Investors of precious metals companies continue to suffer along with virtually all investors in the world as this financial meltdown continues. All of our reasons for buying gold and the junior mining shares are as valid today as ever.

Ballots won't be counted until December, but a sneak sampling suggests that the next president of the United States could be the most famous beagle in the world

Avondale, AZ -- Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe's Impala SS, won the pole for the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. It is Johnson's sixth pole of the 2008 season and the 19th of his career.

In Iran, satirizing the establishment can mean being slapped with a publication ban or even jail for an editor. Making fun of the president and senior leaders is not a task to be undertaken lightly. Tightrope-walking, as the publisher of the satirical bi-

The Beijing Olympics 2008: Something that we can all relate to. We, as Americans, are taking part in the worldwide games in one way or another. Whether you are an athlete competing, family or friends of a competing athlete, or just an observer, the games