Gold 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 ArticleNazi diary may reveal secret spot of WWII treasure worth billions
A diary from World War II that may contain the location of a treasure worth billions of dollars and hidden by the Nazis has come into the spotlight for a map it may contain, according to media reports....
View ArticleGold prices highest since 2012 as US dollar stumbles
Gold prices surged to their highest since October 2012 on Tuesday, driven by a weakness in the US dollar and widespread monetary stimulus packages by central banks as a jump in coronavirus cases dents...
View ArticleIndian man wears $4,000 gold face mask during coronavirus pandemic
This coronavirus protection is pure gold. An Indian businessman is going viral after paying $4,000 to have a face mask made out of the pricey precious metal. “It is a thin mask and has tiny pores that...
View ArticleGold surges over $1,800 toward new record high
Gold pushed above $1,800 an ounce on Wednesday for the first time since 2011, with analysts expecting further gains as investors stock up on an asset they expect to hold its value while the coronavirus...
View ArticleGold price surges to record high amid COVID-19 fears and China tensions
The precious metal — known as a stable investment in turbulent times — climbed more than 1 percent to $1,944 an ounce.
View ArticleFeds bust Chinese national illegally crossing into US with $28K worth of gold...
A Chinese national illegally crossed into the United States from Canada earlier this week — while carrying a number of gold bars worth more than $28,500 and about $10,000 cash, authorities said...
View ArticleWarren Buffett confuses Wall Street as he buys gold, sells Goldman Sachs
Warren Buffett has given up his long-held conviction against buying gold — and he’s meanwhile getting out of Goldman Sachs. The totemic tycoon revealed in filings late last week that he has scooped up...
View ArticlePlane passenger caught smuggling gold nuggets in rectum to avoid taxes
Indian airport authorities literally struck gold when they spotted a man walking oddly — and discovered he had about 2 pounds in bullion shoved into his rectum, according to a report. The GoAir...
View ArticleGold coin and bar worth $3.7K left in Salvation Army donation bucket
A benefactor with a heart — and possibly a treasure chest — of pure gold is giving charity workers hope of a successful fund-raising season.
View Article‘This is God’: Mysterious gold, jewelry washes up on Venezuelan beach
Grab your metal detector! For several months gold and silver jewelry, ornaments, and golden nuggets have started washing up on the shore of a small Venezuelan fishing village that had been devastated...
View ArticleCanada stops China from buying gold mine, cites national security
Canadian officials are citing national security to block a Chinese government-owned company from acquiring an Arctic gold mine that has its own port and air strips. The Shandong Gold Mining Co. said...
View ArticleBirdwatcher discovers $1M worth of ancient Celtic gold coins
The finder called the unearthed coinage "a vision which will remain with me for the rest of my life."
View ArticleBelgian work crew finds gold bars in sewer beneath Brussels
The streets of Brussels may not be paved with gold, but this is the next best thing. A Belgian work crew found two gold bars in a sewer beneath Brussels, and may get to pocket their share of the bars’...
View ArticleBitcoin price could eventually climb to $146,000, JPMorgan predicts
The Bitcoin boom may not be over yet. The price of the world’s largest cryptocurrency could eventually hit $146,000 if institutional investors keep adding it to their portfolios, JPMorgan Chase...
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