Posts Tagged ‘gold’

Gold continued its oversold rise yesterday while U. S. equities logged heavy losses. However, the precious metal is turning south again as the S and P futures find solid support in their key 800 psychological level. Therefore, the negative correlation between the two appears to be active once again. However, the relation between the two has been scattered and unreliable as of late. On one hand, ... Full story

London, April 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has said that there is a need to substantially increase the existing resources for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to the tune of 500 billion dollars in the next two years as an interim step and also to double the IMF quota ... Full story

London, Apr 1 (ANI): Manchester United star Ryan Giggs along with Olympic Gold medal sprinter Darren Campbell will today launch Reebok's new AF1 football range, which will put an end to arguments at kickabouts up and down the country over whether a goal should stand. Using NASA (New Advanced Sports Aerodynamics) technology, ... Full story

Washington, April 1 (ANI): Archaeologists have recovered a treasure trove of artifacts from a recently recovered ship of the infamous 18th-century pirate Blackbeard. According to a report in the National Geographic News, some of the newfound relics add to evidence that the ship belonged to the pirate. "We feel pretty comfortable that that's what this is," said Marke Wilde-Ramsing, director of the Queen Anne's Revenge project for ... Full story

Washington, Mar 31 (ANI): Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Bar Refaeli are neither engaged nor have any plans to walk down the aisle anytime soon, says a friend. The rumors about the couple's engagement began spreading after Bar was spotted wearing a normal gold band on her ring finger. "No-he and Bar are not married and not engaged. It was just a ring she was wearing ... Full story

Jammu, Mar 28 (ANI): Attractive but cheap Chinese footwear captured the footwear market in Jammu rendering traditional cobblers out of work. The traditional footwear, especially the indigenous ladies slippers with gold and silver threadwork, which were quite popular with the customers have few takers now, compared to glitzy Chinese counterparts. Out of work and market, the cobblers have been driven to penury. Many have taken to odd ... Full story

London, Mar 27 (ANI): R and B singer Akon debuted a song at the United Nations in New York to commemorate the victims of the slave trade, past and present. He launched "Blood Into Gold" on Wednesday - the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery. "I will do my part ... Full story

Gold got shot down yesterday, extending early losses despite a late selloff in U. S. equities. Gold managed to regain some of its losses, but the damage has been done. While the uptrend isn't busted, the precious metal is surely playing with fire. If gold can't stay within a comfortable range of our new 1st tier uptrend line, the precious metal could collapse back into its ... Full story

Hamburg - East German biathletes were given banned substances in drinks during the 1980s, Olympic biathlon champion Jens Steinigen said Tuesday. Speaking to German Press Agency dpa Steinigen said that the practice was then stopped. "The team doctor at the time then stopped this as there were obviously problems with giving the right doses. Nobody knew how much the athlete drank and thereby took doping substances," he ... Full story

Sydney, Mar 26 (ANI): The Indian Premier League (IPL) team, Rajasthan Royals, led by Shane Warne, are in the early running to be nominated for a gong at a Laureus World Sports Awards, which is certain to be dominated by Olympic and soccer teams. Awards organisers mentioned them on Wednesday in a long list of contenders ... Full story

Beijing, Mar. 13 (ANI): At least one in five Chinese athletes have lied about their age to participate in sports competitions, scientific screening has revealed. An x-ray analysis of the bones of competitors at the Youth Games in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong discovered that 3,000 of the 15,000 athletes, or 20 per cent, had ... Full story

Washington, Mar 12 (ANI): People who lose control over their facial muscles have now got a new lease of life, for scientists have now developed a technique that could restore their ability to wink, and eventually may help them smile by implanting an artificial muscle in their temple. Developed at the University of California, Davis and SRI International, the technique has shown promising results on cadavers. The ... Full story

Washington, Mar 11 (ANI): The side effects of medications given to breast cancer patients during chemotherapy occur because drugs released into the body target healthy cells as well as tumour cells. Now, Brown University researchers have developed a new way to deliver cancer-fighting drugs directly to the tumour cells. They have created a twin nanoparticle that specifically targets the ... Full story

Washington, Mar 10 (ANI): Five separate catalogues of Michael Jackson's personal items have been published and for the first time will be viewed by the public as they go for auction. The auction begins on April 21, 2009 in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, reports Fox News. The collection ... Full story

London, Mar 10 (ANI): A poster featuring a near naked female bottom with the slogan 'On Special Offer' has been named the most degrading advertisement of the year by a European women's group. The image shows a woman's rear clad in sheer tights by Swiss underwear giant Sloggi, reports The Telegraph. The Guard Dogs, a French and Swiss feminist association, awarded the title to the advert ... Full story

Kolkata, Mar 9 (ANI): Over 500 children from slums here were treated to a special screening of the Oscar winning movie 'Slumdog Millionaire'. Coming out of the theatre, the kids said the story of Jamal, an orphaned and poor kid, who eventually becomes a millionaire overnight after winning a television quiz show, inspired them that they too should not take slum life for granted. "We really ... Full story

New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): In yet another move to expand its basket of services, India Post has tied-up with ICICI Prudential for the collection of insurance premiums through Post Offices. The service is now available at over 200 Post offices in Gujarat, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Maharashtra Postal Circles. There will be no additional cost involved for the customer. The premium amount ... Full story

Melbourne, Mar 04 (ANI): Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice is currently looking after her shoulder injury to make certain that it doesn't worsen. Rice cut back on her butterfly training in a bid to avert aggravating an inflamed right shoulder. However, her coach Michael Bohl is confident the problem is not serious, and will not prevent Rice from contesting her heavy program at the trials, starting ... Full story

Kolkata, Mar 2 (ANI): The rising gold prices have proved a deterrent to buyers of ornaments in Kolkata. A four-day matrimonial fair saw people from all over the city thronging the venue to buy gold, but the high prices left the people disappointed. "The global slowdown has become a big problem. It is a problem for middle class families like us. We are forced to cut down ... Full story

London, March 2 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have been inspired by coffee stains to suggest a cheaper option of making transparent conductive coatings for TV screens in the future. In LCDs (liquid crystal displays), transparent conductive coatings are used to form an electrode on the surface of the screen, while in plasma TVs they provide a shield that prevents electromagnetic fields from straying. The ... Full story