South Africa's rand firmed against the dollar on Friday, recovering ground after a torrid week in which the country recorded a peak in daily COVID-19 infections and doubts over its vaccine supplies came to the fore.

South Africa's rand firmed against the dollar on Friday, recovering ground after a torrid week in which the country recorded a peak in daily COVID-19 infections and doubts over its vaccine supplies came to the fore.

Shareholders of London-listed Nigerian oil company Lekoil voted on Friday to approve an investor's bid to add three members to the company's board, in the culmination of a bitter dispute between its founder and its biggest shareholder.

* Ministry of Petroleum warns Lekoil over change in control (Adds share price drop and Lekoil's comment on the Petroleum Ministry letter)

South Africa's rand firmed against the dollar on Friday, recovering ground after a torrid week in which the country recorded a peak in daily COVID-19 infections and doubts over its vaccine supplies came to the fore.

A global equities rally pushed Japan's Nikkei and U.S. stock benchmarks to new records on Friday while safe havens such as Treasuries and gold sold off as investors looked past political unrest in the United States and focused on further stimulus plans to men…

* Nominated advisor and broker resign in recent months (Updates with EGM result, comment from Lekoil CEO)

Zimbabwe's unlisted Kuvimba Mining House is seeking to raise $1 billion for its gold and platinum projects, including a gold mine that could produce 150,000 ounces a year, as well as exploration, its chief executive officer said on Friday.

Zimbabwe's unlisted Kuvimba Mining House is seeking to raise $1 billion for its gold and platinum projects, including a gold mine that could produce 150,000 ounces a year, as well as exploration, its chief executive officer said on Friday.

London-listed Nigerian oil company Lekoil's shareholders will vote on Friday on an investor's bid to add three members to the company's board, in the culmination of a bitter dispute between its founder and its biggest shareholder.

London-listed Nigerian oil company Lekoil's shareholders will vote on Friday on an investor's bid to add three members to the company's board, in the culmination of a bitter dispute between its founder and its biggest shareholder.

Asian stocks opened higher on Friday, with Japan hitting a three-decade high as investors looked beyond rising coronavirus cases and political unrest in the United States and bet on an economic recovery later in the year.

Asian stocks opened higher on Friday, with Japan hitting a three-decade high as investors looked beyond rising coronavirus cases and political unrest in the United States and bet on an economic recovery later in the year.

Asian stocks opened higher on Friday, with Japan hitting a three-decade high as investors looked beyond rising coronavirus cases and political unrest in the United States and bet on an economic recovery later in the year.

Canada's main stock index rose on Wednesday, buoyed by cannabis stocks as investors looked ahead to the prospect of a Democrat-controlled Senate in the United States.

Digital currency bitcoin has emerged as a rival to gold and could trade as high as $146,000 if it becomes established as a safe-haven asset, investment bank JPMorgan (JPM) said on Tuesday.

Digital currency bitcoin has emerged as a rival to gold and could trade as high as $146,000 if it becomes established as a safe-haven asset, investment bank JPMorgan (JPM) said on Tuesday.

China's Shandong Gold Mining said on Tuesday it had signed a deal to allow Canadian miner Agnico Eagle Mines to take over its recently blocked bid to acquire TMAC Resources at a higher price.

Hedge funds increased bets against major gold miners, filings reviewed by Reuters showed, as COVID-19 vaccines weakened expectations for the yellow metal after a year of record gains.

Drugmakers including Abbvie Inc and Bristol Myers Squibb raised U.S. list prices on more than 500 drugs to kick off 2021, according to an analysis by health care research firm 46brooklyn.

Drugmakers including Abbvie Inc and Bristol Myers Squibb raised U.S. list prices on more than 500 drugs to kick off 2021, according to an analysis by health care research firm 46brooklyn.

The price of gold hit an all-time high this week, and Wall Street thinks it will keep climbing. Here's what some of the world's biggest banks forecast for the precious metal.

Gold prices surged to a fresh record high on Tuesday with the precious metal closing in on $US2,000 an ounce ahead of an earnings season where gold miners are tipped to shine.

The mining giant has caught gold fever on the back of exciting discoveries on its huge land footprint in WA, just as prices for the precious metal soar to record levels.

Rio Tinto's plan for a small scale start-up mine at its Winu deposit in Western Australia has received another boost, with the discovery of a potential gold deposit just as the metal's price has gone through the roof.

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