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Traders closed out the period ending Nov. 2 with some anxiety as Americans went to the polls to elect a new president following a closely contested race. Goosed by a near 10% drop in crude oil prices, the Dow Jones Industrial Index shot up 147.33…

Election day jitters south of the border sent gold US$7.20 per oz. lower to US$419.70 per oz. in New York on the first Tuesday in November. The one-day drop pushed the yellow metal US$8.55 lower over the Oct. 27-Nov. 2 report period, and the rest…

During the Oct. 27-Nov. 2 report period, TSX Venture Exchange-listed companies traded lower as a group as the gold price lost ground, owing to a strengthening U.S. dollar. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange index was down 54.38 points, or some 3%, durin…

As part of its 3-pronged defence plan against Harmony Gold‘s (HMY-N) unwanted advances, Gold Fields (GF-N) has petitioned South Africa’s High Court to declare its smaller rival’s unsolicited takeover bid unlaw…