BBC NEWS | UK | England | Staffordshire | Huge Anglo-Saxon gold hoard found

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Staffordshire | Huge Anglo-Saxon gold hoard found: "The UK's largest haul of Anglo-Saxon treasure has been discovered buried in a field in Staffordshire.

Experts say the collection of 1,500 gold and silver pieces, which may date to the 7th Century, is unparalleled in size and worth 'a seven-figure sum'."

Federal Reserve Admits Hiding Gold Swap Arrangements, GATA Says - Yahoo! Finance

Federal Reserve Admits Hiding Gold Swap Arrangements, GATA Says - Yahoo! Finance

Iran replaces Dollar with Euro in FX

Iran replaces Dollar with Euro in FX: "Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered the replacement of the US dollar by the euro in the country's foreign exchange accounts."

Teenager invents �23 solar panel that could be solution to developing world's energy needs..made from human hair | Mail Online

Teenager invents �23 solar panel that could be solution to developing world's energy needs..made from human hair | Mail Online: "A new type of solar panel using human hair could provide the world with cheap, green electricity, believes its teenage inventor.

Milan Karki, 18, who comes from a village in rural Nepal, believes he has found the solution to the developing world's energy needs.

The young inventor says hair is easy to use as a conductor in solar panels and could revolutionise renewable energy."

The Raw Story | China's top 500 firms outperform US rivals in 2008

The Raw Story | China's top 500 firms outperform US rivals in 2008: "China's top 500 companies outperformed their US counterparts for the first time last year, a survey conducted by a business group has revealed, as the financial crisis wreaked havoc in the United States."

Hong Kong recalls gold reserves from London - MarketWatch

Hong Kong recalls gold reserves from London - MarketWatch: "HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong is pulling all its physical gold holdings from depositories in London, transferring them to a high-security depository newly built at the city's airport, in a move that won praise from local traders Thursday."

Five more banks fail in first week of September - Sep. 4, 2009

Five more banks fail in first week of September - Sep. 4, 2009: "NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Five small regional banks were closed by regulators on Friday evening, pushing 2009's tally so far to 89 institutions."