Gold

blogs.wsj.com — Is this the Bling Dynasty? "Gold's record rally has been attributed to everything from worries about inflation, the dollar and the emergence of exchange-traded funds. One big factor many may have missed: huge buying from China.

www.nytimes.com — When Chinese buyers began arriving here in the early 1990s and the locals got wind of the stones’ potential value, his uncle made an enviable deal: he traded a rock the girth of a well-fed hog for a skinny cow. “Today, my uncle would be a millionaire,” Mr. Tohti, now a jade dealer, said with a wince.

www.miamiherald.com — This is why Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo came back. The Chinese pair finally won the Olympic gold medal that eluded them for so many years Monday night, a prize so compelling it lured them out of the cozy life of a happily retired married couple. It wasn't the best skate of their career, but it was good enough for gold - and that was all that mattered.

www.msnbc.msn.com — The Hohhot Kekao Mining Co. is suspected of destroying about 330 feet of the wall while prospecting for gold in Inner Mongolia, to the northwest of Beijing.