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Mark Bristow (left), Randgold CEO, and Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan, Anglogold Ashanti CEO, at the press conference announcing the Obuasi deal in Ghana. Source: AngloGold Ashanti

Randgold, AngloGold to revive Obuasi

In what would become their third partnership in a decade, Randgold Resources (LSE: RRS; NASDAQ: GOLD) and AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) have signed an investment agreement to consider setting up a joint venture that would redevelop and operate…


US stock indexes fall, Sept. 14-18

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates near zero heightened worries about how weak global economic growth would affect U.S. corporate earnings. Fed Chair Janet Yellen said the impact of the global economic slowdown on…


US stocks fall, Aug.17-21

U.S. equities tumbled as investors took in new data signaling a slowdown in China and a report that showed an unexpected rise in U.S. crude stockpiles, fuelling concerns of a global oil surplus. The S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones…



Wall Street shows restraint, July 6-10

The Greek crisis and the Chinese stock market crash monopolized headlines, while the U.S. trade deficit widened to US$42 billion in May from US$40.9 billion in April. U.S. market indexes were relatively flat, with the Dow Jones Industrial…


Wall Street ends in the red, March 2-6

U.S. stocks tumbled during the first week of March as investors worried the strong monthly jobs report might trigger the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates sooner than expected. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 276 points, or 1.5%,…


U.S. stocks show strength, Feb. 2-6

U.S. equities got off to a good start in February, helped by a positive jobs report and higher oil prices. The S&P 500 Index rose 60.48 points, or 3%, to 2,055.47, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 659.34 points, or 3.8%, to…


U.S. equities drift lower, Dec. 29-Jan. 2

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index climbed 1.4% and 0.9%, but the major indexes edged lower in the last trading week of the year, falling 1.2% and 1.5% in the following trading session. The Dow finished the week at…


Mark Bristow, chief executive officer of Randgold Resources, during a motorcycle charity tour that raised US$1.6 million for orphanages and other charities in Africa. Credit: Randgold Resources

Randgold’s Mark Bristow dreams big

Mark Bristow was a 24-year-old university student when he attended a party on the eve of the Midmar Triathalon — a gruelling canoe-cycle-run event held at the Midmar Dam north of Pietermaritzburg in South Africa.




US stocks drop, July 7-11

The S&P 500 Index dropped 18 points to 1,967.57, marking its worst week since April, as European economic uncertainty continued. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 124 points to 16,943.81, while the Nasdaq Composite Index gave back 70…


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