Gold Offer Loses Shine
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South African gold miner Harmony Gold Mining Company (NYSE: HMY) officially made its much-anticipated &quot;tender offer, Part I&quot; yesterday, and received a remarkably lukewarm response from shareholders of rival Gold Fields Limited (NYSE: GFI).
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Gold traded in a tight range above the previous day's 15-week low and platinum touched its lowest in nearly six months on Thursday, as investors were hesitant to make big moves because of general nervousness in the market.
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Gold shrugged off a tumbling U.S. dollar and fell more than 1 percent on Monday as investors cashed in on the metal's rally to a near three-decade high last week.
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Gold Fields&#39; latest legal bid to prevent a hostile takeover by South African rival Harmony was thrown out by regulators yesterday in another blow to its defence strategy.
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Weak market, poor performance of key titles but takeover talks still on
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However, the gold miner said earnings were down compared to September last year when a sum of R421 million was posted. - An operating profit of R456 million was achieved despite a lower rand gold price and a small planned reduction in gold produced.
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ATTEMPTS by mining house Gold Fields attempts to resist rival Harmony&#39;s hostile takeover bid were dealt a major blow yesterday, after a last-minute switch by Sanlam Asset Managers effectively torpedoed its plan to list its international assets in Canada.
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The price of gold falls after the IMF said it will look at ways of using its gold reserves to provide debt relief for poor nations.
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Harmony Gold Mining's hostile bid today to acquire buy Gold sparked what is certain to be a bitter takeover battle.
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Gold bounced off a one-week low on Wednesday as bargain hunters swooped, but trading was seen volatile after a slide in Chinese shares triggered a global stock market sell-off.
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Australian nickel and copper miner WMC Resources has turned down an offer from Swiss-based Xstrata that valued the company at Aust.
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As gold nears a multiyear high, you can pan for some smaller stocks that are well off their highs.
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Gold was hit by further selling on Friday as investors continued to reduce their exposure to the metal after heavy losses in stock markets this week.
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THE Australian dollar opened half a US cent lower today weighed down by a broad US dollar rally on Friday night and a weaker gold price.
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Barrick Gold Corp., the world&#39;s second-largest producer of gold, reported slightly lower third-quarter earnings due to lower sales and higher costs, partly offset by higher gold prices.
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Gold edged lower on Monday after President George W. Bush's plan to give the U.S. economy temporary tax cuts and other measures totaling about $150 billion failed to inspire buying.
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Shares of Gold Banc Corp. GLDB.O  fell 7 percent before the opening bell on Tuesday, a day after  it said it pulled out of an agreement to be acquired by Silver  Acquisition Corp. after the offer price of the deal was cut.