Banking Put

Gold: Trading now at $1,484 per ounce, down 1.3% from Thursday. Dow Jones industrial average: Trading now at 12543.83, up 1.0% from Thursday. Ending a good week. Stocks are up again Friday morning on...

The candidacy of Bank of Mexico Governor Agustin Carstens as director of the International Monetary Fund should be taken seriously, even though the front-runner, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde,...

Gold: Trading now at $1,551 per ounce, up 0.5% from Friday. Dow Jones industrial average: Trading now at 12,132.79, down 0.1% from Friday. Goldman I. Goldman Sachs is spreading the word that it is planning...

Gold: Trading now at $1,546 per ounce, up 0.9% from Thursday. Dow Jones industrial average: Trading now at 12,170.30, down 0.6% from Thursday. The jobs headline. Friday morning's monthly job report...

Former US presidential hopeful John Edwards has pleaded not guilty to violating campaign finance laws in an effort to hide an extramarital affair.

Gold: Trading now at $1,511 per ounce, up 1.3% from Thursday. Dow Jones industrial average: Trading now at 12524.80, down 0.6% from Thursday. Big fraud investigation. A Huffington Post scoop earlier...

Rising inflation is increasing pressure on UK consumers as their finances approach breaking point.