Jamelle Agbuis

It's only been two weeks since the big crash. But that hasn't stopped the yellow metal from staging a comeback. For the first time in five weeks, gold ended trading Friday night with a weekly gain under its belt.

Taiwan did not surprise when it released its data on the economy, showing that GDP slowed in the first quarter on a year-on-year basis.

Working hard on revamping the company paid off as Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer was awarded with staggering $36 million. Yet the Yahoo board certainly faced some problems while appeasing shareholders who believed that this award was too high.

If you accept the idea that a corporation has 'personhood' then it's possible a well-managed corporation can grow, if not forever, then at least for a very long time. Institutions survive changes in leadership, provided they are built on solid foundations. A good business can remain a good business a long time.

Sports memorabilia... Why are these small or sometimes bigger collectible items so desired by people? Even with uncertain economic conditions, the global financial crisis and ongoing social turmoils, some people are just so keen on getting them regardless of hefty sums which they will have to pay to buy sports memorabilia. Indeed, sports collectibles are very much appreciated when it comes to their importance, significance and value as well.

After making a lot of fuss, Samsung Electronics Co. has finally informed that it will release its new device - Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 - in May.

Often unknown and forgotten unsung heroes have repainted the picture of the world. We can find most unsung heroes in almost every field of human history, including business. Those most unheard heroes have changed it seeking neither applause nor reward, often staying in a shadow, giving room to others.

To the many traditional cultures around the world that have long utilized the spice in cooking and medicine, turmeric's amazing anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-cancer benefits are no secret.

Researchers from Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) have presented new results about the role of testosterone in schizophrenia at the International Congress on Schizophrenia Research being held in Orlando, Florida.

Ah. So that's what happens when you spend money you expect to have and then the money fails to show up. You get a $7.5 billion federal deficit that will be around $12 billion by the end of the year. If Standard and Poor's said Australia's AAA credit rating was under threat without a government commitment to reduce the deficit, then aren't bigger government deficits a threat to Australia's credit rating now?

BHP Billiton informed that it finally got rid of the Pinto Valley copper mine and a railroad in Arizona. The lucky buyer of these assets is Canada's Capstone Mining Corp. which is to pay as much as $650 million to the global mining giant.

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. the financial behemoth, which employees 258,965 people and is considered the largest US Bank with operations across the globe, announced the departure of its Co-Chief Operating Officer Frank Bisignano on the 28th April 2013.

The biggest question facing investors in this new age of centrally planned economies is this: inflation or deflation?

As per the latest Ernst & Young (E&Y) Item Club report the "Bank Lending of loans," UK business is going to see an upward swing by the end of 2013. If it does transpire that banks increase loan lending to UK business, it will be for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis which catapulted the markets and economy in turmoil.

Both doctors and parents are reluctant about raising the issue of childhood obesity, according to a new study.

"Eat your veggies" has been an admonition of parents through the ages, but newly published brain research from the University of Georgia provides one of the best reasons why.

Springtime is here, singing loud and clear, with bird's song and a green brushstroke awakening yards and trees to a new rhythm. As beauty colors in the landscape, wild varieties of plants, herbs, and mushrooms begin to appear.

According to live tweets and images sent from ophthalmologist Dr. Kris Held, nearly all doctors had walked out in protest and disgust of Obamacare implementation talks at a prominent national health care meeting.

Cycling Australia (CA) today confirmed that it will undertake a review of Mountain Bike Australia's (MTBA) Elite Development Program (EDP) in order to ensure that its affiliate MTBA is conducting the EDP in a manner that is best-practice and is broadly conforming to the strategies and objectives stated in the recently announced Australia's Winning Edge (AWE) from the Australian Sports Commission (ASC).

Assisted death should be available to people with incurable and terminal illness who persistently request it. This is a key recommendation of a report from leading academics released today.

Louis Oosthuizen believes that Tiger Woods should have been disqualified from the Masters after an incorrect drop.

Kieran Pratt kept Australia's flag flying high on the world stage again after carding a flawless five-under-par 67 to take a share of the first round clubhouse lead at the weather-disrupted Ballantine's Championship on Thursday.

So have we found a bottom in gold? Following last week's plunge to around US$1320/oz, the gold price is now up to around US$1,470/oz, for a gain of US$150/oz. And the gold miners rallied strongly in the US on Wednesday night (as they are in Australia today), suggesting we may have seen an end to the capitulation selling.

We end the week continuing on the 'bad news is good news' theme. Actually, it's a theme that's been in vogue for a while now, but it's really ramped up in the past week.

Paris... Can Paris be described in few words, one sentence, two sentences? The answer is no. Paris, the City of Light, has this undeniable magic that lures ordinary mortals. But the truth is that Paris is not only the city of love. Indeed, Paris is believed to be the better business destination. The City of Light is simply believed to be a place to do business.

New research recently presented at a joint meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Experimental Biology confirms a little-known benefit of eating mushrooms - higher vitamin D levels.

Every supporter of Obamacare, from the president on down, has spent hours upon hours and expended exhaustive amounts of energy telling Americans what a wonderful law it is and how fortunate we are to finally have the federal government running (sorry - "managing") our healthcare system.

With 100 days to go for the start of the 2013 Summer Universiade, taking place in Kazan (RUS) from July 6-17, the new Aquatics Palace in the capital of Tatarstan is getting ready to welcome the swimmers to this major event.

The Co-operative Bank, which currently owns one bank branch and three outlets in Scotland, came forward in December 2011 to bid £ 750 million for part of a business owned by Lloyds Banking Group. It entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with "Lloyds Banking Group" to complete the purchase by November 2013.