Gold Fields Limited

Stock markets south of the border moved sideways over the trading period Sept. 15-21, with a quarter-point interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve making little impact on share prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off fractionally at…

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U.S. stock markets made a modest gain during the report period Aug. 12-24, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.6% to 10,098.63 points and the S&P 500 index up 1.9% at 1,096.19.

South Africa’s Gold Fields (GFI-N) has agreed to combine its foreign assets in a $2.1-billion all-share deal with takeover target Iamgold (IMG-T).

U.S. stock prices bounced back strongly on Aug. 10 and 11, as the market digested news of the most recent Federal Reserve rate increase. But the S&P 500 index, which rose 1%, to 1,075.79, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which took back 1.3%,…

Downbeat economic news, high crude oil prices, and the expectation that the U.S. Federal Reserve would increase interest rates brought U.S. stock markets lower in the reporting period Aug. 4-9. The S&P 500 Index fell 34.47 points, or 3.1%, to 1,06…

There wasn’t much motion in U.S. equity markets over the report period July 28-Aug. 3 as the major indices posted only fractional gains. But the resource sector was way ahead of the broader market, with most mining equities higher.

Orezone Resources (OZN-T) and Gold Fields (GFI-N) have updated the resource estimate for the Essakan main zone at the Essakan property in Burkina Faso. As a result, the gold resouce has increased by 45%.