The Days For Gold

Americans Are Eating Fewer Calories, So Why Are We Still Obese?

Americans Are Eating Fewer Calories, So Why Are We Still Obese? - The good news: we’re eating fewer calories. The bad news: that’s not translating into lower obesity rates. Two federal studies on the amount of calories Americans eat show that we are eating less than we did about a decade ago, and that we’re also limiting the amount of fast food we consume. Richard Clark / Getty Images/Vetta Between 2007 to 2010, about 11.3% of daily calories came from from fast food, down from 12.8%...

Gold sinks to 2-year low; other precious metals hit

Gold sinks to 2-year low; other precious metals hit - Gold sank further into bear-market territory on Monday as prices dropped to a two-year trough on fears of central bank sales and less monetary stimulus, while holdings on global exchange-traded funds hit their lowest in more than a year. Along with gold, investors ditched other commodities from oil to copper after a less-than-forecast growth in China's gross domestic product in the first quarter stoked doubts about the health of the...

Gold Investors Exit Amid Price Collapse

Gold Investors Exit Amid Price Collapse - The biggest story on global financial markets today is the collapse of gold and silver prices. Gold is down more than $90 an ounce since Friday - a fall of about 7 percent. The price drop comes on top of last week's 4.7 percent tumble. Silver prices tumbled 8 percent, or $24 an ounce. Copper is also falling. The reasons for the plunge are linked to the recent rise in the stock market, the slow, steady improvement of the US economy and the recent...

Gold sinks into bear market on institutional exodus

Gold sinks into bear market on institutional exodus - Gold sank more than 5 percent on Friday, entering bear-market territory as institutional investors fled bullion in favor of other safe-haven assets amid concerns about central bank sales and souring sentiment. The breadth of the sell-off will underline some expectations that gold's meteoric rally may end after 12 years of gains. The precious metal slid below $1,500 an ounce for the first time since July, 2011. Gold posted...

After 12 years of boom, gold prices bust - "The scale of the decline has been absolutely breathtaking.”

After 12 years of boom, gold prices bust - "The scale of the decline has been absolutely breathtaking.” - For the first time in 12 years, the gold price is now officially in decline. "The scale of the decline has been absolutely breathtaking. We tried to rally and that just didn't get anywhere ... there hasn't been any downside support, it's like a knife through butter," Societe Generale analyst Robin Bhar said. Gold fell below $1,500 an ounce on Friday, a drop of more than 20% from its...

Obesity Likely to Shorten Life by Nearly 10 Years for Americans

Obesity Likely to Shorten Life by Nearly 10 Years for Americans - Research Published in the Journal, Obesity, Confirms Obesity-Mortality Tie -- Being obese is likely to shorten life by nearly 10 years for America's young and middle-aged adults, according to research published in the medical journal, Obesity. The article, "Obesity and Early Mortality in the U.S.," by James A. Greenberg, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences at Brooklyn College of the City University...

There's Gold in Them Thar Plants

There's Gold in Them Thar Plants - Money doesn't grow on trees — but gold might. An international team of scientists has found a way to grow and harvest gold from crop plants. Called phytomining, the technique of finding gold uses plants to extract particles of the precious metal from soil. Some plants have the natural ability to take up through their roots and concentrate metals such as nickel, cadmium and zinc in their leaves and shoots. For years, scientists have explored the use of such...