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For what is normally a sleepy month, there are so many customers at the Gold Standard, a New York company that buys jewelry, that it feels like Christmas in August.

Uncle Ben's Pawn Shop in Cleveland has never seen a rush like this.

Fears of inflation and global turmoil have sent precious metals surging, with gold trading at all-time highs above $1,500 an ounce.

How much further can it climb? - Fears of inflation and global turmoil have sent precious metals surging, with gold trading near all-time highs and close to $1,500 an ounce.

How much further can it climb?

Investors are worried about everything from global inflation to government debt to turmoil in North Africa and the Middle East.

The $460,000 winning bid for a headline-making, 100-ounce gold nugget was made by Spectrum Numismatics International of Irvine, California ...

Gold prices surged above $1,400 an ounce Tuesday as a weaker dollar pushed investors into the safe haven of precious metals.

The United States Mint today announced the release date for this year's 5 ounce .999 fine America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins ...

Precious metals rallied for a second consecutive day on Friday as the U.S dollar dipped and gold prices surged toward $1,360 an ounce.

In U.S. stocks, the major indexes were ...

U.S. gold notched another record high Tuesday. Gold prices neared $1,312 an ounce as the dollar dropped to an eight-month low and data showed U.S. consumer confidence in September plunged...

Precious metals rallied for a second straight week as gold reached an all-time record of $1,301.60 an ounce while silver hit a fresh 30-year high.

In other markets, crude oil gained with other commodities while U.S. stocks surged. Major indexes closed...

Amid a global frenzy fed by hedge funds, speculators and governments all rushing to stock up, the price of gold briefly surpassed $1,100 an ounce on Friday, a record high.