(RAPAPORT) Irish Independent: A jeweler who foild a $200,000 (GBP 130,000) armed robbery told how rage spurred him to chase robbers after seeing his staff tied up.  Gerry Browne described how the incident was "completely off the radar" and out of character for the town of Portlaoise in the midlands of Ireland. Five people helped Browne -- including a motorist who stopped to assist ...

(RAPAPORT) Los Angeles Times: Standing amid the shiny bling and baubles in his shop in Los Angeles' jewelry district, David Malek said he knows perfectly well why some people have been pouring money into gold. In a word, fear. "The whole world is under pressure," he said. "It's frightening. Where else are you going to put your money?" That sky-is-falling mentality among skittish investors has pu...