From their record high levels of $5,595.46 hit in January this year, US spot gold prices have crashed 22%, suggesting that prices are now officially in the bear territory.

KONA, Ghana(AP) — Manu Yaw Fofie was born into the cocoa farming business, but the land bequeathed to him has become more of a burden than a blessing. A sharp fall in cocoa prices over the past year ...