LOS ANGELES - The year's best meteor shower is coming to North America. Weather permitting, the peak time to view the Geminid (jem-uh-nid) meteor show will be around midnight Sunday Eastern time when up to 140 meteors per hour could streak across th
China's greenhouse gas emissions will peak between 2030 and 2040, the country's science and technology minister said Monday, as crunch talks on climate change were set to get under way in Copenhagen. Wan Gang said the precise timing of the level wou
Copper hit a 14-month peak on Wednesday as US dollar weakness took hold, also helping gold extend its record-breaking run. JBC Energy, the oil consultancy, said that the speed with which the commodities markets had recovered from news about Dubai Wo
Gold renewed its record breaking run on Wednesday, driving towards the $1,200-an-ounce level, while oil prices made modest gains ahead of the latest US weekly inventories data. Gold hit a record $1,182.10 a troy ounce after ending Tuesday’s session
08:10 GMT. Another day, another high for gold. The precious metal took advantage of a softening dollar to hit a fresh peak of $1,179.80 an ounce.The bullion was aided by it seemingly being the only major asset capable of displaying any meaningful m
Gold prices hit an all-time high on Monday, extending last week’s near-3 per cent rise, amid continued investor concern about US dollar weakness.The surge in bullion prices was mirrored by other precious metals, such as silver, and other commodities
US unemployment is likely to peak at about 10.5 per cent and may not start to come down until the summer of 2010, according to Charles Evans, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.Mr Evans told the Financial Times he had been “a little su
Gold extended its record-breaking run on Thursday, but oil prices fell ahead of the latest US weekly inventories data. Gold hit a record $1,122.85 a troy ounce before easing back to $1,112.60 after ending Wednesday’s session in New York at $1,117.75
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