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Barrick Mining boosts quarterly dividend 140% on record profits

Barrick Mining announced Wednesday a quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share for Q4 2025, a 140 percent increase from the prior quarter and the company's boldest move yet in shareholder returns. The gold and copper producer also unveiled a new dividend policy dedicating 50 percent of attributable free......

Apple shares surge as analysts raise price targets after record earnings

Apple's stock climbed about 3% on Monday, reaching around $267 during mid-session trading. This uptick came as Wall Street analysts lifted their price targets following the tech giant's stellar first-quarter fiscal results. The optimism builds on the January 29 earnings release, which reported......

China's export surge hides deepening domestic slump

In the bustling port city of Ningbo, just two hours south of Shanghai, China's economic paradoxes stand out starkly. The Ningbo-Zhoushan port handled 1.4 billion tons of cargo in 2025, holding its title as the world's busiest for the 17th year running. Yet a short distance up the Yong River,......

Adidas launches $1.2 billion share buyback after record 2025 sales

Adidas, the German sportswear giant, has unveiled plans to repurchase up to 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) of its own shares in 2026. This move follows a stellar close to 2025, marked by record annual revenues. The program, set to kick off in early February, will draw from anticipated cash flows and......

European stocks rebound as record gold prices boost mining sector

European stock markets climbed Thursday, fueled by soaring precious metals prices that propelled mining shares higher, even as technology stocks faced headwinds from disappointing results at SAP. London's FTSE 100 rose 0.6% to 10,217.40 points by midday, while the pan-European STOXX 600 gained 0.4%......

Silver hits record $119 per ounce amid crash warnings

Silver surged to a historic peak of $119 per ounce on January 29, fueled by the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates steady. The metal's parabolic climb has sparked stark warnings from market veterans drawing parallels to past speculative manias. Former JPMorgan chief strategist......

Deutsche Bank posts record 2025 profits amid money laundering probe

Deutsche Bank revealed blockbuster financial results for 2025 on Thursday, posting a net profit of 7.1 billion euros for the full year, nearly double the 2.7 billion euros from 2024. This marks the German lender's highest annual earnings since 2007 and its sixth straight year in the black. The fourth......

Gold surpasses $5,000 for the first time amid dollar weakness

Gold prices shattered the $5,000 barrier for the first time on Monday, soaring to a record high above $5,100 per ounce as investors flocked to safe-haven assets. This surge unfolded against a backdrop of a weakening US dollar and mounting speculation about a potential joint intervention by the United......

Thomas Coville and crew set new absolute round-the-world sailing record

French skipper Thomas Coville and his six-member crew have set a new absolute record for a nonstop sailing circumnavigation of the globe, completing the journey off the coast of Brest in record time. Sailing aboard the maxi-trimaran Sodebo Ultim 3, the team finished the round-the-world voyage in 40 days,......