Investors seeking refuge from inflation are again embracing gold, as often happens when the stock market turns stormy. But with prices of the shiny metal now near an all-time high, some people may ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. The price of gold today, as of 9:12 am ET, was $3,435.76 per ounce. That’s up 1.59% from yesterday’s gold price of $3,381.90.

Gold is timeless. From coins to bars to jewelry, gold has been a form of currency and an investment for thousands of years. Read Next: Robert Kiyosaki Is Dumping Gold and Silver: Here’s What He ...

It seems like the price of gold just keeps hitting record after record. In March, gold prices surpassed the $3,000-per-ounce mark for the first time ever. Now, they're sitting around $3,300 per ...

But for some investors, all of this uncertainty has a big gold lining. The price of gold has been hitting all-time highs this week, as investors snap up something that's often seen as a safe haven.

Gold has earned its reputation as both a luxury and an investment, with a history stretching back thousands of years. As a part of your investment portfolio, gold can act as a hedge that balances ...

Gold is one of the oldest forms of money; gold coins were first used in the Kingdom of Lydia (now part of Turkey) in about 550 B.C. Gold has also long been used as a store of value as well as an ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. The permanence and tangibility of precious metals like gold and silver can be appealing to investors, especially given market ...

New Yorkers like David Kleinman are looking to sell gold, as prices for the precious metal have soared. Diamond District jewelers are overwhelmed with business right now as folks are taking ...

The Large Hadron Collider created 89,000 gold atoms per second. In a breakthrough that would make medieval alchemists envious, scientists at Europe's Large Hadron Collider have successfully ...