illegal gold mining in Amazon rainforest
Peruvian police and soldiers try to stop illegal gold miners that are destroying the Amazon rainforest.
View ArticleFederal Reserve facing uncertainty ahead of interest rate decision
The Federal Reserve sounded a lot more hawkish this week — meaning members suddenly seem less amenable to interest rate cuts. I explained in my last column how the Fed has been getting mixed signals...
View ArticleGold nugget found in Australia actually a four-billion-year-old meteorite
A mysterious rock that was found by a gold prospector in Australia turned out to be something out of this world — literally.
View ArticleBrazilian police arrest suspect in $29M gold heist at airport
SAO PAULO — Brazilian police said on Sunday they arrested one person and are seeking an arrest warrant for another in connection with the theft of a gold shipment at São Paulo’s international airport...
View ArticleSummer’s hottest jewelry trends: Friendship bracelets to yellow gold
Summer is the season of bold bijoux! From jewelry that conjures old sleepaway camp memories, to sleek statement pieces that are perfect for hot August nights, we’ve rounded up the five biggest bauble...
View ArticleScientists create world’s thinnest gold at 2 atoms thick
Gold that’s just two atoms thick has been created in a lab by British scientists. The “world’s thinnest gold” is one million times thinner than a fingernail – and is so thin, it’s technically regarded...
View ArticleArmed robbers in Mexico steal $2.5 million in gold coins
MEXICO CITY – Armed robbers broke into a Mexican government coin manufacturer on Tuesday and filled a backpack with more than $2 million worth of gold coins from a vault that had been left open,...
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